YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA FIND! Come Thrift & Vintage Shop With Me! Exploring Eugene, Oregon

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA FIND! Come Thrift & Vintage Shop With Me! Exploring Eugene, Oregon

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I see some good mid-century  right through the windows   we are here in Eugene Oregon and  we're going to visit a few stores   that we've been hearing about for  a long time but we've never been to if I had my own physical vintage store Oak   Street vintage is exactly what  I would want mine to look like thank you this store is packed wall to  wall with designer mid-century   mixed with very cool unique  one-of-a-kind folk art pieces everything in the store is hand  selected and very well curated and   it is the perfect balance of Scandinavian  mid-century meets industrial meets rustic   that is amazing do you think it's comfortable you think it's not comfortable what if it like these sit in here um no idea but I wonder if it's like  perfectly sculpted to just like suck   your body in and feel so cozy I don't know  it's wild let's see if I can get out of it   you need assistance what about this one okay  dude this one looks like a throne you do yeah except if you like Miss the round spot you  might get poked this is incredible sculpture it   says Us by Katie McFadden clay Garden sculpture  for 6.50 I'm gonna have to research this artist   I've never heard of her I like it I really  really like this lamp too wouldn't that   look amazing with our black and white vitosi  although we don't need a lamp in the kitchen pretty fantastic 1960s Italian  ceramic lamp 295 that's a gainy heaven over there every color wow  this is impressive this place is impressive never seen this many games how big this one in it I like the blue color no I actually want all Italian leather so no wood   yeah it's Gotta Be Italian leather I'll wait five  years if I have to I'll find them have faith in me   oh man we get a matching Thrones this  one definitely has a drink holder yeah I did say that I wanted more natural  organic elements in our house   no thanks they're cool but  not for us hey no kidding   this is just like the piece that I got in  California we're gonna have to look this up   and see if it's the same artist what does it  say Wendell H black 58 by Elaine I don't know okay we're gonna have to do some  research I'm gonna take a picture   of this because I think that's by the same  Artist as my piece I love this tripod lamp   it's the perfect balance of having  the wood with also the Wicker gorgeous you know what CJ that is one of  my bucket list items right there   I know it's not coming home with us today but  someday 2 800 someday I will find you in the wild it's gonna be a fun episode foreign so this is what I've been told to  look for for the authentic Italia festivo little points the same well Oak Street vintage  was fantastic that was probably one of the best   mid-century modern stores we've ever been in I  would say that there's not even a store like that   in Portland that has that much designer high-end  mid-century modern all-in-one store so I kind of   felt like we were in an awesome La shop and we  unfortunately didn't buy anything just because of   the price point but those items are worth it they  are designer high-end and you just don't find them   every day and the majority of those items were in  mint condition which is just amazing now we are   headed to Goodwill we're gonna check out a couple  Goodwills here in Eugene and we haven't been to   this area and to the Goodwills in Eugene since  our very early days of picking so we are talking   almost a decade ago so who knows we haven't  been here in a long time I'm not quite sure   what these Goodwills are like these days but we're  gonna go check it out and see what we can find foreign I used to think that these were hand  painted in Mexico but this is actually   a pot from Bulgaria these don't sell for  a lot of money online I think that a pot   this size could probably get around  twenty dollars and it's 4.99 here at   Goodwill I'm not going to grab it but I  just wanted to tell you because for the   longest time I thought that this was Mexican  pottery and it is not it is from Bulgaria this isn't vintage but it could look really  pretty with a candle glowing in it with all   of my Moroccan lamps in the office it is 4.99 I'm  gonna pass on it because I think this is something  

