Repurposing items from thrift store finds will save consumers money, while helping the community. The money generated from sales goes towards various programs such as job training and transportation. All one needs is a good imagination and maybe a little elbow grease to save money, while repurposing. Chairs may only need recovered, tables that need refinished and bookcases that can be made into a storage unit are only a few of the savings found there. A bookcase turned on its side with some added small shelving makes a great shoe, or storage unit for the inside of a closet. If you add a bookcase to the top of two filing cabinets, within minutes, one has an office storage space.
When looking at smaller items that catch your attention, think about what purpose these items might serve. Unique wooden boxes for toilet paper holders, old cowboy boots for planters and material to make curtains are a few ideas. Use small dresses to make bag holders and a see-thru plastic hanging shoe rack makes a great jewelry holder. Keep vehicle records and owner’s manuals together by using a notebook binder kept in the garage and home maintenance information in a separate binder.