194: From Drab to Fab: Rethinking Secondhand Style for Your Home & Family with Lindsey
05/13/25 • 46 min
Guest Lindsey is on a mission to shift the narrative around thrifting and secondhand shopping. By challenging stereotypes and building an inclusive community, she’s inviting everyone to join the movement. Tune in to this episode of the Get Thrifty Podcast to hear her inspiring story and learn how she's changing the game.
SHOW NOTES:
- Combatting the stigma of thrifting and shifting the mindset about shopping secondhand.
- Creating a designer looking home affordably and ethically.
- Seeing the potential and beauty of items someone else didn’t.
- Thrifting as a creative outlet.
- Finding new and on-trend items in thrift stores.
- The thrifting community is for everybody!
- Becoming part of the fast home décor conversation.
Guest Lindsey is on a mission to shift the narrative around thrifting and secondhand shopping. By challenging stereotypes and building an inclusive community, she’s inviting everyone to join the movement. Tune in to this episode of the Get Thrifty Podcast to hear her inspiring story and learn how she's changing the game.
SHOW NOTES:
- Combatting the stigma of thrifting and shifting the mindset about shopping secondhand.
- Creating a designer looking home affordably and ethically.
- Seeing the potential and beauty of items someone else didn’t.
- Thrifting as a creative outlet.
- Finding new and on-trend items in thrift stores.
- The thrifting community is for everybody!
- Becoming part of the fast home décor conversation.
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193: Let’s Get Lost in Hoarder House Makeovers, Vintage Thrifts, and Tiki Bars with Kimber the Retro Realtor
On this week’s Get Thrifty Podcast, meet Kimber—a Mid-Century Modern and vintage real estate expert whose passion for preservation, education, and storytelling is transforming how people buy and sell historic homes.
Kimber brings unmatched knowledge, care, and creativity to helping buyers fall in love with these iconic properties.
From Denver’s “red city of the west” roots to the revival of tiki bars—this episode is an inspiring look at matching people with the homes they were meant for.
SHOW NOTES:
- How mid-century real estate ties into thrifting.
- Her experience with a hording house.
- From clothing to cars to homes...falling in love with the mid-century design.
- Her passion for history, preservation, and education.
- A fascinating master class in Colorado’s unique history...and “vintage inventory”...of mid-century architecture.
- Why Denver is often called “the red city of the west.”
- Denver’s over 2,000 mid-century homes.
- The revival of home Tiki bars!
- How to maintain a mid-century home.
Next Episode
195: 2025’s 690-Mile Yard Sale Is a Thrifter’s DREAM (Don’t Miss These Insider Tips!) with Josh
Ready to road trip through The World’s Longest Yard Sale? The 127 Yard Sale spans 690 miles across 6 states, packed with epic finds and unforgettable stories! Tune into the latest episode of Get Thrifty Podcast with host Maggie Scivicque and guest Josh Randall to hear why this 39-year tradition is a thrifter’s dream come true!
SHOW NOTES:
- The event’s history.
- Tips for visiting the multi-state event.
- Thrifting as part of tourism and its economic impact.
- The vendors that participate.
- This year’s event is August 7 – 10.
- Working with their sponsor, Rust-Oleum and the #sprayitforward initiative.
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