Thrift stores are notorious for hiding all sorts of treasures. Sometimes you'll find a rare collector's item that's worth hundreds or thousands of dollars, or you'll come across a vintage designer skirt that looks brand new. Happy days! But, you can also come across some real horrors that make you wonder who bought them in the first place, and what the f*ck were they thinking?! From a Leonardo DiCaprio wall clock to a garlic jewel-embellished tank top, these atrocities are items that people found in thrift stores and had to document. Scroll down, and you'll understand why!
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Thrift store art is hardly the most exciting artwork out there... in fact, it might be the most boring kind. You know the type; watercolor paintings of scenery is about as exciting as it gets. So why not jazz it up a little, and add something exciting? Like monsters. perhaps! That's exactly what artist Chris McMahon does with "other people's landscape paintings at yard sales and Goodwill", giving them a whole new lease of life. Scroll through the pics below and check out his hilarious creations.
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If you've ever visited a thrift store, you'll know that they're full of weird and wonderful things that people have donated over the years. And when we say weird, we mean really weird. Bryan Dickerson, a freelance content creator from San Francisco, decided to document all of the bizarre art that people found in thrift stores and started the Instagram account Thrift Store Art to display all of the treasures. They say one man's junk is another man's treasure and these pictures taken from "Thrift Store Art" prove how true that really is.
