Attend Yard and Estate Sales
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Attending yard sales definitely has its pros and cons. You often have to sift through a lot of junk but sometimes you stumble upon some pretty neat finds. Yard Sales are great places to find furniture, artwork and other home decor. Estate sales usually have more to offer and you may score bigger ticket items such as appliances, electronics and expensive furniture - it all just depends on what’s for sale.
Your local hardware store might have a stash of paint that customers returned because they were unhappy with a finished mixed color or didn't end up needing. This is a great opportunity to pick up perfectly good paint at a deep discount.
Tio: Before purchasing, check the paint label, which has a dried swatch of the actual paint and may contain the name of the paint shade that was mixed. Since a machine mixes the paint, at times shades may vary due to malfunction. Compare the shades of paint by looking at the actual color swatch that has been hand-dabbed on the label rather than by reading the name.
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