Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 30, 2014

Since there were four chairs and only three fit at the island, we repurposed the fourth chair by painting it and using it as a decoration in our spare bedroom. We painted the chair white (it used to be espresso brown) and freshened up the beige suede seat with a mustard color fabric that went well with the room. Go Frugal'

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Furnishings Home Craigslist Furniture 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2015

If you are in more of a hurry, find a thrift store instead. But, find one in a high end neighborhood, one where the store sorts through the donations to select only the best. It would have been perfectly functional (although a bit rusty) as is, but hubby decided to paint it. A brand new croquet se t – $5.

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Garage Sale Garage Finds Sale 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 29, 2011

I did this once when I was younger and made a table for my parents. Cover thrift store finds such as boxes and crates with dish shards for an awesome magazine rack. Collect the broken keyboards and begin removing the keys, sort and store in small containers or zip lock style baggies. The possibilities are endless.

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Cycle Budget Budgeting Christmas 199

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. My daybed mattresses were previously used by a young girl, in her growing up bedroom, then stored by the parents for years. The toy ice cream table and chairs from my Mom’s childhood have an iron frame, which I stripped and spray painted.

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Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100