Lotus House Thrift Chic Boutique

In town visiting from New York on a Thursday evening and didn't realize how bloody hot it was. After making it to my Air B&B, I jetted over to Lotus House and made it 10 minutes before close. When I arrived, the gates were already down. I stood by the window hoping to get someone's attention and at the very least get a "sorry, we're closed." Three people inside saw me and ignored me. I highly recommend honoring the hours shown on your business pages online.

The best ever! You never know what you're fine, but there's always something great from ever Eberjey bathing suits with the tag still on to Reformation shoes in the box. Great cause! Wonderful young staff.

Love to donate my gently used items to them since they help women of domestic violence. Good selection of accessories and casual wear.

Lotus House started in 2004 as part of the Sudari Foundation. In 2005 the foundation purchased its first shelter building for women, youth, and children and named it after the pink lotus flower which is the universal symbol of compassion. In 2007 a maternity center opened and in 2008 a 1920's duplex was renovated as a community center. In 2009 Lotus House opened a thrift run by its own charity Lotus House Thrift. LLC. In 2010 a health and wellness center was added to address the medical needs of those without insurance. By 2011 a third residential building opened and Lotus House was serving 68,000 meals and providing 40,000 shelter beds annually. Through the ensuing years Lotus House continued to expand while still having to turn people away for lack of space. By 2017 they exited all of their old buildings and opened a brand new 25 million dollar village. They are now the largest women's shelter in the state of Florida and they shelter nearly 500 people every night.

The Lotus House is a fantastic charity. Proceeds from this adorable thrift boutique go to supporting the Lotus House shelter. Some donations to the thrift store go directly towards clients while the items sold help to fund the shelter and its services of health care, job training, counseling, education, and meals. While the shelter is in Overtown, the thrift store is in Allapattah, a kind of less expensive Wynwood.

Items you can find in the store include designer and vintage furniture, new and gently used clothing, accessories, home decor, and collectables. The ladies staffing the store were the sweetest. Even the celebrities love this charity. Drake dropped in for a visit in 2018 and made a donation and met with some residents. This is a worthy charity to receive your donations and to shop at. Check them out and support their mission to help the at risk women and children of Miami.

I love what this place stands for.

It is very organized, clean, and chic looking. I personally didn't find anything when I went. They have specials discounts each day. I think the prices are a bit high tho.

I love going thrifting. Sometimes you just find great items. I've been really into looking for second hand furniture as of lately. I'm always hesitant to buy furniture from thrift stores because of the fear if bed bugs, fleas etc. so you really just have to inspect the furniture before buying.

With that said, I found a beautiful chair at Lotus House hidden between some clothes. It had some dings on it but it was absolutely beautiful nonetheless. They only had one chair (no matching chairs) but that was fine because I was planning on using it for a vanity in my room.

With a little love I painted the chair and distressed it to fit the look I was going for. I'm absolutely thrilled with my purchase because it was only $10!

The only thing that I struggled with when looking through the store was that it was extremely disorganized and cramped... of course I'm not expecting to walk in and it look like a retail store and I know they have limited space with lots of donations but there were just some boxes filled with random things and piles of clothes on the floor. It was random that I found the chair that I purchased between clothes and not with the other furniture... just a little heads up so you know what to expect when coming here!

Anyway, regardless of that little detail I think it's a great place to find little gems and I'll definitely come back if I have another DIY project in mind.

Been thrift shopping?

If you haven't you may think all shops are run down used clothes stores. Far from it. Many places are unique bohemian joints that are so fun to find things you will find yourself coming back often.
This joint is one of em. We stopped in today and had some great finds. It's an eclectic clean organized place with just enough randomness to make it slick.
Service is really great and they are quick to offer a cup of coffee from there barista bar.

If in the neighborhood, you really should stop in.

This is a beautiful clean boutique where 100% proceeds go to a great cause. This is also a perfect introduction for people who swear they would never go to a thrift store as it looks and feels just like a regular boutique. Very nice furniture and overstock designer clothes at a fraction of the price. I wouldn't comprare this to a Salvation Army as prices are different and you don't have to dig through racks this is curated. Will be back!

Cute things but everything is over priced to be second hand, and the ladies at the front desk were so rude.

I visited Lotus House recently during thanksgiving because I was part of an event which consisted of spending time with children while playing games and having a great time together.

Although I didn't walk into the thrift store per se, I was able to see the facilities of Lotus House and was impressed with the way the team behind this place is running the show. The whole experience was superb because you could see the passion they have for what they do: helping those who need it.