# @vchamlee on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DU8LO-ykW5N
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/56844465-vchamlee-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/3d18613979.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-02-19T12:55:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Virginia Chamlee (@vchamlee) — https://gondola.cc/vchamlee

## Caption

I’ve been thrifting for more than 20 years, I’ve sold my finds to celebrities, and I wrote a bestselling book about how to do it well.

And I never buy mass-produced wall art printed on canvas.

Here’s why: printing directly onto canvas is a relatively recent mass-market technique. If something is meant to look like an oil painting but has a digitally printed surface and perfectly machine-stretched edges, it’s not vintage — it’s décor designed to feel vintage.

That doesn’t make it ugly or unappealing, but it does mean it’s not scarce (and scarcity signals value).

If I’m buying art secondhand, I want one of three things:��• an original painting�• a signed/numbered print�• something old enough to have real patina�
If you want to learn how to spot value fast and thrift with intention, follow me. I share what to look for and what to leave behind.
�#thrifttips #vintageart #homedecor #thriftedhome #designinspo

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## Tags

thriftedhome, homedecor, designinspo, vintageart, thrifttips

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