Quote:I figure it'll take me anywhere from 6 months to a year to furnish to specs. Just got to match imagination to budget.Thrift stores are your friends. Goodwill and Sally Ann (and St. Vincent de Paul, if they've made it to Alabama) usually have some good-quality furniture at lower-than-Ikea prices. It might not all match, but it'll last. And you can almost always get a four-place plate setting, cutlery for four that matches, and four matching glasses and mugs at any given thrift store. (Just stay away from their electric appliances; they might be so old that they're not UL-certified.)
Some consignment shops will sell furniture for people - http://www.ziplocal.ca/companies/109616 ... -Furniture]here's a listing for one in Birmingham. You'll probably pay more than a thrift shop would charge, but less than Ikea wants for the equivalent furniture. (If you decide to move later, the good-quality furniture that you don't want to keep can go back to the consignment shop...)
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Rob Kelk
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