There are plenty of people at one time or another that find themselves having to live on a tight budget and you will often find people who are first time homeowners that fall into that category as well as people who might be going through career or lifestyle changes.

Believe it or not, it is actually very easy to come by furniture that does not look like what I call early marriage, you know the hand-me-downs and the garage sale items or the culmination of what you had or your spouse had before you got married, the stuff that really clashes. It is very simple to find furniture that does not cost a fortune and can add a more coordinated, mature look to your home.

As a single parent at one time, I had a very tight budget and post divorce, you do not necessarily want to keep furniture items that remind you of the union of marriage that has now been dissolved, so I had to find ways to make my very tight budget stretch in order to get some new furniture when I moved.

I do not want to mislead you into thinking that these ideas will instantly lead you to the perfect piece of furniture you are looking for because chances are, it wont. In fact, you will probably have to do a lot of searching to find everything you want and are looking for, but its not too hard to have a good time doing this because the trips you take to look for furniture can be quite interesting and comical as well.

One of the best places to look is at garage sales. Depending on the time of year when you are shopping, you can find some great deals on some very well taken care of furniture that people just have either no room for or just do not want anymore. The last couch I found at a garage sale was well maintained and had no flaws or stains and it was very close to what I was looking for and I was able to pick it up for $25.00. Now, seriously, how can you beat $25 for a very well maintained couch? I have not been able to find that great of a deal since, I have found some great deals, but none as great as that.

Flea Markets are another good choice because there are tons of communities that have a flea market on the weekend and vendors who are looking to make you a deal to get rid of their stock are usually bountiful at a Flea Market. Just because their furniture might be cheap does not mean it is cheaply made, remember, these vendors do not have the overhead that the owners of a furniture store do and this is why they can cut you a great price break.

Thrift stores, consignment shops, scratched and dented rooms in the bigger furniture places are all great places to look for your next piece of furniture on a tight budget. Keep these tips in mind when you are looking and also, keep in mind that you might want to discuss this with family members, they might have a great piece of furniture to add to your home that they are willing to part with or have no use for.

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The beauty of having an oriental area rug is having it be the centerpiece of a room so that it can add style and comfort to a room where you spend a good majority of your time at home in. There are several quality oriental area rugs that you can find that are affordable as well as make a great heirloom to pass on to your future generations. In the quest of searching for the perfect area rug, there are definitely some things you need to keep in mind and this article is going to focus on some of the more important aspects of shopping for the right oriental area rug.

One of the first things you are going to want to focus on in your search is to pay attention to the material that the rug is made with. There are generally two types of material used for making oriental rugs, one is a made from synthetic material and the other is made from natural material. The thing you need to keep in mind most when choosing the rug and the material it is made with is to make sure that where you intend to put the rug plays a big factor on which type of rug is going to be best. If you are buying the oriental area rug for a high traffic area, you are going to want to spend a little more and invest in the ones made with natural fibers because they are more equipped to handle the high traffic.

The next thing you want to look at is the KPSI factor. KPSI stands for knots per square inch and the higher the knots, the better quality of rug you are looking at. Additionally, there are a lot of people who own oriental rugs that are always on the look-out for new rugs and these people are very well versed in what it takes to search for that perfect rug and they also will tell you that having a handmade rug versus a machine made rug is the best kind to find. It is easy to tell whether or not you are looking at a handmade rug because you will find tiny flaws in the overall character of the rug, whereas a machine is programmed to design the rug with zero flaws.

Of course this is all subject to you and your preference and personal style. There are some people that would rather have a rug that has no flaws in it, regardless of how small the flaw might be.

Lastly, you want to make sure that the oriental area rug you choose is authentic. Once again, another step that is easy because each authentic rug will come with a certificate of authenticity that will contain details on it such as the size, the origin of the rug, how old it is, the materials it is made with and the KPSI. It is important to also keep that certificate for insurance purposes because an investment like this is not going to be cheap and should something happen to your rug, you will want to have the peace of mind that it can be replaced.

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