Cannot believe I found this gem at a thrift store... it was reeeeeally expensive for thrift store prices ($30) but it’s an original press and amazing condition.

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My wife and I bought our first home, a 70s mod house, and I can finally put my collection of almost entirely thrifted 70s space age furniture in it. Here is the upstairs living room, plenty more rooms to work on now!

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Was told to post this here. Wife and I bought our first home, and we both love 70s space age mod. Our whole house is like this, but this upstairs living room is solely my space with my thrifted treasures. I understand it’s really bizarre, especially for a 28 year old.

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My wife owns a custom cake business, and was recently contracted to design and create a cake for a KFC opening in the area.

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What the heck... this was in the dishes and trinkets section of the thrift store, not by their other media. Crazy.

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Gotta admit, had some palpitations when I found this crazy 70s disco Concept 2 by Campus three piece suit ($20), and it fit my scrawny butt like a glove. I love the high-waisted bell bottoms and how much they flare out!

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Wayfair near me closed and made a big donation to our thrift store. Got this Kardiel sofa ($220), Corrigan Studio Geoffrey chair ($100), and Moe's Riva table with metal chairs ($200), all brand new. Also got the Ward Bennett Sled chairs there a while ago $50 each. Sunroom is finally almost done now!

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Easily my new favorite shirt. Got this amazing 70s Wrangler disco shirt with apple motifs and apple pie written all over it. Pure polyester, a large pointed collar, and a funky pattern, it's the perfect 70s shirt.

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Facebook Marketplace has been very good to me for 70s mod recently. Scored this 3 piece set of mod dressers with yellow plastic frontispieces, Kartell modular shelving unit, Heller dinnerware set, Gilbert mod lamp set, and some new clocks and art!

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Was asked to post the 70s fashion I was into that I mentioned on my wife's 50s fashion post. I love everything 70s, even though it makes me look goofy.

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Been slowly building my vintage wardrobe through thrifting. I try to stick to authentic 1950s and 1960s things, which is turning out to be difficult in the men's sections. Here is some of what my scrawny, homely ginger self has mustered together so far.

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I shouldn't be allowed to thrift for my clothing unsupervised

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25 cent garage sale find, still sealed since 1995

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Nabbed this ceramic clock at a thrift store for a few bucks. I patched some cracks, sanded, painted, and created and printed a new clock face so it matches my 70s space age stuff.

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Nabbed these unpunched Bandai kits at a thrift store for $5. Thought they were cool

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Walmart had a few lost origins tucked behind a bunch of other sets. Every pack I bought had a hit.

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Another old-man look. All authentic vintage from thrift stores, except the shoes are knockoffs. 1960s Yellow Kent by Arrow shirt, $3. 1960s yellow cardigan, $10. 1950s tie, $8. 1970s (?) dress pants, $4.

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My little Rosey

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I'm a hardcore collector of 70s space age mod, and pick up every single piece I find thrifting. Here is my upstairs living room with some of my finds over the years.

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I haven’t painted In years, and I have a lot of rust to shake off, but getting into Shadows of Brimstone has inspired me to paint again. It’s a start.

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My Custom Foam built D&D Terrain, took me 2 years to build! Details in comments!

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Another vintage look! It's -10 here, so I am very glad I got this 1970s Montgomery Ward sherpa coat for the ensemble ($9)... with a 60s Jack Nicklaus by Revere light yellow cardigan ($3), 60s Christian Dior skinny knit tie ($2), and a 60s Kent Collection by Arrow yellow and blue striped shirt ($4).

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Marketplace score! Been wanting one of these for a long time, but not willing to pay the $1700 they go for. Got this for $300. 1960s Turner bubble mirror, 38”x38”

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Coolest black velvet painting I have seen yet. $5

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Asked the lady at the garage sale if she had the game with this, she said someone already bought it. I don’t understand why they would leave there box and manuals behind. It isn’t the cleanest condition, but it was 50 cents.

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Here's one corner of my record room. I'm a huge 60s - 70s space age freak.

