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Tips for finding quality furniture at garage sales

DIYers and Environmentally-Conscious Shoppers Find Value in Second-hand Furniture Furniture is the third largest household expense, which is an expensive reality for many newly established households including newlyweds, first-time homeowners and young families.  With garage sale season just around the corner, it’s a great time to find quality second-hand furniture but, unless you know what [...]

May 8 One-Click Download of Hampton Roads Garage Sales for TomTom

Click this button to download this weekend’s garage sales to your TomTom GPS device.

GREAT U.S. 50 YARD SALE

Eleventh ANNUAL “GREAT U.S. 50 YARD SALE” “THE NATION’S YARD SALE” MAY 21-23, 2010 GENERAL INFORMATION The eleventh annual Great U.S. 50 Yard Sale will be held Friday-Sunday, May 21-23, 2010. The yard sale started in 2000, stretching across most of Indiana. The goal is for it to grow into a Coast-to-Coast event held each [...]

Garage Sale Season 2010 is Under Way – 5,000 garage sales this weekend!

It’s Friday morning on the east coast and there are already over 4,700 garage sale listings — I’m quite confident we will pass the 5,000 mark by tomorrow. Check out a glimps of the national map: The site is set up to view just your local area, because plotting this many sales takes a few [...]

Interior Decorating with Garage Sale Finds

Even during a recession, you can spruce up your home or office with new furniture and accessories to add character and warmth. One of the tricks to doing this, while saving money, is to buy items second hand, and garage sales are a great way to do this. When shopping for home decor at garage [...]