| Your heart says it's time to do some home furnishing. | | | | dining room chairs. Even if the pieces require |
| Your budget says no way. Compromise and get the | | | | refinishing, you can get real bargains on both those |
| new look you want at a fraction of what you would | | | | items. The only problem you may run into is trying to |
| pay if you bought retail. How? Take advantage of | | | | find six dining room chairs alike in a used furniture |
| the fantastic bargains available in thrift shops, yard | | | | store. Be willing to compromise and get four matching |
| sales, flea markets and even the classified section of | | | | chairs and two other matching chairs to use at the |
| the newspaper. Used furniture is much cheaper than | | | | head and foot of the table. Or just get the four |
| new and gently used furniture can save you more | | | | chairs and set them at the sides of the table and |
| than seventy-five percent off retail in most cases. | | | | keep the ends open -- a very trendy look these |
| Even if you are not counting pennies, that's a bargain | | | | days. |
| worth checking out. | | | | Buying used will also allow you to explore the |
| When shopping in alternative shops, such as antique | | | | wide-open world of vintage styles as part of you |
| shops and used furniture stores, it pays to be a bit | | | | home furnishing decor. Your particular decorating style |
| more open-minded than you might be when shopping | | | | may be sleek and modern but you can find that an |
| retail. In retail, you can usually order the exact fabric | | | | eclectic combination of styles tends to highlight one |
| and color you want; the used furniture sources don't | | | | and make it more than it would be if surrounded by |
| have that resource. But, if you keep an open mind, | | | | similar pieces. Being willing to consider the |
| you may find that what you want is what you had | | | | not-so-obvious and being able to see beyond what is |
| not even previously considered. Also keep in mind | | | | stacked up in a used furniture store corner may yield |
| that if you find a well-made piece at the right price, it | | | | you a treasure trove of affordable pieces that, when |
| would still be less expensive to recover it than to | | | | combined with taste and set off with the right |
| buy a high quality piece from the furniture store. | | | | accessories, makes your place a showcase of style |
| One fantastic way to save money when doing any | | | | and fashion as well as comfort. |
| home furnishing is to consider used rocking chairs and | | | | |