When we were younger, most of our furniture came from the side of the road. We took it home and spent around $20 refurbising it. Twenty years later, we still using some of it.
Heh. Just last night I was looking at our furniture.
65 year old desk (my dad’s)
100+ year old table (grandma’s)
Stereo Component Cabinet (goodwill, $20)
Curio Cabinet & glass table (15 years old - mom’s)
Dining Room cabinet - Craigslist
Recliner - mother-in-laws old one.
Rocker - mother-in-laws old one.
(MIL is fickle, will buy furniture, use it for 6 months and go out and buy something different!)
Just last year I redid the master bedroom and got rid of 30+ year old furniture of me and my wife’s from high school and college days. Found a complete set of nice wood furniture on Craig’s List. Took three pickup truck loads - bed frame, two night stands, two lamps, two LARGE dressers, mirror, large cabinet - only 3 years old. Paid $1400 for it all! Got some nice, solid sliding glass closet doors and all the hardware on craigslist for $200.
We are due for a new couch.