How to Buy Furniture on a Budget

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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.

Instructions

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      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.

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      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.

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      Along the same lines as thrift stores, check out yard sales, classified ads and swap meets.

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      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.

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      If there is a furniture manufacturer in your area, check prices there. You might find huge savings! No way to buy direct? Look for outlet stores for deep discounts.

Tips & Warnings

  • January and July are known in the furniture industry as sales months. If you can, wait until those months to shop.

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