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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. The secret to removing the smell does not lie with cleansers or sanitizing sprays, it just takes good old fresh air and sunshine – sometimes, lots of it. To solve the issue, I aired them on the porch and in the sunshine for about 2 months. The sun bakes out.

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Collecting – Tips for Fun and Profit

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Usually this will mean keeping the object out of direct sunshine, away from corrosive materials and children and keeping it at an appropriate humidity and temperature. That same person may troll neighborhood garage sales and offer to cart away anything left after the sale for free. Store collections properly.