well this doesn't happen very often i am completely out of furniture to flip
the garage is empty so in this video i'm going to bring you along with me
to a couple of my favorite local thrift stores and we'll see what we can find
in case you're new here welcome my name is katie and my full-time job is finding pieces of
furniture that are worn out and outdated and have either been abandoned at the curb for trash or
forgotten about in the back corner of a thrift shop bringing them home with me and giving them
a whole new life i used to sell the pieces that i flip for a profit but the last little
while since i've been making some income off of social media sharing with all of you who watch
i've actually been able to start gifting these pieces that i work on and update
back into my community my first stop today is going to be the habitat for humanity restore
it is super hit or miss for me in here so fingers crossed i can find something good
okay so the first thing that caught my eye in here was this dining set for 85 dollars it is the table
and all six chairs i don't usually even stop and look at dining sets like this because they take
up so much space in the workshop and a lot of time to refinish but they do have a lot of really great
money making potential in the flipping world i would probably paint this entire set either black
or white recover the seats in something neutral and then paint the cane back to a more natural
color unfortunately most of these chairs have really big tears in them so this is a huge pass
for me but if it wasn't for the damaged cane this could have a resale value of anywhere between 800
to a thousand dollars i think this set has a lot of flipping potential as well i was really drawn
to this fun trendy fluted design on the end of the chairs i would sand this all back to a natural
wood tone reupholster the seats and again 800 to a thousand dollars for a big dining set like this
this little oak table i think was originally an oversized end table because it's a little
bit taller than the coffee tables beside it but for five dollars i think i might grab it try and
cut down the legs a little bit to a coffee table height and again sand it down restain it or wash
it in a bit of a lighter color it's a great size coffee table for a small condo or an apartment
china cabinets have always been really great sellers for me and this one is stunning the whole
dining room set is here actually but the matching table and buffet are priced way too high for
flipping i think i might consider paying the 145 they have this marked at i would totally
remove the busy pediment from the top paint this whole thing in a really deep jewel tone
and add some kind of quirky grand millennial-esque wallpaper to the inside and list it somewhere
between five and six hundred dollars in my market these kind of end tables are really great practice
pieces if you can get them for free or really dirt cheap but they don't have a ton of resale value
for me especially if there's only one if i was going to consider anything like this it would have
to be a matching pair this huge mid mod dresser is gorgeous and in stellar condition for 95 dollars
this would be a good flip just as it is i would bring it home stage it really nicely and take
some high quality photographs i would expect to resell a dresser like this anywhere between three
to four hundred dollars maybe even a little bit more but this one is already sold 195 dollars for
this dresser is too much for flipping but it is a beautiful well-constructed piece of furniture in
really decent condition so i'm sure someone will find it and take it home and love it just as it is
this is the kind of dresser that i find out at the curb pretty often they're cheaply made but they do
get the job done for free i would be interested in thinking up a new design for something like this
but it's not something that i would typically pay money for unless i was in a real pinch trying to
find something to flip and i almost walked right past this mcm dresser but i'm glad that i stopped
and took a better look there is some gorgeous wood under this original solid brown lacquered
finish i definitely think it needs some tlc but with that wood exposed and a trendy new design i
think this dresser would sell really easily in the same kind of 400 range as the other one that i saw
some more traditional lines on this one it's solid beautiful dovetail joinery on the drawers and it's
in really good shape it definitely needs a fresh paint job but i don't see a price on this one
another mid mod dresser but this one is a tall boy it is veneer over particle board
which is pretty standard but the veneer is in good enough condition to leave a lot of it
as its nice wood finish and then i would probably incorporate a fun pop of color with some paint on
this one this dresser is in the eastlake style i think it is a reproduction just because of how
clean and pristine it is these aren't my personal style at the moment but i definitely appreciate
the beauty and craftsmanship of it and i think priced at 225 dollars someone will take it home
and love it just as it is no makeover needed on this one this empire buffet is kind of the same
for me it's got beauty and value in it just as it is there's a pretty decent water scene on the top
but i think it has been professionally refinished at some point and it's not something that i would
personally consider painting although it would be beautiful in a painted finish too
i never stop and bother with bed frames either because the ones that i've done in the past
haven't been good sellers but i did spy the matching headboard for that pretty eastlake
dresser in here i am really glad there's a whole bedroom set going on console and
sofa tables are really great sellers for me this one has a trendy cane shelf that's in great shape