that I could find again for about a buck this is  funny these are the same plates that I had at our   Tiki party they're made out of little renewable  leaves and they weren't the cheapest things in the   world so I'm almost tempted to buy them here for  next year's party then I also feel like I might   have to clean them because they were at Goodwill  and see the packaging it's a little bit opened   this is a modern made vase in the style of  the Italian betosi pottery that I love and   collect for my home one of the coolest Parts  about touring the betosi factory in montelupo   Italy last year was that our guide showed us  how they hand stamped each of these little   symbols into a repetitive pattern that is  why I don't like to pick up these factory   made vases and I hold out until I find the  real deal if you are a patient you can find   an authentic 1960s Italian vase in a thrift store  it just takes a lot of patience and persistence I didn't find much in Goodwill but we did get to  run into a subscriber and that was really fun she   got to show me some of her amazing finds that she  just found inside the Goodwill including a piece   that I would have picked up had it been there 10  minutes later but it was really cool she collects   Fiestaware so she got to show us what she found  and she was very excited and that always makes   it fun when we get to see other people's finds  sometimes in Goodwill everybody's so serious   you know everyone's focused on what they're  doing and it's fun to see people celebrate   what they're finding in there I did get this set  of four crystal glasses and these are going to be   perfect for the studio because I want things that  have a really vibrant color and and I'm trying not   to do too many neutral items in that space so I  think that this is going to go well with the dark   blue walls and just look very rich and crystal  glasses are kind of hard to find at Goodwill in   a full set and I got four of them and yes I need  wine glasses at the studio because we might have   some jewelry repurposing nights where we want a  glass of wine so I thought it'd be fun to have a   set there they were 2.99 each that looks like this  brand retails online for around 10 to 12 dollars   per glass so a pretty good deal now we are headed  to it in the next Goodwill and this is where I   found my original Don Friedman so the very first  time I ever heard about Don Friedman was when we   found a tapestry here at this Goodwill about 10  years ago Jesse that guy thought it was really   ugly kind of like that face no but we uh he  thought it was really ugly and he could not   believe that I was getting it I think I paid  4.99 for it and I got home and did research   and that is how I learned about Dawn Friedman  it had a bunch of geese on it and it's actually   one of the pieces that I featured back when I  started my blog that I haven't kept up with and   I did a whole blog post about Don Friedman wall  hangings so I'm not saying we're going to find a   dawn Friedman here but you never know what you're  gonna find and it's been a long time so it's good   to be back in this town what a beautiful day the  sun came out for us it was hailing this morning   now it's sunny and blue skies foreign thank you well I was getting excited about this  pair of candle holders even though they   are 9.99 each but sadly this second one  here has a very large chip in it I would   buy just the one by itself but I feel like I  shouldn't separate this pair maybe somebody   else can repair it or they don't mind  if they have it in their own home and   they can just turn it around I do that all the  time with pottery that has a small chip in it oh look at this giant Italian Florentine pepper  grinder they've got 39.99 on it that is a little   bit surprising I have not seen a pepper grinder  for 39.99 before at Goodwill however we are   going to put this in our cart because I have  not looked yet to see what color is half off   this week these giant ones do retail online  for probably around 75 dollars to a hundred   dollars but unless it is half off I don't  think I'm gonna make the investment today foreign this looks like it could be a neat wooden basket   the shape on it is fantastic  and they've got 9.99 on it

thank you and look at that it is green tag 50 off this  week which means we are getting the pepper   grinder and I'm super jealous because  we do not have 75 off anything back in   the Portland area I didn't even know they  had a second color of the week lucky ducks this beautiful umbrella lampshade is  only 6.99 I have a couple different   lamps in my stash that I think  this could look really good on and I am also going to grab these two small  wooden lamps for my sister's bedroom makeover   and I'll tell you a little bit later in the  episode what I'm thinking of doing with these another thing I need for my sister's bedroom is a  good matte black curtain rod I've already got the   curtains in fact I have two different options  but I've been looking for weeks for a matte   black curtain rod so this one is only 12.99  and it even comes with the hanging hardware I am not taking on any furniture project pieces  right now because I've got so much going on but   man every time I see something that I wish I could  transform it just guts me inside I know exactly   what I would do with this one I would remove  both of the end magazine holders I would paint   it a beautiful color and then I would switch out  the hardware for a whole bunch of little lion head   door knockers if