Hey everyone!  You know I love the thrill of the hunt and when I decided to refresh this room, I knew I didn’t want to spend lots of money.  I had a small budget and and I stuck to it.  Finding decor pieces at retail stores can add up and cause you to overspend on the budget.  Luckily, there were a few items I found for $2.00 to add to the space and in this post, I’ll show you all them.  This picture below captures three items I purchased for $2.00 each.  Taking it back to last year when I snagged this tassel from the fabric store going out of business for $2.00, I used it to adorn a basket, however, I think the doorknob could use a dressing.  The vintage rattan fan and black cat were $2.00 each.  Those were pre-covid shopping trips where I found items and bought them just because -hey- they were $2 bucks.

Just recently I found this beautiful beaded tassel at another thrift store for $2.00

and it adorns the other doorknob opposite the other door in the room.

I popped into our local Goodwill on my lunch looking for a picture frame and spotted this vintage pressed glass art deco dish – again for $2.00

and of course you already know the picture frames holding the family photos all cost $2.00

The green chinoserie planter – yup- you guessed it..

The leopard throw over the chair

Again, the family picture frames were $2.00 each

the wicker basket planter on the floor and the brown tassel trim on the other basket.

and the biggest $2.00 score was the antique mirror.  Now, granted, this was a big surprise to me.  My buddy Johnathan was having another yard sale to get rid of stuff and I went looking for a frame for another piece of art (which I’ll show you in another post) and found these two treasures.  They had to be meant to be for me, because I just caught the sale at the end of the day.

I was looking for something to hang in back of the afro bust and this mirror added the perfect antique backdrop, without clashing.

So, I hope this gave you some insight on how you can find items to decorate your home without shopping at the dollar store or retail stores.  Thrift stores have items for $1.99 – you just have to take time to spot them.   By choosing small pieces at low prices, you’re able to splurge on other pieces to balance the budget.   So happy hunting – while you thrift your house into a home!

CIAO!!!