Best Thrift Stores in the DC Area: Consignment Shopping in Northern Virginia & Maryland

The DC area houses some of the best thrift stores for your shopping needs. Visit these consignment stores located in Northern Virginia and Maryland for vintage designer clothes, upscale furniture, antiques and some awesome rare finds.

GoodWood

Catering to the "eclectic, urbanite or the sophisticated antique collector," GoodWood is DC's premier antique and furniture consignment shop acclaimed by the Washingtonian Magazine and by other publications. Customers looking for quirky details to decorate their homes will love this chic and elegant thrift store located in the corner of U-Street. Curators Dan and Anna Kahoe have an eye for the details that makes GoodWood a distinguished place for your home furnishing needs. Serving the area since 1993, Good Wood constantly adds affordable items to their inventory.

1428 U Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-986-3640

Store Hours
Wed-Sat: 12pm-7pm
Sun: 12pm-5pm

Second Time Around

Second Time Around is a chain consignment store with locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, New York and Chicago, among others. Started in 1973, Second Time Around is an upscale consignment store that carries "new and almost-new designer clothing and accessories." Label conscious consumers can find anything from a tenderly used Manolo Blahnik, Chanel, True Religion to a Diane von Furstenberg.

In Washington DC, Second Time Around is located in the heart of Georgetown on M Street. Along with top name brands, customers have access to metered parking, parking garages and bus services.

3289 M Street
Washington DC 20007
202-333-2355

Store Hours
Mon-Fri 10am-7pm
Sat:10am-7pm
Sun: 12pm-6pm

Second Chance Boutique

Located in Bethesda, Maryland, Second Chance Boutique is a premier, high-end consignment store that specializes in top name fashion brands in men and women fashion. Owned by Barbara Blesi, the fashionable consignment store has been serving the DC area for the past 37 years. Visit for labels like Akris, Marc Jacobs, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Etro and Fendi, among several others.

4920 Fairmont Ave.
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-652-6606

Store Hours
Tues - Sat: 10 am - 5 pm
Sun:12 noon - 4 pm
Mondays Closed

Unique Thrift Stores

With 29 locations spread all over Colorado, Kentucky, Maryland and Missouri, among others, Unique Thrift is a great bargain store to visit. From furniture, appliances, kitchen utensils to rare find and odds and ends, this place has it all covered. Although Unique Thrift Stores has several locations in Maryland, locals rave about the store at Falls Church and call it a store with "a chock full of bargains!"

2956 Gallows Road,
Falls Church, VA 22042
703-992-6569

Store Hours:
Mon-Sat: 10am - 8pm
Sun: 11am - 6:00pm

Source(s)
Washingtonian.com: Best of Vintage Shopping