and for 45 dollars this is a piece that i could flip in one day and ask 225 for it no questions
asked another great mcm piece this desk has a laminate or formica top but the base and drawers
are all solid wood i think in the right space all this needs is a little bit of restore finish and
wood polish on some minor nicks and dings and it's another one that i would keep as is for a 25
purchase price i think i could resell this in my market to the right buyer for anywhere between 250
and 300 dollars my next stop is the mission thrift they always have a ton of great furniture pieces
and if they're priced too high on my first visit they mark their stuff down
really quickly so i can usually grab it for a better deal in a week or two
this pink shades was adorable i don't have any use for it but i thought it was really cute
this corner cabinet caught my eye too i think it has some serious potential to be a super extreme
makeover and just bring it out of the country more into the city as a great little storage piece
here's another one of those cheapo dressers that i'd rather get for free than pay money for
again there's nothing wrong with it and i would totally flip it but it just doesn't get me excited
this is a nice traditional chest on chest for eighty dollars someone with some more
traditional taste will snag this up in a hurry a hundred and five dollars for this cabinet is
way too much it's already got a distressed farmhouse makeover and when i open up the
doors and look on the inside it is totally just a cheap build-it-yourself unit
it's a pass for me around the corner is another chest on chest situation this
is solid wood by nutshell but again it's too traditional for my personal taste right now and
a little more money than i'd want to spend here's another great piece that i wouldn't touch it's
already been refinished back to its original state it has a few signs of age and a couple of small
character marks but she is a beauty just as she is and priced in a very appropriate manner i think
hiding behind these chairs is a great flip dresser thirty dollars for a french provincial style
dresser these have made a huge comeback lately this one has a horrible cherry red finish on it
so i'd probably tone it back to something black and neutral or a dark moody color i might fill
in the details on the top drawers as well and i would keep the classic french provincial hardware
just as it is for a 30 investment this is a great three to four hundred dollar profit notty pine
no thank you but this buffet is gorgeous i think it needs some feet or a new base to raise it up
off the floor and i could see this painted again in a really dark navy or moody gray green
a hundred dollars is probably more than i would spend on a flip piece
like this but it has some great resale value probably around six to seven hundred dollars
maybe i would pay a hundred i i would probably pay a hundred dollars for this buffet i found a few
more mcm pieces buried in here at first i thought they were a blonde wood veneer but when i get up
close i can see that they're actually covered in a faux wood grain finish and from what i can tell
this is original they were sold like this from day one so to all the people that get mad at
people like me for painting these pieces now maybe reconsider another eastlake dresser this
one isn't in as great condition as the one i found earlier but it's still got a ton of
charm the top is a little bit worse for wear and need some love i might take some time to refinish
that and just restain it to match the rest of the dresser i would definitely add some more period
appropriate hardware to the front this one would be a good potential for a painted finish as well
and just as i thought i was about to leave mission thrift empty handed i spy an adorable mid-mod bar
cabinet i immediately have five or six different ideas that popped into my head for this one
and it's the right size just to chuck in the back of the van
so i think i'm gonna grab this one for 45 dollars
next i am stopping in at the salvation army this spot used to be a go-to for furniture flips
but since the pandemic started this store has actually stopped carrying
their large furniture items and now there's just this sad little stack in the back corner
it looks like it's mostly walkers today there is an end table
and a rattan coffee table that's missing its glass top no goodies for us this time
in the same plaza is a value village again they don't have a huge furniture assortment
in here but i always stop and check just in case my last stop for the day is going to be
the resource thrift store there's not too much to see in here today either i guess i picked
a bad thrifting day for furniture i do see a few art pieces on the wall that catch my eye
and i was about to walk out of here as well when i spotted this solid wood harvest table
just kind of stuffed in here it's all taken apart but they have it marked at 25
and i think this could totally be sanded down into a light wood finish and have a great resale
value as a farmhouse piece looking at the bottom here i can see that it's already been painted
and unpainted more than once but it's solid wood so it can take a ton more sanding and refinishing
the van is full but i think i might pop back in here and pick this one up later
i have to say go by i made it home i got the van unloaded somebody missed me while i was gone i
have a few new smaller scale projects to work on now i have no idea what i'm going to do with this
mid-century modern style bar cabinet the console with the super trendy cane details in the bottom
or the little oak coffee table that i picked up today but to make sure that you don't miss
out on any of those makeovers please make sure that you are subscribed before you go
have a fantastic rest of your day and i will catch you all next time
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