Tamzin Outhwaite Quotes

I love all things crafty. I love to make jewelry. I love to cut up old clothes and turn them into something new. I love projects like transforming a busted table into a shiny new table. I'm really into restoration and little side projects.

I repurposed an old World War II merchant ship door into one of the best coffee tables you have ever seen. I have also made little cabinets and media centers.

I like to frequent antiques shops and flea markets like the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

Even if you have $20,000 to buy an item, you still try to get a good price at antique stores. I collect furniture, rugs, paintings, frames. It's my hobby to go around to shops and markets.

Saturdays are set for antique shops. Williamsburg in Brooklyn has some good ones. I get in there and start meddling around with dusty boxes and rickety, worn-in stuff. I like it when I find something with someone else's name on it.

I know all of the antiques stores in Buenos Aires. I've been in every one of them, picking things out.

I watch a lot of home stuff; I like seeing things go from one thing to another and get fixed up.

I am not a designer that buys vintage to be inspired.

Every decade needs its own manual of handicraft.

If I'm going to try and find something, I stick to the flea markets, or I pull hand-me-downs from my family because I like pieces to have stories.

I credit my mom with inspiring in me a love of design, matched by her creative problem-solving abilities. This is a woman who could find an old, discarded piece of furniture, bring it home and turn it into something fabulous.

When you're visiting an antiques fair, turn left once you've passed through the entrance. Everyone else will turn right, which means you can get to the bargains before them.

My favorite things often have a story behind them and are usually handmade or discovered at a flea market.

I shop at thrift stores and consignment shoppes. I wear my clothes as is, and maybe get them dry cleaned whenever possible.

I love vintage shopping in flea markets, vintage stores and even Ebay.

My favourite finds are often antique pieces with a history.

My mom passed on her obsession of all things antique or vintage. I love to go thrift store shopping or explore any sort of garage sale. Treasure hunting is a family passion.

My father loved antique shops and shows, and quite a bit of my childhood involved outings to dim, dusty places packed with cast-off treasures.

I'm pretty much a thrift shop gal. Flea markets on Sundays.

I like Goodwill and the thrift stores. I don't like going into a store and picking from a bunch of cute stuff that's already been found. One of the best parts is finding it myself.

About 90 percent of the pieces in my home are vintage, and I'm a ruthless editor. I only live with things that I love. There is not one thing in my home that doesn't have meaning to me.

One kid's old, used-up equipment is another kid's brand-new, awesome, awesome equipment.

I do like silver. I love antiques. I collect Georgian glass at home. When you think about how fragile that it is and think about how long these things have lasted - some of it is 400 years old - I find the history of these things extraordinary.

I shop a lot more for furniture than I do for clothes. I much prefer going to an antique shop full of obscurities.

Whether you're going to a museum or a flea market or flipping through a book, always be on the lookout for something special.