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Go to area thrift stores, flea markets and yard sales. You can also look in your local newspaper for articles/furniture for sale. In many areas there are used furniture stores where you can purchase large items for a fraction of the original price.
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I would first check the scratch and dent section of your local furniture store. There are great deals to be found, often on pieces where the damage is not very visible. Discount stores, of course, will have lilmited lines of furniture. If you like used furniture, furniture generally doesn't sell well at household auctions, unless it has value as an antique. It is common around here to pay as little as $1-5 for a couch. Garage sales are likewise fun; make an offer rather than pay the posted price. Goodwill and similar stores often have low prices on furniture, too.
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As others have mentioned, local yard sales, thrift stores, and flea markets are always a resource; you can check your local paper (or just drive around in good weather) to find them. Online sources, though, shouldn't be overlooked. When buying cheap furniture long distance, the shipping cost would probably outweigh any savings--but it's not impossible you'll find a gem on Ebay (ebay.com) that's near enough for you to pick it up. Alternatively, use Craiglist (craiglist.org) and check the "for sale" section in your area. The transaction will definitely be local--so no shipping cost--and at the right time of year all kinds of things are available for cheap or free.
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Your local Freecycle group. There are over 3500 Freecycle groups in 68 countries around the world at the time of this writing (2006-05-24) with over 2.2 million members. There are frequently Freecyclers downsizing who would be quite willing to "give" you a whole room of furniture, just for the price of taking it away. But, you probably won't be able to be picky. You'll need to take everything and then "freecycle" the stuff you don't want/need yourself. Here's a tip for you. Set yourself up a separate gmail account for your Freecycle messages, and route all the messages from your local Freecycle group(s) to that account (there will be a LOT of messages...). Then, set up a filter on your gmail account to forward you just those messages which contain your keywords, eg. furniture OR table OR chair OR etc..... Eric Ottawa Canada Freecycle http://ottawa.freecyclecanada.org =======================
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Your local Freecycle group. There are over 3500 Freecycle groups in 68 countries around the world at the time of this writing (2006-05-24) with over 2.2 million members. There are frequently Freecyclers downsizing who would be quite willing to "give" you a whole room of furniture, just for the price of taking it away. But, you probably won't be able to be picky. You'll need to take everything and then "freecycle" the stuff you don't want/need yourself. Here's a tip for you. Set yourself up a separate gmail account for your Freecycle messages, and route all the messages from your local Freecycle group(s) to that account (there will be a LOT of messages...). Then, set up a filter on your gmail account to forward you just those messages which contain your keywords, eg. furniture OR table OR chair OR etc..... Eric Ottawa Canada Freecycle http://ottawa.freecyclecanada.org =======================
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Ikea, thats my favorite place to shop for cheapish furniture and decoration items.
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i like this website for resonable but nice furniture http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?B=37890&U=136206&M=7646
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Auctions and last minute estate auctions are a good place to find furnishings and sometimes things go cheap.
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The dumper. Go there when your neighbors move & you'll scrap up the BEST kicks...FOR FREE!! Not only will you find furnishings, but you'll find food from last Thurday, holy undergarments, broken toys, babies, etc.
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Big Lots has some cheap furniture
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Today I bought a whole mess of furnishings for my home from american furniture rentals - yes, they had a sale but also have nicely priced items everyday! A couch, love seat, picture, two nightstands, a king sized bed, and two lamps for $350. Can't beat that! Mint condition too!
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IKEA (and yes, I love their stuff!)
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You can get what you pay for at IKEA (generally speaking, though I have a pair of metal end tables from there that have held up well for fifteen years), buy crap at some place that advertises low prices, OR... Find a real furniture store - a high-end store - that is going out of business. You would be absolutely amazed at what you can get for next to nothing. Finding them isn't hard; chances are the one that's opening tomorrow will be GOB within a year.
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The fine Swedish furnature from Ikea! Long ago in days of yore It all began with a god named Thor There were Vikings and boats And some plans for a furniture store. --Johnathan Coulton, "Ikea"
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my house
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Find out when trash day is for a rich neighborhood, and then go there the night before trash day with a truck and a few friends, some of the people in those places will throw away perfect, beautiful peices of furniture and appliances just because they felt like changing their decor. Also for lower quality freebies, check near the dumpsters in aparment complexes, I've found some decent furniture peices just by taking out the trash....
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Big Lots, Value City, Wal-Mart, and Flea Markets I think the key to decorating a place on a limited budget, is to go for a theme. It's not so much where it comes from, as how it flows. Try to pick colors and a sense of style that flows together.
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