We’re really excited to introduce and feature Tracy Metro in our “Decorating on a Dime” series on Second Hand Social. Tracy is an on-air designer who is currently designing rooms on I Live with My Mom on Spaces TV, all-new home & design channel on YouTube, am designing and building spaces on Oprah Winfrey Network’s […]
Decorating on a Dime with Flea Market Finds
Today’s “Decorating on a Dime” series continues with some pretty awesome Flea Market finds, yard sale finds and side of the road deals from Interior Decorator, Denise Sabia. Check out these awesome finds and ideas! 1. Red Wagon Bar – found the wagon on the side of the road, purchase the Singer sewing machine base […]
Designing on a Dime: Creativity is King!
Kay Richards is founder and “Chief Miracle Worker” for Stage-Right Interiors. Kay got her start on ‘designing on a dime” while working the local community theater circuit as a set dresser/props mistress. There was NO budget, so creativity and the ability to make something out of nothing, counted. Interiors have always been my passion, along […]
Decorating on a Dime
Yard Sales, Estate Sales and Flea Markets are great options for finding furniture and home accessories on a dime, but what are the best ways to incorporate second-hand treasures in your home? We interviewed professional Artists, Interior Decorators and Designers to see how they’ve brought second-hand treasures alive in some of their projects. In the […]
Garage Sales and Children: Overcoming Emotional Attachment
How do you help kids to overcome attachment of items you want to include in the sale that they’ve outgrown and no longer use? Kids can be a challenge anytime, but how do you prepare them to part with their belongings, sometimes items they’ve grown up with and grown to love when they’ve outgrown them? […]
Basic Rules of Shopping a Yard Sale with Kids
Part II of our mini-series on involving children with garage sales dives into the basic rules and manners that parents can teach their kids before taking them to a yard sale. We talked with some professionals as well as parents; here are some of their insights: Joanne Passarelli Rinaldi, a Professional Organizer with Neat Freaks […]