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Summary: Learn how to find items for the house and home at junk sales and thrift stores in this free shopping video.
Denise Robinson resides in Austin, Texas. She has designed sets for both TV and film for 12 years in California. She believes that you can create beautiful looks for inexpensive...read more
" Hello! My name is Denise Robinson, and on behalf of expertvillage.com, I’m here to talk about junking with the thrift shop and yard sale in mind. In this segment, we’re going to talk about items for the house. Well, items can be anything that you want to decorate your house with, like here, if you want to find some curtains. You can find some curtains at a thrift shop or yard sale to decorate your home. Maybe a ficus tree, little candle holders, plants, or course dishes are always a thing to decorate your home, small items, small knickknacks. You can get large furniture, beds, comforters, refrigerators. All kinds of things, but once you find these items and you decide that you must have them, inspect them very well; inside and out. Even if you’re not sure of the mechanics, like refrigerators, if it’s working or not, bring along someone who knows and have them help you out, so when you invest your money into these used items that you’re getting bang out of your buck. "
eHow Article: Finding Household Items at Thrift Stores & Junk Sales