My love for thrift store shopping all started when we first moved into our condo three years ago, and I realized I couldn’t afford to decorate our entire place with brand new furniture. I began searching for inexpensive ways to furnish our house, and soon learned just how many treasures you can find at nearby thrift stores and garage sales.

I’ve transformed a lot of junk in the past few years….old dressers, tables…but my favorite is the chair above that I found on the Facebook marketplace sight for just $20.

Having zero prior experience in using stain or reupholstering furniture, I slowly taught myself how to take a junky old chair and turn it into something worthy of using in my home.