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Repurpose Your Pad
By margaretjane
One of my favorite passtimes as a New Yorker is scouring the sidewalks for trashed furniture. I have a few rules governing what I will and won' t take. I adhere most strongly to the Nothing With Stuffing rule. If you live in an area with a lower housing turnover, your second-hand gems likely come from a flea market or thrift store. However you come to aquire your UBF (ugly but functional) old furniture, there are a hundred ways to convert your cheepie/freebies into fabulous conversation pieces. Anthropologie has some amazing hardware to update unattractive or missing knobs. Design Your Life Blog suggests turning an old card catalog into a liquor cabinet!
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