How to Find Unique Wholesale Home Decor
Home is the most important place in the world, so you want it to not only be comfortable, but also to reflect your personal style. Department stores offer an increasingly large selection of home decor items, but what about those truly unique finds at those truly unique prices? Where do you go to assemble a collection of unique home decor items at wholesale prices? Does this Spark an idea?
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Shop at a hotel liquidator. Whenever hotels update their furnishings or go out of business, their furniture and home decor items are purchased by a hotel liquidator that usually sells them at wholesale prices in a warehouse-type sale. You can find fabulous chairs, artwork, lamps and other unique home decor items, especially if you live in an area with several 4- and 5-star hotels.
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Shop at estate sales. Estate sales are the place to go for vintage home items. You can find everything at estate sales from classic '50s vintage to funky '60s and '70s retro. Because the goal of an estate sale is to clear the entire inventory, you can usually talk the owners into wholesale prices or lower. Check your newspapers or online classifieds for estate sales.
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Shop at auction houses. Auction houses are known for featuring rare and unique items for collectors. If you're looking for something truly unique for your decor, an auction might be your best bet. Call auction houses in your area and ask for a catalog of items that will be auctioned in the future.
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Shop resale or closeout stores. There are several large chains, such as Big Lots, that buy out the inventory of failing businesses and resell it, often at wholesale prices. These stores are also famous for offering great sales on top of closeout prices.
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Shop at thrift stores or flea markets. This is the obvious first choice when looking for unique home decor items at closeout prices. Shopping these venues is like a treasure hunt, and the creative decorator can find a wealth of possibility inside.
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Tips & Warnings
Check for summer yard sales, craft fairs, rummage sales and bazaars. Try shopping online at places such as eBay or Overstock. See if your neighborhood has a Freecycle program where people give away items they no longer want.
