Trash Thursday: Recycled Furniture

When I moved into my first home, I was enthused about making it warm and comfortable. I soon found, however, that good quality furnishings for the home were way beyond my meagre budget.  Determined to do the best I could with the available resources, I began begging friends and neighbors for old furniture that they had hiding in basements, attics, outbuildings, and barns. Most of them gladly donated to my cause because they wanted to get rid of their accumulation of clutter almost as much as I wanted to use it.  I was delighted and even ventured further afield to my local online Freecycling site to collect several other freebies.  More...