# @vchamlee on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DWGqdogEWjc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/60643405-vchamlee-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/4896bdc362.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-03-20T11:13:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Virginia Chamlee (@vchamlee) — https://gondola.cc/vchamlee

## Caption

There’s a category of furniture I’ve been quietly pulling from thrift stores and estate sales for the past year.

A lot of people walk right past it.

It’s been out of fashion long enough that nobody wants it — which means it’s still cheap.

But designers are calling it one of the biggest interior trends of 2026:

Dark wood. Mahogany, walnut, heavily carved Victorian pieces, mid-century dining sets.

It’s everywhere at thrift stores right now because the light wood obsession of the last decade pushed it completely out of style.
That’s changing fast.

A solid mahogany dresser, a dark walnut credenza, anything with serious carving or weight — grab it before everyone else figures this out.

I’ve been doing this for twenty years, I wrote a bestselling book about thrifting, and I’m telling you — this one is worth paying attention to.

Follow me if you want to know what I’m grabbing before it trends. #thrifting #thriftstore #vintagefurniture

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## Tags

thriftstore, vintagefurniture, thrifting

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