A show of hands. Who loves treasure hunts? Who loves good deals? Most people know about the obvious flea market rules such as bring cash, come early and do your research. These are things that will raise the odds of you finding something, but they’re not guarantees. The game has changed over the past ten years and thrifting is now

I’ve gone on treasure hunts for as long as I can remember, and I’ve decided to start publishing what I’ve found. Here are some of my other finds from back in the days. And here is Designaddict’s take on the matter. I’m using Thinglink’s tagging tool to give you a better overview of the objects and their histories. Try moving the

The Look-what-I-found-and-I- paid-virtually-nothing-for-it post First out: A table lamp from the 40′s or 50′s. Don’t know who designed it or even where it is from. I removed the paint (it had been first painted in blue and then poorly in white) and the original black paint somehow remained. Had to repaint the cast iron foot though and oil the wooden