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I am home for the holidays and stumbled upon these awesome $5 chairs at the Elkview Goodwill!
21. December 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Housewares |
Tags: charleston, cheap, elkview, furniture, goodwill, kanawha county, thrifting, used, west virginia |
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Last weekend, I traveled to Los Angeles for an awards ceremony for The Lower 9, a documentary I co-directed/produced. Because it was such a rushed trip I didn’t have alot of time to check out the thrift stores but I … Continue reading →
13. December 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Clothing, Featured Stores |
Tags: amoeba music, california, cheap, clothing, crossroads trading co, la, los angeles, music, out of the closet, purses, records, sales, santa monica, shoes, shopping, sunset blvd, thrift store, thrifting, vintage, vinyl, west hollywood |
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I spotted a pair of super cute yellow chairs today at Savers in West Roxbury for $10 each! Hurry up before someone snatches these up…they’re in good condition!
25. November 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Daily Posts, Housewares |
Tags: $10, 1960s, 1970s, boston, chairs, cheap, furniture, good condition, inexpensive, ma, old, sales, savers, unique, used, vintage, west roxbury, yellow |
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Bean Rating I finally made it over to Urban Renewals located here on Brighton Avenue in Allston. Although the store is huge and fairly well organized, I was slightly dissapointed in their selection. Alot of the things for sale are … Continue reading →
17. October 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Bean Rating, Clothing, Daily Posts, Featured Stores, Housewares, Vinyl in Boston, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing |
Tags: allston, antique, bean rating, beans in a can, blankets, boston, brighton, cheap, childrens, city, clothing, dishes, family, Glassware, housewares, location, LPs, ma, records, review, shoes, thrift, ur, urban renewals, used, vintage |
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Today, I went down to Goodwill and Boomerangs on Centre Street in JP to find some cheap costumes for a birthday photo booth I am setting up tomorrow for my backyard party. First, I went to Goodwill and was shocked … Continue reading →
14. October 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Bean Rating, Featured Stores, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing |
Tags: boomerangs, booth, boston, budget, centre st, centre street, cheap, costumes, dress-up, fun, goodwill, halloween, ideas, interesting, jamaica plain, last-minute, photo, where to buy halloween costumes in boston |
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Happy 24th birthday to me! Today-in addition to celebrating my birthday–I bring to you recent news about thrift store’s major boom season: Halloween. Check out the article here “Halloween is basically thrift store Christmas. Americans spent $6 billion on costumes, … Continue reading →
14. October 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Daily Posts |
Tags: birthday, boston, cheap, costumes, easy, halloween costume ideas, halloween costumes, ideas, thrift stores |
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Matt (the vinyl-fanatic for beans in a can) found some great vinyl yesterday at Planet Records in Harvard Square. He picked up a Louis Armstrong, Professor Long Hair, The Traveling Wilburys, and Slim and Slam albums. Definitely check this place … Continue reading →
09. October 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Bean Rating, Daily Posts, DIY, Featured Stores, Vinyl in Boston, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing |
Tags: boston, cambridge, cheap, deals, harvard square, jazz, LP, LPs, ma, music, old, records, stores, used, vintage, vinyl, where to buy vinyl in boston |
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“My Secret Boston” recently shared “Twelve places to find clothes that don’t look like (or cost as much as if) they came from the mall.” Some of the places are still quite pricy, but there are several vintage stores listed. … Continue reading →
01. September 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Clothing, Daily Posts, Featured Stores, Jewelry, Sales, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing |
Tags: accessories, beantown, boston, boutique fabulous, boutiques, buy and sell, cheap, clothes, clothing, consignment, ma, make money off your old clothes, mall, massachusetts, my secret boston, pricy, rescue, the closet, the velvet fly, trade, used clothing, vintage |
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I took a trip down from Boston yesterday to see Cat Power at Webster Hall and decided to check out a couple interesting vintage clothing stores while I was in the neighborhood. This particular store I sort of stumbled upon … Continue reading →
26. August 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Clothing, Daily Posts, Featured Stores |
Tags: 14th street, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, cheap, clothing, cowboy boots, cowgirl boots, dresses, funky, joshua suzanne, new york city, NYC, patterned dresses, rags, rags a go go, thrift stores, thrifting, used clothing, vintage clothing, vintage stores in new york city |
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I wish I would have had this yard sale two weeks ago, before I gave away three garbage bags of clothing to Goodwill but nevertheless, my neighbors and I have some things we would like to get rid of. I … Continue reading →
26. August 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Daily Posts, Housewares, Sales, Weekend Outing, Yard Sales |
Tags: 2011, antique glassware, archdale road, august 26, boston, cheap, couches, electronics, end of summer sale, for sale, furniture, garage sales, roslindale, saturday, tables, yard sales |
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I have been doing this for many years now and I’m sure there are many others who do it too, but here’s the scoop on how to get a cute strapless dress for cheap. Go to the skirt section at … Continue reading →
19. August 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Daily Posts, DIY, Scene on the Street |
Tags: belts, boston, cheap, dresses, ideas, on a budget, patterns, shopping, skirts, style, thrift stores, unique, vintage clothing |
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I grabbed a couple listings for garage sales tomorrow around Boston. Now is a good time to buy furniture because alot of people are relocating and moving! SATURDAY AUGUST 13 Brighton: Where: 360 North Beacon Street (Directly Across From IHOP … Continue reading →
12. August 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Daily Posts, Weekend Outing, Yard Sales |
Tags: allston, books, boston, brighton, brookline, cheap, dishes, estate sales, garage sales, jamaica plain, records, saturday outing, somerville, things to do on a saturday in boston, thrift, used, yard sales |
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Savers in West Roxbury recently moved from 1600 VFW Parkway to a huge store at 1230 VFW Parkway. The store is pretty awesome and is a great place if you’re looking for records, books, frames, clothing, shoes and/or trinkets. Despite … Continue reading →
24. July 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Bean Rating, Clothing, Daily Posts, Featured Stores, Housewares, Jewelry, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing |
Tags: books, boston, cheap, clothing, for sale, frames, good condition, housewares, places to shop, savers, shoes, thrift, thrift stores, used, vintage, west roxbury |
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Look for books with maps or sketches and frame them. This was a book of US maps that were intended to be used as placemats. My friend and I split the low 12-dollar cost and divided up the book. Frame … Continue reading →
07. July 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: DIY, Housewares |
Tags: antiques, apartment, apartment ideas, cheap, color maps, decoration, design, diy, frames, home decoration, maps, thrifty, united states, wall art, wood frames |
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Don’t miss these photos of unique apartments in Jamaica Plain. Many of the items in the homes could easily be thrift store finds. One thing they all have in common is alot of color; and for those of you who … Continue reading →
05. July 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Daily Posts, Housewares |
Tags: apartment, apartment ideas, beans in a can, boston, cheap, design, jamaica plain, JP, shopping, stores, thrift, unique, vintage |
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