only I needed a giant coffee  table in my office area this would be perfect our next stop is the time travelers  Antique Mall this is in Springfield   Oregon which is just about a  10 minute drive from Eugene the seahorse cane rising from the phone oh  man that sounds cool it's got a whole history thank you foreign my heart just skipped a beat because this looks  like a Ted degrazia painting but now that I'm   looking at it up close it is painted on a board  not on a canvas although I do know that this   artist was known to actually take down wooden  ceiling boards and do some of his paintings on   those but I don't think that he used this type  of board to paint on I am going to do some more   research when we get back to the studio because  if it is an authentic original it could be worth   quite a lot of money although it does have a  pencil signature here on the back that looks   really similar to his signature for under fifty  dollars it's going to be worth the risk because   either way it's a beautiful painting this is a  fun piece of pottery it is only ten dollars but   that is because it has a very large chip on the  bottom but I've got a thing for pottery with faces   on it and it's got a really cool shape so we're  gonna get it and see if we can repair that you   will be constantly movies yeah perfect thank you  look at what kind of magic is hiding right here that is 1970s perfection  okay we need to try that on what do we think should I get it foreign this vintage mall is massive it looks  like they probably have over a hundred   different vintage dealers they've got  everything from real antiques primitive   mid-century 70s boho Perfection and then here  in the back they've got more playful things   they've got comics they've got games  they've got vintage little figurines   and they even have an entire side of the  store that has a lot of vintage clothing thank you for pet portrait lovers look at this one   that's pretty cute oh it's like  the Lady and the [ __ ] dog I want to thank hungry root for sponsoring  today's video in these upcoming months life   is gonna get really busy for Jesse and I but  even with being busy it is still important to   me to not be eating out every meal and be cooking  at home with healthy groceries hungry root is a   tech enabled grocery service delivered right to  your door that's personalized to your lifestyle   and taste and here's a little bit about how  hungry root works you start by taking a short   fun quiz before signing up and you share things  like how you like to eat your dietary needs   your goals whether it's eating more plants  discovering new flavors or recipes or saving   time and money in the 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the show notes or go to hungryroot.com   and use my code Left Coast to get 40 off thanks  again to Hungry root for sponsoring today's video Jesse and I obviously had quite a day out  thrifting if you haven't seen episode one   of this day you've got to go back and watch it  because we found some really incredible things   in Coburg Oregon on our way to Eugene we hit  Coburg in Eugene all in one day so when you   combine both of the finds from these episodes  it was a very successful day trip and we had a   really good time getting out and going thrifting  and antique shopping together once we got into   Eugene we decided let's go ahead and hit a couple  Goodwills but first we had to stop at Oak Street   vintage which we have heard about for years this  was the very first time we had ever been there   and it's just one of those places that everybody  comes home and talks about whenever they do a day   trip or a weekend down in Eugene Oregon and it's  pretty obvious why people speak so highly about   that store they have such a high-end designer  curated selection and it was just so much fun   to walk through that store with Jesse and dream  about all the pieces we hope to find so I I always   recommend to anybody who is starting out as a  vintage reseller to go to antique stores of all   levels so go to an antique store that's going to  have bargain prices but also go to high-end shops   because that is where you're going to actually  see and touch and look at the designer high-end   pieces you're going to be able to see them  up close so you're going to know if you come   across a knockoff out in the wild my favorite  thing from today's episode has to be what I'm   wearing this amazing 1970s suede Poncho was made  in Mexico and I just love it so much I feel like   it really fits my personality and I'm excited to  wear it this spring it fits perfect where like   it doesn't make my shoulders look ginormous  because I have pretty broad shoulders and it   also is a little bit restricted but in a good  way like I don't feel like I can't move but I   also feel like it's not too oversized I would  love to know what you think if you are someone   who likes ponchos I've had a few ponchos in the  past that were made out of wool that were really   oversized and