Thrifting in Port St. Joe

My friend, Vicki, loves to thrift shop too.  She hits thriftstores more than I do, since I tend to love the yardsales.  So, with that in mind, she took me to a couple of her favorite spots in Port St. Joe, a local humane society thriftstore and good ole’ Goodwill.This was a fun little place to browse and Vicki hits it every time she is in town.I saw a few things worth taking pics of, like this cute and summery watermelon serving set.  How fun a summer table set with this would be!  The only problem with specialty dishes like this is storage space.  Most of us don’t have enough of it.I spotted a couple of blue and white striped throw pillows for $2 each and Vicki took them home.  She is working on a sitting area at her house in Georgia and these will be perfect for that redo.  I also spotted this cute little wooden lamp with some fun details for $5, that I thought were quite coastal feeling, perfect candidate for a makeover in a pretty creamy white spray paint.  Just down the way, I spotted this cute old vintage shade for $2 that will be a good fit too, she just needs a new harp to make it work.  We’re going to cover this shade in burlap and of course, I’ll be sure to share it with ya’ll when we’re done. I also found this large fabric remnant, which someone had obviously sewn together and used as a large window treatment.  It was hemmed on one end and has a lineny feel to it. For only $3, Vicki is going to take the seam out and use it as panels in her Port St. Joe living room.  What a steal for this much fabric!

We left there and headed to the cute and quaint downtown area of Port St. Joe. Lots of neat shops and restaurants are located on main street.  Plenty of shops to visit.  Vicki says that Port St. Joe is a very friendly small town.I love the feel of it myself. Great place to get away from it all and the beaches are unspoiled and natural.We strolled into this antique store.Strolled around and looked at a few treasures that caught our eye.Pretty pieces.  Of course, I don’t need a thingThese rustic rocking chairs were neato.  I’d be afraid to rock in these though.Some ladder back chairs waiting for a new home.Across the street is a good sized Goodwill, right on Main Street. Lovely white dishes.And here’s our find of the day.  A solid wood coffee table for $22, another prime candidate for a makeover.  We’ll be painting this in a creamy white.  Vicki is going for a cottage feel in her living room that she’s working on.  I’ll share all of this eventually!

As you can see, our time in Port St. Joe was positively splendid!  From beach walking to thrifting, we covered it all.

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