| Recently, I discovered a fun and unique way to | | | | walking back and forth trading our entire bedroom |
| acquire brand new furniture that I now enjoy in my | | | | sets with each other. I had my set of furniture for at |
| home. It requires an open mind and a creative | | | | least 15 years. It was unique and beautiful but no |
| approach. If you want to find an inexpensive way to | | | | longer practical for my needs. |
| furnish your home or make some changes on a | | | | She wanted something new and different. Her |
| shoe-string or no-string budget you may find this to | | | | furniture was more of what I needed and wanted |
| be an amusing solution for you as well. | | | | and mine was exciting and a refreshing change for |
| One weekend morning over a cup of coffee with a | | | | her. We both felt like we got a great deal. It was a |
| neighbor, I got into a fun and freaky little trading | | | | fair trade we both were very happy about. Since |
| game with her. She was complaining how she didn't | | | | then, we have traded lamps, sheets and area rugs to |
| like her drinking glasses and wanted new ones. She | | | | help each other have something new for nothing. |
| had borrowed one of mine and was returning it and | | | | Now we both have what we each want to make |
| commented that she liked mine. It was so weird | | | | our homes beautiful and new. It was all because we |
| because I had never really liked my set of glasses | | | | were open and fell into a funny little trading game. |
| either. I had recently been considering getting a new | | | | Perhaps you have a friend that likes some of your |
| set of glasses but didn't want to spend the money. | | | | stuff and you like some of theirs. Find out if they |
| Right there in the moment over coffee we just | | | | want to trade something of theirs that is of equal |
| decided to trade our sets of glasses with each other. | | | | value to something of yours that they like. The trick |
| But, that wasn't the beginning of our funny little | | | | is making sure it is a fair trade that you both feel |
| trading game. It had started when I had bought a | | | | great about. |
| very expensive bed that ended up not being right for | | | | If you don't have a friend to trade furniture or |
| me. My neighbor and I got talking. Then and there | | | | household items with then the next best thing is to |
| before we knew it we were trying out sleeping on | | | | go garage sale shopping. You can transform some of |
| each others beds. We decided to try a temporary | | | | those low cost pieces with a coat of paint and some |
| trade. After we each spent a night on each others | | | | artistic handmade designs you paint on them as |
| beds, we decided to trade our beds. | | | | accents that make it a unique and new piece in your |
| Then we got talking and discovered that we each | | | | space. When you are open-minded and creative you |
| wanted new bedroom furniture but neither of us | | | | can really spread your budget far and get more bang |
| could afford to go out and buy a new set of | | | | for your buck. Happy trading! Have fun and be |
| bedroom furniture. Before we knew it, we were | | | | audacious and outrageous! |