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Any ID on this ceramic table lamp? Has a Canada sticker on the bottom. Was originally pastel 80s pink but was painted bright gloss red.

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Rescued this amazing 70s mod chrome tube lamp from a barn sale for $10. After a heavy cleanup and converting a smoked lucite ceiling light to a shade for it, it’s now one of my favorites. It came with that cool lucite finial too.

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Been collecting board games and RPG books for a few years now. A lot of this stuff was from thrift stores, garage sales, etc.

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Not bad at $1 each. Never heard of a 3 stooges game

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I have been searching all over for 1960s-1970s space age mod furniture, and it's almost impossible to find. Found this big purple fiberglass display stand at a thrift store for $7, modified it, and turned it into a space age coffee table in the likes of Opal Mobel, Joe Colombo, and Kartell

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Someone just dumped a killer kaiju collection at the thrift. $1 each

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Trying out some blue vintage attire! 1963 Designer Knits blue cardigan ($4, and I love the eagle emblem on this), 60s Superba Score tie ($3), 1950s Manhattan Ultra Brite Torque shirt ($3).

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A new 70s op art print I made! I made the artwork on illustrator (based off the fabric on my Moretti fiberglass loveseat), printed 18x24, and put in a frame from the thrift store.

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My Custom Foam built D&D Terrain, took me 2 years to build! Details in comments!

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$.50 cents at the local thrift store. Add it to all my other D&D thrift finds!

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$4 each at thrifty shopper... this never happens

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I am obsessed with thrifting and bargain hunting for board games. This is my collection so far. Working on upping my RPG book collection in the corner there.

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Before and After: Pearsall Jacks Table. Got this for $100 at a flea market. The original black lacquer was very worn so I decided to strip and refinish in bare wood.

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Had some spare walnut and decided to make an atomic 50s Vegas style boomerang sculpture. This is one of my taller sculptures.

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More artwork made by me. My own design, main pieces are solid walnut with painted poplar centers, on a board covered with stretched with duck canvas and a toned poplar frame. over 3ft tall

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Thought I would post this here too. Two complete rooms of mine. My relaxation chamber and dining nook.

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One corner of my record room. My MCM obsession has evolved into 60s and 70s space age.

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50 cents each at goodwill

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When the thrift store puts out a new bunch of game for $1 each and you freak out... but they end up being scratched to hell. I got em anyway. How should I buff them? Or sell them as is to someone with a machine?

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Paid $70 for this pair of Bose speakers at a sale today

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Found this mini binder at a thrift store for $10. Here are a few of the “pulls” that were inside.

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$10 Mid Century Modern Lane Acclaim End Table garage sale find. My wife spent the last few days stripping the paint and restoring it to its former glory.

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Found an awesome piece of 70s op art fabric and mounted it to a board

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James Deanasaur. Best $13 I can spend at the thrift store.

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Round 3 of my MCM artwork! Sculpted out of Guanacaste and finished with Formby's. Center pieces are painted Poplar. Based on a piece of polished petrified wood. My own design based on late 50s Atomic art.

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Paid $25 for this gigantic 4ft long string art masterpiece! Dated 1979 on back.

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Family video is going out of business! Believe I nabbed all the good stuff...

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$2 garage sale find

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Got this Welby clock for free at a garage sale. The rust was so bad, I sanded the face of the clock down to the bare silvery sheet metal. I recreated the clock face on Adobe Illustrator, added a transparent gold background to mimic the original brass color, and printed it as a decal.

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$10 at a local garage sale

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I found a pair of high quality custom aluminum frames at a sale today, so being a graphic designer, I made and printed my own artwork for them.

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Another thrifted vintage ensemble. 1960s G Fox & Co plaid blazer ($5), 60s Sears shirt ($3), 60s Briar Pride of England skinny knit tie ($2), 60s vest ($3).

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Crazy haul at the thrift store... some of the covers are a little rough but vinyl is all incredibly clean. $1 each.

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No idea if this was too much, but I have been intrigued by these and found this lot for $100 at an estate sale

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Before and After: Kent Coffey The Tableau nightstand. $12 at a thrift store.

