Where to Go Junking in Texas

Ford provided me with a vehicle for my junking trip.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Last weekend, I spent the weekend with a few girlfriends at a lake house near Austin and, on the way, we did some junking in Texas.  {If you follow me on instagram and twitter, you probably saw some fun sneak peeks along our route!}  We hit a few non-junk shops as well but overall my focus was thrifting, junking, and reclaiming.  And we hit the jackpot along the way with a handful of fun shops that I had to share with you.  {If you’re sticking to the DFW metroplex, be sure to check out my favorite places to thrift in Dallas Fort Worth!}

We were lucky to get a Ford Expedition Platinum to drive from Dallas to Spicewood …

… and we made a few stops in between and also added in a day trip to Wimberley later in the weekend.

We traveled through Texas in style, enjoying the roomy interior, the stitched leather, and the air-conditioned seats {always a win in the sweltering heat of Texas!} of the Ford Expedition Platinum.

And the divided cargo space?  Perfect for this type of trip and the treasures we found.

We filled up that space in no time … and it may be the first time that luxury vehicle was loaded down with scraps of reclaimed wood and locker doors {smile}!

Our first stops, once out of Dallas, were in Waco.  We wandered through some fabulous shops including Junque in the Trunk, Junky Monkey, and a couple of other places on that same strip.

We found quirky items and true treasures at each place …

… and couldn’t resist bringing some of them home.

If you know anything about Waco, Texas, you know that it’s the home of Chip and Joanna Gaines of Fixer Upper fame.  We stopped in at Magnolia, Joanna’s shop.  The shop is small but fabulous and we could have bought one of everything.  The light fixtures had me drooling.  The shop is such a fun snapshot of the amazing style you see on Fixer Upper!

{Since this post was first published, Chip and Joanna have expanded Magnolia to the silos.  If you’re planning a day in Waco, be sure to check out my self-guided tour of Magnolia and lots of surrounding places to stop, shop, and eat!}

I can’t wait to go back to Waco to visit these same shops again and to see some others that we missed on this trip.

{I did grab a couple of these vintage locker doors and turned one into a locker door memo board with wood burned wood slice magnets for my son’s room.  Click on those links to see the full instructions for both of those projects.}

In addition to junking in Waco, we did some shopping in Wimberley, wandering through stores that were full of gorgeous colors and textures, one of a kind pieces …

… stunning painted furniture makeovers, and piles of inspiration.

We had so much fun sifting through the shops and meeting the shop owners and just enjoying the creativity in Wimberley.

Not much is better than a weekend of laughing with the girls and hunting for treasures.

And one final junking stop on our trip: Revival in Spicewood.  Joanna Gaines had recently been there as well and it’s no wonder … it’s such a neat place.  I could have spent a lot of time sifting through the reclaimed lumber in the yard {I did spend a bit of time in the lumber pit and came home with some neat chippy wood pieces}.

I’m ready for a repeat of that entire weekend.  Have you been junking in Texas?  I’d love to hear some of your favorite spots!