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  Sarah Krouse

  9 years ago

  Lovely idea! Enjoyed getting to know you + your blog from the Pinterest Party!

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    Sam

    9 years ago

    Thank you Sarah! I loved getting to know you and the rest of the bloggers as well! Hope we can all keep in touch!

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  website

  6 years ago

  At some point that you experienced, you have likely thought
  we would breakup with an old sofa, coffee table, or chest of drawers.
  In most cases, there’s nothing wrong with all the piece under consideration; it really no more fits
  your home or style-or space or kind of your new spouse.
  Opt to Sell
  Often during the process of choosing the new item, the conversation turns from what to do while using old one.
  Selling is obviously an alternative. However, that endeavor could be more trouble
  than it’s worth. Do you sell online or host a garage sale?
  Either way, rarely does the owner get anything close to the item’s
  retail value.
  Donate to Your Community
  A better option for several is to simply donate the unwanted
  furniture. In addition to taking the piece off your hands,
  whether it’s a good deed at the very least, or
  potentially obviously any good tax disregard.
  Most people do not realize that lots of charitable
  organizations collect used furniture, in some cases, providing gently used furniture to the people in
  need, or in other cases, refinishing and selling it to raise money to aid their community efforts.

  Everyone has heard the old adage, “One man’s trash is yet another man’s treasure.” How nice to know
  that together with cleaning space in your home, your donation can help settle and support children or provide much-needed
  financial assistance to an organization that works to stretch every dollar.

  It almost doesn’t get much easier to invest within your community!

  Consider the Environmental Impact
  If this is still insufficient to convince you,
  look at the environmental impact. If every old armchair or table was merely discarded, imagine each of the landfills that
  could subsequently be full of used furniture. You are only doing yourself along with the planet an email finder service if you instead decide to give new
  life fot it old furniture.
  Once you’ve made the choice to donate, you’ll need to be diligent to find out
  what organizations in your area are accepting used furniture, if they
  grab or they might need a drop off. Once you coordinate that they will receive those items, make sure you inquire
  if you can have a receipt to your tax-deductible donation.
  It may also be worthwhile to take into consideration organizing a group effort,
  urging others within your office, church, or community
  to participate and host a donation drive.
  Finally, should you be already on-site donating to your secondhand
  shop, consider looking around to determine what others have offered that you could use.
  Something they let go of could be just what you are considering to perform your eyesight.
  Purchasing from all of these types of stores is just as helpful as
  donating. You’re supporting an underlying cause and
  keeping cast off items from ending up in a landfill.
  Who knew used furniture could possibly be so valuable!
  Whatever you decide, just knowing the options could be each
  of the freedom you should redecorate that space.

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