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5 Websites for Affordable Furniture without Sacrificing Style

Furnishing an entire home or even just one room can get expensive quick. If you are like me and have moved into a bigger space, it can be especially daunting. Often the process of buying a home or just moving is very costly, meaning you might not have much money to spend on furniture. Below are my top five websites for purchasing affordable furniture Target Wayfair Walmart Overstock Ikea Target Target is…

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How to Find Affordable Curtains for Your Style

When we first got our house the large windows in the bedroom were daunting to me. I needed affordable curtains to be able to cover those windows within my budget. I had never gotten a curtain rod that big, and feared that the rod plus the curtains would be insanely expensive. I did some research and found that I could get the look I was wanting within my budget which was exciting.…

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Best Things to Buy at Estate Sales

As mentioned in a previous post, estate sales are one of my favorite places to find vintage home decor and antiques. They have a fun energy and I love seeing people’s homes. There are certain things I look for in particular when I am at estate sales, and I thought I would share. Dinnerware and Stemware If you want some nicer dinnerware without the high price tag, estate sales are a great…

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Finding Treasures on Facebook Marketplace

One of Facebook’s most underutilized features (in my opinion) is the Marketplace. In my post talking about china I mentioned it, so I thought I would write a more in depth post on how I use it to get the most out of this feature. Facebook Marketplace is a great way to find big ticket items for cheap prices. Things I typically search for are furniture, china, wine glasses, and rare or…

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Hot Deal: Devon Cottage by Johnson Brothers

I have been looking for the perfect blue and white dinnerware for a while now. Everything I like seems to be a little too out of my price range or just not what I want. I’ve been eyeing the Johnson Brothers Devon Cottage 20 Piece Place Set. For the longest time it was sold out on Amazon. Other places had it but it was slightly different with a dark blue salad plate…

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The Reason You Are Not Finding Good Home Deals

In five words or less could you describe your home decor style? If the answer is no, you’re missing out. There are certain aspects of life where we hate having labels, but home decor is not one of them. Labels are for creating easily searchable categories. My home decor style is ecclectic, but I know it well and could describe it to you in a few words. This is important because now…

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How to Save Money on Everything Online

I do a lot of online shopping. When you are looking for something specific, as I often am, it is just the easiest way to get exactly what you want. Plus I rarely have time to go walking around. There are a few additional steps you can do when shopping online to get the best deal. Here is what I do. Google Shopping The first thing you can do is Google what…

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Estate Sales: Everything You Need to Know

Estate sales are my favorite place to source vintage and antique pieces. I enjoy them for several reasons. For one, each house usually has a specific decor style so if you find a house with a lot of items you like you can do a lot of fun shopping in one place, and skip the ones that don’t look appealing to you. There isn’t as much digging as there is in antique…

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New Favorites from Opalhouse at Target

Some new items have come out from Target’s Opalhouse collection which I love! I sifted through all of it to round of some favorites I am considering buying. No affiliate links, just sharing somethings I have been eyeing myself. Enjoy! Set of 2 12″x24″ Floral Line Drawing Framed Canvas  // $34.99 Lumbar Ditsy Floral with Corner Tassels // $19.99 2pc Leopard Bookend Set Blue // $25.49 12″ x 12″ Love and Be…

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