So I love to poke. Drop me off in a mall.. bookstore... thrift store and I can spend hours sorting through racks and aisles until I find the strangest and thereby coolest items.

I'm looking for idea on redecorating the guest room so I went to one of my favorite stores to poke around... the Habitat Re-Store (http://habitat-tulsa.org/restore/).

Walking into that store is like a hippie haven for me... vintage fixtures... recycled home building materials.

As you enter the large warehouse near 15th and Memorial on one side you see row after row of used appliances that work fine and can be picked up cheap.

<a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=9184" rel="attachment wp-att-9184"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-9184" title="Habitat for Humanity" src="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Tasha-Does-Tulsa-Habitat-1-500x375.jpg" alt="by Kate Huggins" width="500" height="375" /></a>

To the other side it's carpeting... tiles... paint... all donated to the store to sell... and help fund Habitat for Humanity. It's the perfect spot for do it yourself homeowner to get cheap supplies.. or for wannabe Martha Stewarts like me to pretend to be crafty.

<a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=9183" rel="attachment wp-att-9183"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-9183" title="Habitat for Humanity" src="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Tasha-Does-Tulsa-Habitat-2-500x375.jpg" alt="by Kate Huggins" width="500" height="375" /></a>

I spotted this vintage sewing machine and fell in love. I have no clue if it works and if it did I wouldn't know what to do with it.. but isn't it gorgeous.

<a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=9182" rel="attachment wp-att-9182"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-9182" title="Habitat for Humanity" src="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Tasha-Does-Tulsa-Habitat-3-500x375.jpg" alt="by Kate Huggins" width="500" height="375" /></a>

Then I headed outside... where they keep the bathroom fixtures... doors, windows... and the field of toilets.

<a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=9181" rel="attachment wp-att-9181"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-9181" title="Habitat for Humanity" src="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Tasha-Does-Tulsa-Habitat-4-500x375.jpg" alt="by Kate Huggins" width="500" height="375" /></a>

Now I've been contemplating turning an old window into a frame... like on this Instructables blog (http://www.instructables.com/id/Old-Window-Picture-Frame/)

So I headed for the bins of windows to see if there was one that would fit in the spot I'm thinking of putting it. My favorites are the ones that have the most paint chipped off of them... yes I still love shabby chic. Don't judge me.

<a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=9180" rel="attachment wp-att-9180"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-9180" title="Habitat for Humanity" src="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Tasha-Does-Tulsa-Habitat-5-500x375.jpg" alt="by Kate Huggins" width="500" height="375" /></a>

Also you have to walk on this walkway to get to the windows, doors and shutters section. I love this.

<a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=9179" rel="attachment wp-att-9179"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-9179" title="Habitat for Humanity" src="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Tasha-Does-Tulsa-Habitat-6-500x375.jpg" alt="by Kate Huggins" width="500" height="375" /></a>

Sadly all of the windows they had the weekend I was poking were too big for the spot in my mind. So I went home empty handed.

But the added bonus to the Habitat Re-Store is that I can pop my head in again in a couple of weeks and they'll have a whole new batch of donated items for me to dig through to find my hidden treasure.

<a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=9178" rel="attachment wp-att-9178"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-9178" title="Habitat for Humanity" src="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Tasha-Does-Tulsa-Habitat-7-500x375.jpg" alt="by Kate Huggins" width="500" height="375" /></a>