Oh how i wish I lived on the west coast right now. No, not for the sunny skies and year-round warm temps but just so that I could visit Freeway Building Materials. This place was featured on the premiere episode of Top Design and when I saw the amazing one-of-a-kind finds dated back pre-1960's, I had to do some detective work to find out where it was located. Items are donated from movie sets, demolition projects, and construction sites. With LA being the movie capitol of the world, what better setting than this for some awesome antique shopping. The mass amounts of inventory may be overwhelming at first but a junkyard priced claw-foot tub is definitely worth the rummage time. Many items are perfect for DIY projects. Now, if only I could  find a location on the east coast!
The second thrift store visited in the same episode, also had some clever finds, it was the Saint Vincent de Paul thrift store. Luckily there are locations across the country.

Do you have a great antiques store in your area?