Always disinfect thrifted items thoroughly to avoid bringing home pests like lice or bedbugs. Use tools like dishwashers, vacuums, steamers, and baking soda to safely clean everything thrifted.

Checking seams, folds, and dark spots helps you spot bed bugs early so you don’t bring hidden pests into your house. Cleaning and quarantining thrifted items right away keeps your home safe by ...

Fast fashion may be king in today’s world, but sustainable fashion is out to dethrone it. Trendsetters and style icons a ...

Garage sales, flea markets, pawn shops, all of these places are playgrounds for bargain hunters. One day, they discover a retro windbreaker that looks like it just stepped out of an '80s magazine, the ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- A Houston designer is transforming closet cast-offs and thrift store finds into amazing upcycled fashion. Angelina McCullar is the creator of Blueprint DIY, a YouTube channel devoted ...

Marybeth Dozzi and her daughter, Peyton, love to bargain hunt. “I’m a single mom taking care of kids right now at home, and I’m sorry, but clothing is just way too expensive,” Dozzi said. That’s where ...

DEAR ABBY: My father’s wife, “Carole,” loves to thrift-shop. She enjoys hunting for a good deal, particularly if she can find things for our 5-year-old daughter, “Liana.” It’s sweet how excited she ...