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Was told to share this here. My whole house is 70s space age mod, and sometimes I have to keep an eye out at thrift stores for stuff I think I can modify to fit the style. This clock was one of the things I experimented on.

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Guy at a garage sale had a factory box of still sealed Galaxy fighter figures. $50 for the whole lot. 47 carded figures here. Not entirely sure what I have here but it seemed like a good deal.

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Finished basement came together! All the art was made by myself!

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Before and After Bassett Artisan desk, $20 from a garage sale. Had some veneer repair to do, and had a huge chip in the top so I did a diamond veneer inlay.

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Thrifted a lot of board games this week to add to the thrifted games shelf, including my first Catan, Evolution, and a complete Carcassonne big box 6 for $5! Among others... shelf is filling out fast.

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My sister found this for $1 at a thrift store so she got my gift out of the way on he cheap, but I’m not complaining! Complete and in good shape!

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Kind of playing off my last post, I love everything 1950s, especially the music. I am a big fan of 50s inspired rockabilly (despite me actually being a not-cool dweeb, but I can pretend right?), and so I found this cool retro-style bowling shirt and this pair of Levi’s thrifting recently.

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60s-70s Michaels / Stern overcoat with neon yellow lining - $5, 60s plaid Cricketeer blazer, $5. Acting like a fool comes natural to me.

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Check your local Family Videos! Mine was going out of business and I nabbed some great games for great prices. Just bought my first switch 2 days ago, so I needed all these!

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Before and After: $10 Lane Acclaim End Table Garage Sale Find. So glad it's not painted red anymore, thanks to my wife.

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My latest wood sculpture. Wanted a space aged vibe for this behemoth. Walnut on cherry burl bases. The figuring in the walnut was the most unique I have seen in a long time, so I designed the shapes to accentuate this. Me for scale!

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I'm a huge Mid Century Modern nut. Here are two rooms of my place, everything here was found at thrift stores, garage sales, flea markets, and antique stores. I'll have to get around to taking pictures of the rest of my house, plenty more than this!

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This random thrift store find has become my favorite record recently. The best funk I have ever heard.

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Unreal day at the thrift today. 50 cents each.

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Found this 1980s fiberglass display stand for $7 at a thrift store. I cut it up and made my own Space Age coffee table out of it. Inspired by Opal Mobel from the 70s, with a little influence of Joe Colombo and Kartell.

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Gotta check your gamestops! Minty CIB.

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Huge goodwill score of horror stuff, mostly obscure B movies. 50 cents each

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$4 yard sale find. 1957 (?) GE P711A transistor radio in teal!

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Just bought this beauty for $200 at a flea market. Solid wood.

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Interesting find today

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A little warm light at night ready for some lounging in my favorite corner

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Bought a bin full of stuff for $40. I know I’m missing the Marro warrior and Pegasus cards... and not sure what parts I need for the wall system, but do I have enough here to actually play?

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Love the limited edition Kovacs foil covers

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Sister found this for me at a thrift store for $1.50, complete and the disc is pristine.

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Before and After: Just got my $5 Steelcase desk chair garage sale find back from the upholsterer! I love the fabric!!

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25 cents each at the thrift, massive haul. Picked a ton up but these are the best. Huge scores with Zevon the Wind and A Day to Remember. Vinyl is all super clean

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Incredible find at the thrift store today, 25 cents in mint condition. Movers & Shakers - National Harvester. Very little info on the band, probably a smaller local group, but it’s wicked punky garage rock with a southern flair. Beer colored translucent vinyl.

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Before and After: My $10 Arne Vodder Ellen chair garage sale find. My wife refinished the wood and I took that ugly blue fabric off and reupholstered with faux brown leather.

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$20 total at the local thrift store. Pyrex “Designs” pattern

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My Butterprint collection, all from thrift stores and garage sales. Spent a total of maybe $80 for all this, including both butterdishes!

