Frugal furniture, lifestyle inspires fashionista
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This weekend I had an intimate love affair in Denver. Every night I slept and snuggled loosely in the arms of an beautifully ornate, cable-knit cashmere sweater.
The gray sweater was soft on my sensitive skin and lulled me into sweet dreams of sunshine and happiness.
It belongs to a friend of mine, Eric. He let me wear it for the entire weekend, but insisted I remove it when we left the apartment, shaking his head at my latest fashion obsession.
Of course, we discussed where I could find a similar, snuggly sweater of my own, and I was pleasantly surprised when he explained that the beloved sweater was purchased at the local Goodwill — just like his Pottery Barn-style furniture, most of his clothes and home accessories.
(Insert applause here.)
Eric is a minimalist. He lives frugally, participates in hot yoga five times a week, claims to have performed a spirit trapping ceremony upon my arrival, and has a passion for Native American weaves and patterns, white owls and Maine Coon Cats.
His daily uniform includes skinny jeans matched with brown-laced up loafers and a red ski hat paired with horn-rimmed glasses.
You may call him a hipster, but I just call him a social, economical and spiritual genius.
Though it may not compare to the bountiful wares at Denver’s Goodwill, Lake County is full of used furniture that with a little TLC could turn your house into a picturesque, hipper version of Pottery Barn.
Besides, purchases from secondhand stores don’t necessarily add to your already stressed checking account, and they can add to the eclectic eccentricity that is, well, — you.
“Pretty much anything that comes through the store a person can get creative with,” Nifty Thrifty Production Supervisor Karla Hawkins said.
Many non-profit stores in the area don’t have the space to accommodate large furniture. But Nifty Thrifty, located on Main Street in Polson, has furniture galore.
Nifty Thrifty benefits Mountain Enterprises. MME is a non-profit organization that supports and serves local people with development disabilities.
From couches, beds, entertainment centers, lamps and brand new industrial sinks to glasses, pots and artwork, Nifty Thrifty seems to have anything needed to fill a new or an old home at refreshingly low prices.
“We don’t put junky stuff in our store,” Hawkins explained.
Currently the store serves as a foster home to a beautifully ornate organ and an oak headboard complete with lights and mirrors.
Both couches in the store are priced at $35.
A single parent living on a budget, Hawkins claimed that she decorated her entire home with secondhand items. And from the tone of her voice, it’s clear that she’s proud of her creative space, designed by the interior designs of Nifty Thrifty.
Just another frugal fashionista designing her home with discount deals.