I felt like I was wearing  a blanket when I went out in them I am at a complete loss for this painting I'm  so torn whether I think it's original or not   when I saw it I knew it was probably a copy of  a Ted de grazia painting and there were quite a   few reasons why I think it's probably a copy  one it's that it was made on a board instead   of a canvas and two there's something about the  texture that's just not as thick as the rest of   his paintings online and it feels like there's  just not enough depth and skill in the layering   of the paint I am by no means an expert on Art  so I just kind of go off my gut intuition when   I see something it appears to be a reverse  image of one of my favorite paintings by him   now here's the catch and here's the thing that  really is throwing me on the very back there is   a pencil signature that matches his signature  it looks almost identical to his signatures on   so I'm very confused I have no idea what to think  did somebody just copy his signature on the back I   don't know copying his signature in pencil where  you can barely read it on the back doesn't seem   like something that a fan would do if they were  trying to make it look like an original I feel   like they would have done the signature down  here so I have no idea what to think I would   love your advice or your opinion on this if it  is an original Ted degrazia it could be quite   valuable either way it's beautiful which if you  know me you know that's why I typically purchase   things so I am very curious and I hope we get  an answer at some point as to whether this is   an authentic original or whether this is a  study that somebody did that was inspired by   his original artwork I'm gonna try to do better  at giving you updates at the end of a lot of   these videos with things from previous videos in  the past I've kind of saved them all up in hopes   of doing an updates and identification video but  I think it's going to to be a little bit easier   to just sprinkle in some updates throughout  these episodes in fact stay tuned to the end   of this video because I'm going to give you an  update on three things from the last episode I kind of have quite the theme going on in our  front office and right now it's medieval looking   lions so I've got my amazing folk art lion chairs  that I purchased from Poppy and Dell vintage a few   months back I have a beautiful lion art piece  from the 1960s that I got at the Oregon coast   in Lincoln City and I will have a few more lion  things sprinkled in throughout the room including   some Hardware which I will show you in an upcoming  episode but I wanted to get this lion because it's   already ready to hang on the wall and I like my  gallery walls to be a mix of a lot of different   things not just framed art so oftentimes I will  include a mirror I will include a wall hanging   something that has fabric maybe something that's  brass and shiny even wall Pockets that are made   out of pottery are a great addition to a gallery  wall so that you don't just have art this is   obviously still a work in progress but here are  the lion chairs and then I just have this one   painting hung so far because I still need to do a  second coat on the blue wall but there is my lion   you can see I kind of have a theme going so this  whole wall is going to be a gallery wall and I   think this is going to look great in it tie in  my love of lions more of an obsession than a   love okay I'm kind of giving you a sneak peek of  a few things that you haven't seen yet because   I found them in an episode that I'm currently  working on editing but I did want to show you   the beautiful crystal glasses here with what  I have so far for our office you'll probably   remember a few episodes back I got these ribbed  glasses at Goodwill both of these things you will   see in an upcoming episode actually you'll  see that in an upcoming episode but that's   kind of what I have going on right now for  the little drink and beverage and coffee bar   and I'm just gonna tell you right now because  I'm so excited this beautiful antique piece is   going to be for silverware I wasn't sure if I  was going to use it to store some jewelry bits   in but I think it's going to be perfect  to put napkins and silverware in in this   little kitchen area I think I got a really  good deal on these Stone Art Deco bookends   they are beautiful they're made out of multiple  kinds of stone they're nice and heavy I got the   pair for only 25 these are very old bookends  close to 100 years old so even though they   had a few faint chips that didn't deter me  from them I am all about things that are   not perfect I always say wabi-sabi for a reason I  believe Perfectly Imperfect is a good thing to be foreign Friedman at that Goodwill I did find some really  great things and look at the shape on this pretty   much every single one of my bathrooms that I've  had I've had some form of a basket that I keep   my rolled up towels in and that is personally  what