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Repair, Don’t Replace

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

At garage sales, are you attracted to those still usable but slightly defective items that no one else wants? Remember when high school kids were required to take shop and/or home economics? If so, the new fixer movement may be for you! Do you keep things until no one else wants them? If so, you are in the minority.

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Used Furniture – Re-purpose, Recycle, Re-use.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. Older pieces may have different types of finishes on them too, so you need to figure out what is on there to know what you can put on top of it. So, if you have the time and the patience, you can safely and economically reuse furniture of almost any type.

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