Shopping the KSL classifieds

We needed furniture badly. We didn't have much money to buy it. We WON'T go into debt for furniture!!!

What's a person to do, then?

Shop the classifieds, of course! ksl.com has an extremely comprehensive classified section where everyone is selling everything! I have spent the past week searching for just the right things to go into my house. I have driven all over the Wasatch Front looking at and collecting furniture.

The sectional (which will have a leather ottoman) was bought direct from the factory in West Jordan. The maker let us pick the fabric/leather and whether the cushions would be attached or detached (detached!). He told us it would take two weeks to build. However, when we made our selections, he told us there was one already built to those exact specs in the back! Someone else had ordered it, then couldn't come up with the money to pay. Their loss was our gain! That is why we have the sectional, but not the ottoman. It is still being built.

It cost a bit more to order brand new, but couches can be a scary thing to buy used, you know? And we saved about $1,000 by going directly to the maker!

The table and chair set came from Spanish Fork. A young couple there bought it, put it together, then discovered it was too small for their family! They never even used it! Brand new table and 6 chairs for $300!

Not pictured is my new dining room table. It is a 6' solid oak mission style table with an additional 17" leaf extension. $100!!! A lady in Bountiful was downscaling in the aftermath of a divorce. I also collected two gorgeous dining chairs from a lady in Pleasant Grove ($60 for both). She never did say why she no longer wanted them. They look very nice with the table. I plan to create an eclectic collection of dining chairs over time. It should be fun to wait and hunt for perfect pieces that fit my budget ($50 or less per chair).

I am done shopping the classifieds, for now. Other than the chair collecting, of course. That could take some time.