How Do You Buy Furniture On A Budget?
Perhaps you are shopping for furniture to furnish your very first apartment. Maybe you bought a new home and want new furniture to go with it. Whatever your reason for buying furniture, you have a budget to stick to. These tips will help stretch your furniture dollar. Step 1 Shop thrift stores. Look for well-built pieces that are still in good shape. Don’t worry that a piece of furniture looks dirty, or that the fabric is garish and ugly. A good cleaning or simple reupholstering can give you a beautiful one-of-a-kind piece on a shoestring. Step 2 The only thing better than cheap is free! Check out Freecycle, where people give away items they no longer want or need, no strings attached. Step 3 Along the same lines as thrift stores, check out yard sales, classified ads and swap meets. Step 4 Bring the outdoors in. Look at less expensive garden furniture such as rattan, wicker and wrought iron pieces that might be just right for your home. Step 5 If there is a furniture manufacturer in yo