I would use this for honestly it could be   used for a lot of things including a fruit basket  this would look awesome on an island with a bunch   of fruit in it now that I say that I might want  to keep it I was planning on selling this on my   next sale all right we're gonna take this home  and we're gonna see how it looks with a bunch   of fruit piled in it because I might possibly  change my mind I'm sorry so this is what I've   been using for a fruit bowl for years now I  found this at a thrift store for I think ten   dollars long time ago but I kind of like this  does it look out of place like the old one you   like the old one yeah it's almost like this one's  trying too hard this brings you comfort yeah oh   it's like classic caldwells well there we have it  Jesse says he likes this one I was kind of leaning   that way I don't know I'd like your opinion too  I'm gonna go with Jesse because I have to live   with him but I would love to know your opinion  would you do the more Atomic shape hey I made   that choice I'm made that choice and I'm happy  with it so we've got the atomic one and then we've   got The Rustic one which I I just yeah I like The  Rustic I already know my answer I'd love to know   what you guys think if any of you would pick this  another thing to point out is that I have a lot   of teak throughout the kitchen and this is more of  a walnut stain so it doesn't quite match the kind   of redder color of teak but I would still love to  know your opinion comment below I don't know why I   think it's so funny to have a giant pepper grinder  but I just think it's so cute if you're having a   dinner party or just having family over for dinner  and you ask anybody if they need pepper you go   grab this out of the pantry and you come out and  just These Are Made in Florence Italy which is my   favorite City on this earth when I went to Italy  back in 2013 with my friend Michelle we were so   lucky in Florence to get to go into one of the  stores and watch a local Artisan actually make   these it is pretty amazing to see how they apply  the gold leafing and do the hand painting so I'm   really hoping that I can get in touch with someone  in Florence so our group can possibly go see how   this is made so if you were in Florence Italy or  you have any connections there and you might know   a shop that we might be able to visit I would be  so grateful for any leads how beautiful is this   umbrella slash lampshade when I first saw it over  with the electronic stuff I thought oh how clever   somebody put the umbrella over there thinking  that someone might use it as a lampshade well   then I flipped it over and I saw that it  actually is a lampshade it has this little   wooden dowel that goes through it but it's not  seeming to work and holding it up completely   so I think that there must be something missing  from it on the inside I'm gonna have to play   around with it a little bit to see if I can find  the right piece that will get it to stay out like   this this is such a wonderful lampshade and I  think that I have the perfect lamp for this to   go on we're gonna have to use our imaginations  here but imagine it all fans out beautifully   wouldn't that look great with the little koi fish  slash Venetian dolphin depends on what you want it   to be I just put it on top of another lampshade  just to kind of get it to stick out a little bit   so you can kind of imagine what it would be like  but it's just so beautiful I think I'm gonna try   it on a few different lamps almost wonder how this  would look on that tulip lamp that I got the other   day that could bring in the blue in the bedroom  oh okay we're taking this home and we're gonna see   if I can make it work there it's dark outside  so it's a little bit hard to see but I wanted   to show you this lamp now I've still not been  able to figure out exactly how to get the shade   to open correctly so I literally have a chopstick  up there right now holding it just temporarily to   kind of give an idea of how this will look once it  is properly adjusted I think it does look really   beautiful with the lamp and I love that it ties in  the wallpaper you can even see it in the window in   the reflection but here's what I'm thinking  it's too busy it takes away from maybe the   sculptural Simplicity of this lamp I don't know  I am a more is more obviously but I don't know   now we have three options life just got a lot  harder comment below option one two or three lamps for 4.99 each they are identical in shape  and size but obviously the wood color on them is   a little bit different now I am thinking I'm going  to use these in my sister's bedroom makeover which   is almost finished I've actually been looking for  some really small lamps for that space for about   two months now at thrift stores and I hadn't come  across a pair that I liked enough to purchase I   needed something really small and you'll see why  in the makeover reveal and I think that these are   the exact size that I