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I believe 2003 is now considered vintage? Scored this for $4 at goodwill

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Been wanting to start piecing together a Brasilia-esque bedroom set... and I found this Kent Coffey (?) Nightstand for $100 and Broyhill Brasilia highboy dresser for $600 at the local flea, both in mint condition! Couldn't be happier!

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Target had these. $25 for world ends with you, and $20 for ultra moon

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I love finding Limited Run at GameStop!

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Pyrex Butterprint thrift score! Fridgie was $6 and butterdish was unmarked so the lady gave it to me for 50 cents! Both in excellent shape

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Garage sale score of a lifetime. Just bought this massive 250 piece Mid Century Modern dinnerware set of Cannonsburg Temporama for $75

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Just got this 6ft tall Ceramic / Walnut floor lamp with woven shade for $25 from craigslist. I drove almost 2 hours to get it, but it's pristine. Totally worth it.

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This random thrift store find has become my favorite record recently. The best funk I have ever heard.

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Ended up with the find of a lifetime today. Got a factory box of sealed Masters of the Universe figures at a garage sale for $50 today. 47 figures on card. MOTU collector FB group valued each figure at $100 to $140 a piece. Super cool to find this.

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Games are $5 each at this thrift store

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Just got this 6ft tall Ceramic / Walnut floor lamp with woven shade for $25 from craigslist. I drove almost 2 hours to get it, but it's pristine. Totally worth it.

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Ollie’s had several boxes of Superman / Wonder Woman for $4. Got a few good pulls.

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Found this Royal Haeger vase for $8 at the local thrift store. Perfect colors for me!!

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Hey guys, I'm a vinyl seller online. I can't decide if this would be considered VG+ or NM-. I think it would be VG+ since it has some sign of very light wear, correct?

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Just got this massive Burwood Arabique clock and artwork set for $40! It still has the original tag on it too!

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$10 at an estate sale.

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Traded some Pokemon cards to my cousin for these. All original pressing and in great shape.

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$20 total and this lot was shipped to my door. Great way to kickstart my N64 collection after selling off my other games and regretting it.

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My Custom Foam built D&D Terrain, took me 2 years to build! Details in comments!

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Got this 1965 BRDR Furbo Danish Teak Magazine Rack End Table at a garage sale today for $20.

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Got my ESA Mobelvaerk of Denmark chair back from the upholsterer! Boss found this on the side of the road and gave it to me for free. I paid $400 for genuine leather and only $350 for the amazing upholstery job. This chair is too rare to ever give up, I'll never find another. Totally a keeper!

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Good score for $1 each. Covers are mostly wrecked, but surprisingly the vinyl is all super clean. Luckily Closing Time has a fairly strong cover still.

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Just got this amazing 6ft x 9ft rya rug for $100 + $60 shipping!!! Finally got a large rya area rug for an amazing price!

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Another piece of mcm inspired wall art by me! Based off of a design by jetsetretro. Tikis are walnut and frame is toned oak.

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$4 yard sale find. 1957 (?) GE P711A transistor radio in teal!

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Garage sale find this morning. $3 to $5 each. GameCube games are complete and discs are spotless

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Thought this was a neat find at GameStop!

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So I just bought this at my local thrift store... (price sticker came off with zero issues.)

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Pink Daisy 2 and 1/2 quart with lid in immaculate shape, $8.99 at goodwill

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I’m much more of a rockabilly guy, but my cousin helped me expand my metal collection a lot. Big thanks to him. All are original press and pristine condition.

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Got these crazy 80s/90s Ocean Pacific neon pink shorts for $2 at salvation army

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Round two of my MCM inspired wood artwork! I saw some tiki sculptures by Jet Set Retro Designs on Etsy and decided to make my own versions! Carefully sculpted out of walnut on cherry burl bases and finished in high gloss tung oil.

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The 6ft ceramic / walnut floor lamp I bought from a lady on Craigslist for $25 that I posted a while ago... I forgot to post that I also bought this behemoth table lamp from her for $20, also ceramic / walnut!

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Got this bookshelf for $25 on craigslist. A little refinishing and it will be good to go!

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