Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. Our home furnishings include many cherished family heirlooms, such as an iron bed my folks bought at a sale, or the hand carved bed frame purchased by my great-grandfather. Often older cloth furniture retains the smells from its prior life. Ways to save on furniture.

Re-use 100

Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 3, 2014

Fashion changes and new or nearly new clothing gets sold at sales or donated to charity. I used an old seat cushion I had and wrapped it with brand new material from another garage sale to pretty it up and make it softer, then stacked new throw pillows I found at yet another sale for $.50 Do You Save Wrapping?

Buy 178

Buy Buying Garage Sale Garage 178

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 19, 2013

Create your own changing station by placing the cloth-covered changing pad on top of a dresser. When your child outgrows diapers you can continue using the dresser for her clothing. Buy a dated, smooth-gliding rocker at a garage sale for next to nothing and customize it with several yards of fabric and a staple gun.

Budgeting 94

Budgeting Budget Painting Hardware 94