Over the last year and a bit, my husband and I put our stuff in storage and spent some serious cash knocking out walls, putting in new floors, painting top to bottom and rewiring our entire house – I think we’re lucky to be alive given what we saw behind those walls. Bad news - we were financially tapped out. After picking through our old furniture and only keeping what worked in the new space, we
needed to replace things but on a pretty tight budget. And so I was led to what constitutes a new economy these days, trolling neighbourhood swap and sell groups and online estate sales where I found some incredible things for incredible prices. I loved the idea of repurposing things and I loved the hunt for fabulous finds. I was done, but it turned out I wasn’t finished. This activity became a new hobby and then an obsession. Some little ember from my university thrift shopping days was rekindled and seems to have burst into flame. I now dedicate one day each week to thrifting. My wardrobe has doubled on a dime thanks to my son’s girlfriend who has her own obsession for high end fashion which she is about to launch as an online shop called Second Cousin Vintage with her partner. (More about that later.) My obsession is all about vintage and mid century dishes and houseware. I don’t know what it is but there is comfort there and a deep appreciation for line, design, form, colour palette and fun. So, here we are. Setting up a page dedicated to my finds and offering them up at super competitive prices. So my request is to you is to LIKE my page, (if you like my page) and to share it with your friends who are like minded and adore vintage and mid century – dishes, glassware, lighting, linens and much, much, more. I’ll post new stuff frequently and we will work out getting your goodies to you through delivery, pick up or the mail if you are not in Toronto. Hope you love my obsession as much as I do.
