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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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. So, if you have the time and the patience, you can safely and economically reuse furniture of almost any type. How to make used furniture usable.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

My mother grew up on a farm, and from her accounts my grandmother and grandfather (who also was a foreman at the local glass factory, along with being an independent farmer) were frugal, and sometimes times were tight. , and among my favorite Frugal Girl posts are the decluttering/cleaning before and afters! Not at all. Try things!

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