I simply adore community sites that
allow people to sell or trade their old stuff. Sites like Craigslist and Bookoo
and FreeCycle are all sites that allow people to guy/sell/trade/donate their
used and unwanted items. No sales tax and no shipping. It is all local.
The dresser needed a little updating {because I am not a 6 year old little girl and I do not decorate my room in ladybugs and butterflies}. The structure of the dresser was just fine. All drawers pulled out and there were no major scratched or chips. It was a great find with only the accessories needing to be replaced.
I have been known to peruse these sights
looking for great deals. I have found some seriously amazing deals too! For
example, I just bought a small white Stanley Furniture dresser off of Craigslist
for $10. The same dresser would have cost me over $600 {crazy, right?} brand new
in the store!
The dresser needed a little updating {because I am not a 6 year old little girl and I do not decorate my room in ladybugs and butterflies}. The structure of the dresser was just fine. All drawers pulled out and there were no major scratched or chips. It was a great find with only the accessories needing to be replaced.
The accessories {hardware knobs} can be
costly if you are not careful. I like to head to my local hardware store and
check out their selections. Home Depot, Lowes, and Menards are usually the
three places I check out first. I lucked out on the first try and found these
knobs on clearance for $1.49 a knob at Menards. I could not have been more
excited!
Dresser: $10.00
Knobs: $1.49 x 8
Total: $21.92
I love getting super inexpensive pieces
of furniture and updating them. Sometimes the furniture needs to be painted, sometimes
the furniture needs to be gutted and re-purposed, and sometimes all that is
needed is a change of accessories. Isn’t it crazy the difference simply
changing an accessory can make?
