Furnishing your home can be an exciting and expensive challenge. It is important that you plan your purchases carefully in order to avoid costly mistakes. Determine what you need, and how much you can afford to pay. You may not be able to purchase everything you want now, but if you have a plan in place, you will make good buying decisions. Buy one or two pieces as you can afford them.
Rooms look more interesting and have more character when individual pieces are added over time.
Visit garage sales, thrift shops, auctions, Goodwill, Salvation Army stores, flea markets and used-furniture stores. You should also look in the used-furniture ads in the classified section of the newspaper. You may find just the right accessory or furniture piece at a fraction of the cost for new furniture. Use your imagination when looking at furniture in a thrift shop or garage sale. With some refinishing, paint, or new hardware, many older items can look better than new ones.