needed and I just need to  get two clip-on lampshades for the top so stay   tuned for that upcoming episode here in February  and you will see what I end up doing with these   does it look awkward am I staying in my like  kind of awkward the way that I'm moving because   my hands come out so low down here I don't know  maybe this isn't the best for hauling in there   was no way that I was gonna leave this beautiful  piece of pottery behind even though it has a very   very large chip it was only ten dollars and they  had on the tag that it was made by a local Eugene   Potter I wasn't able to find anything in any of my  research online about this artist and I am going   to attempt to repair and fill and paint this giant  ship to me it was a no-brainer to get because I   have a lot of broken pottery in my house and I  don't typically sell broken pottery but I have   no problem putting it in my home especially if  it keeps it out of a landfill and the backside   is so beautiful as it is and you can't see the  chip from the back so even if I'm not able to   repair this to a level that I feel like is good  enough I can still turn it around and enjoy it it is now time for some up updates from fines  that I actually found the same day as all this   stuff but it was in last week's episode and  we're gonna start with this so many of you   commented that this should have originally had  a base right here so that it could actually Rock   back and forth so huge thank you to everybody who  sent me links or emails and helped me identify   this it was originally produced in the 1970s  it is a Japanese otagiri piece and it would   have had a silver cylinder base right here and  then it would have just rocked back and forth thank you next up we have the beautiful 1940s  rooster lamp this used to be a lamp and as soon   as I saw the first comment come through I was like  duh that's why it had the wide base at the bottom   and the tiny little hole at the top so it would  have had probably a brass Rod coming out of the   top and it might have been set on a wooden base  I'm not quite sure I've never seen the original   but I thought that was great that so many of you  knew that this used to be a lamp since Jessie is   so amazing and talented at rewiring things and  making lamps from scratch I considered turning   this back into a lamp before selling it but then  I remember it I had too much on my plate already   so I'm gonna go ahead and sell it as it is it can  be used as a vase or a candle holder or if one of   you has the skill and the time you can turn it  back into a beautiful lamp I saved the best for   last so sadly I don't have an update yet from the  museum on whether they will accept this donation   this is a Peruvian tupu pin and it was used to  hold shawls together and typically there would   have been two of them one going this direction  and one going this direction so after I googled   this when I got home and I learned about the  history of this piece I then came across this   book this book has some incredible history  and information in it so I wanted to share it   with all of you it's called the colonial Andes  tapestries and silver work from 1530 to 1830.   by the Metropolitan Museum of Art typically  what happens for me is I will find a specific   piece like the tupu pin and I go down this Google  Wormhole learning about its history and it opens   up this whole other world and whole other culture  of items that were made back during that period   of time this is how over the last decade I've  accumulated the knowledge that I have there's   still so much to learn and every single day  that I go out vintage shopping and thrifting   and posting things on YouTube here I am learning  more I'm not an expert in vintage or antiques   or in any specific genre I always say I know a  little bit about a lot of things and this is how   I find that information out one of the questions  I get asked all the time is how do you know what   you know and this is the answer I go to a store I  find something that I think is cool whether it's   at a thrift store or a vintage store I buy it  and then I start doing my homework as with most   things in life nothing comes easy and you have  to invest a lot of time and patience but over   time you really will learn so much and it's just  an honor to get to learn about these historical   pieces well that wraps up today's episode and our  Eugene trip I hope you had fun hanging out with   Jesse and I and getting to see the treasures that  we found it is going to be a very exciting spring   I've got some big news that's coming in the next  couple weeks and I really hope that you were just   enjoying this journey of Entrepreneurship  with me it's been a wild ride these last   few years and I am so grateful for every single  one of you and I am wishing all of you the best   thrifting luck on your adventures out picking  and I will see you in a brand new episode soon

2023-02-03 21:35

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