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Five Home Renovation Savings Tips

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Garage or estate sales. Thrift shops. I scouted for tiles as I went to garage sales for other items and was lucky enough to find not only a big lot of beautiful travertine tiles, but also two very usable Kohler bath faucets – for which we bought one replacement part off the Kohler repair site. Make it yourself items.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

riding lawn mowers, garage door openers and many, many more things we take for granted today. Ours was smaller (about 700 square feet) – 2 bedrooms (my brother and I shared one and my parents the other), a kitchen and a living room, No basement or garage. Working from home usually meant selling stuff door to door.

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6 Tips to Save Money On Home Décor

Saving Cents With Sense

Even at discount stores, new furniture can easily set you back thousands of dollars. Check out some thrift stores, vintage stores, flea markets, and garage sales. 3 – Do the work yourself. Patrick O’Houlihan writes about discount home décor and how to save money on home décor for Moshells.