{"id":13538,"date":"2015-07-09T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T16:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=13538"},"modified":"2015-07-09T12:27:41","modified_gmt":"2015-07-09T19:27:41","slug":"best-thrift-stores-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/best-thrift-stores-in-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Thrift Stores in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"

In earlier posts,<\/a> we’ve mentioned the awesome fashion potential of thrift stores. In this post from Green Living Ideas, Andrea Bertoli shares some of her favorite spots in the San Francisco bay area. Even if you’re not from the area, it should give you some ideas for places to look near you! As Bertoli mentions, thrift stores are great for everything from clothing to furniture, and the inventory changes so frequently that they’re always fun shops to explore.<\/p>\n

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My sweetie and I recently relocated to the city by the bay, and have been working hard for weeks to set up our new house. As you might expect from the folks behind Green Living Ideas<\/em>, we\u2019re trying to get as much second-hand, thrifted, shared, Craigslisted, found and vintage items as possible to ensure that our new home has the lightest footprint possible, and we\u2019ve been seeking out the best thrift stores in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

The Bay Area has so much to offer for all price ranges: you can visit high-end showrooms to find gorgeous reclaimed wood furniture, or you can find the bargain basement furniture stores with stuff that looks good, but will surely fall apart after a few weeks of use (nevermind all the toxic chemicals used to make it<\/a>!). And of course there is mid-range stuff, like Target and Ikea, which I still have never been to! Finding pieces that are of quality construction, within a good price point and still modestly attractive has taken a bit more time and perseverance, but we\u2019ve managed to find almost everything we needed for the house. And I think we\u2019re finally done!<\/p>\n

We made a few exceptions for linens and kitchen goods, but for everything else\u2013 nightstands, tables, shelving, armoires, lamps, dishes, dressers and even a TV\u2013 we\u2019ve been able to get it used. Here are the best places we\u2019ve found to seek out vintage and thrifted items for your new home in the Bay Area.<\/p>\n

But we want to hear from you: what places would you add to this list of best Bay Area thrift stores?<\/em><\/p>\n

\"goodwill-logo1\"Goodwill:<\/strong> Throughout San Francisco and the Bay Area there are dozens of Goodwill stores<\/a> that have an array of homegoods, clothing and electronics. Thus far, the ones that have proven most abundant are the Goodwill at Mission & Van Ness (1580 Mission St.) and Fillmore St. (at 1669 Fillmore St.).\u00a0Both of these locations have a bunch of furniture every time we go along with a great selection of electronics. These are larger stores too, so you can stock up on a ton of vintage clothes<\/a> too. There are more locations<\/a> throughout the Bay Area, including a few more throughout town, but these ones are smaller and didn\u2019t seem to have the selection that we wanted. Geary St was the smallest and least productive, and my boyfriend said to avoid the Haight St. location because it would be pretty low quality stuff.<\/p>\n

Out of the Closet Thrift Stores:<\/strong> Out of the Closet<\/a> is a great mission-driven company. They accept donations from the public and donate all profits to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. We visited Out of the Closet at the Mission location (1295 Folsom St<\/span>) and the Polk St location (1498 Polk St.), and found that the Mission location was much bigger and had a great selection of furniture, pillows, books for days and great shoes. We were able to bring home two small dressers for about $30 each. The Polk St. store had less homegoods, but still a great selection of clothes, shoes and more.<\/p>\n

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\nThrift Town:<\/strong> Not only is this one of the best thrift stores in San Francisco, this might be my favorite thrift store ever. Thrift Town<\/a> is a huge two-story store in the heart of the Mission. Their furniture selection was small and we didn\u2019t score anything great (yet), but they have a great array of dishes, bowls, deco, and other home goods, as well as a great selection of clothing. This is the only location in the city (2101 Mission St.), but there are four other Thrift Town stores in the Bay Area.<\/p>\n

People\u2019s Bazaar<\/strong>: A fancy vintage shop in Berkeley, selling a higher-end mix of furniture, legit antiques and jewelry. People\u2019s Bazaar<\/a> is not quite in our budget for this house, but when we sell our tech startup and make millions (haha), we\u2019ll definitely stop by here. Visit them at 3258 Adeline street, Berkeley.<\/p>\n

Urban Ore:<\/strong> A warehouse with a mission! This Berkeley warehouse is determined to change the way we think of waste and salvage; their tagline is \u2018An end to the age of Waste,\u201d which we think is pretty cool. Urban Ore<\/a> has solar panels to power their store, and sells everything from furniture, salvage building materials and even clothing. (900 Murray Street, Berkeley, CA)<\/p>\n

Bay Home Consignment:<\/strong> Another higher end vintage store, Bay Home Consignment <\/a>offers Stylish secondhand furniture store specializing in midcentury modern pieces & other vintage finds.<\/span> Find them at 1825 Eastshore Hwy, Berkeley.<\/p>\n

Mickey\u2019s Monkey <\/strong>and Apartment:<\/strong> Two secondhand stores that were so similar that I think they belong together. These are the types of stores that make you question how they pay their rent. Each store had a pretty small selection of random items and super unique pieces. More vintage cocktail sets, record players, art, and costume jewelry than actual homegoods. Both are fun and interesting though, and worth checking out if you\u2019re in the \u2018hood. Neither Mickey\u2019s Monkey (218 Pierce St.) and Apartment (3469 18th St.) have websites, not surprisingly.<\/p>\n

Leftovers:<\/strong> Leftovers was a great secondhand store that was a bit on the pricy side, but not crazy. Their selection of consignments was amazing: antiques, moderns and very cool accessories like Pottery Barn pillows, funky throws and cool homewares made it a fun place to browse. When we want to upgrade, we\u2019ll be heading here. 1350 Van Ness ave @ Bush<\/p>\n

\"stuffStuff:<\/strong> This place is wild! Stuff SF<\/a> is two floors of the most interesting and varied vintage items I\u2019ve ever seen. Crystal sets, furniture, clothing, jewelry, statues, games, lighting fixtures, and EVERYTHING else you could imagine. It\u2019s all pretty pricy, but totally unique and awesome. 150 Valencia St.<\/p>\n

Community Thrift:<\/strong> Another large store in the Mission district, Community Thrift<\/a> carries a huge selection of home goods, furniture, clothing and more. They are also a mission-driven store, and customers can choose to donate to their favorite charity at the time of purchase. Find them at 623 Valencia St.<\/p>\n

Republished with permission from Green Living Ideas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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