WHAT'S YOUR INSPIRATION?
Put new life into your Goodwill Finds. Finding Your Good is about gaining inspiration from a community of experts who will provide tips to help you reinvent your personal style that is socially sustainable.
How to Express Your Fashion Sense Through Thrifted Home Décor
If you ever need to be inspired and look for great art, always check out Goodwill’s wall art section. You’ll find pieces at rock-bottom prices that also help fund the nonprofit’s local mission.
Read MoreDIY: How to Use Tissue Paper to Transform a Lamp Shade
This is a super simple project that can be tailored to your unique decorative style and can be created to match your color scheme. Transform a plain Jane shade into a stylish, colorful one with tissue paper, scissors, Mod Podge, and a marker. Easy, inexpensive, with a big bang of charm and color, this is a great project to do with little ones who can help with cutting the paper.
Read MoreThrift Itinerary: Arlington, VA
Here’s a mini agenda/plan, based on my own practices, for you to use when you journey to Arlington, VA, to thrift it up at the area’s two signature locations. Support local, support the community, and have a good time!
Read MoreDIY: How to Use Silver & Gold to Make a Statement
When you come across a great piece that is solid and sturdy but needs a vibrant new look, consider this suggestion. Turn to silver and gold spray paints—and matching paint pens—for a truly one-of-a-kind transformation.
Read MoreQuality Metal Daisy Spring Decor for Less Than $10!
I grabbed the entire bouquet in beautiful pastel colors of yellow, purple, and pink. Each flower was intact, complete with stems and leaves, and was priced at $1.99 each.
Read MoreThrift Find: My Marvelous, Magnificent, Majestic Letter M Wall
If you would like to make a gallery wall featuring your initials, go for it! It might take some time to find enough letters, but that’s a great reason to keep going back to Goodwill!
Read MoreDIY: How to Use Black & Gold to Make it Bold
While it is always exciting to totally transform a piece’s look with new colors, often the best choice is to enhance what is already there—a black finish—and take it to a new level by adding vibrant gold.
Read MoreHappy Year of the (Thrifted) Dragon!
Nu, thrifting dragon items is especially competitive this year. But the huge and rich history of dragon fandom also means there’s a great quantity, quality, and diversity of items on the thrifting market. I’ve been very pleasantly surprised by the many fabulous dragons I’ve seen and thrifted, offline and on – including at Goodwill of Greater Washington, and ShopGoodwill.com.
Read MoreHow to Easily Paint Furniture White & Then Style It
During the winter doldrums, sometimes we feel a little down due to the cold weather and short daylight hours. One way to shift your blue mood is to tackle your next DIY project using bright white.
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