Tip #473: Sell What Doesn't Work And Get Something Else

{How To Buy Stuff When You Have No Money For Said Stuff}

When we bought this house almost three years ago, I needed a table to

1. put lamps on and

2. fill up this long wall space.

Enter Mr. Lovely Rich Wood 5 Foot Long Console that was perfect for all of the above plus gave the kids little drawers for their random bits n pieces. It's taken this long to realize that miscellaneous collections/junk children need to stash/crap that has nowhere else to go/etc takes up much more room than I had imagined. Also? I can't STAND to dust, and this dark wood collected a daily layer that mocked me every time I walked by. If there's one thing I can't stand, it's furniture with an attitude.

A bad attitude, that is.

So onto Craigslist it went. 12 hours later it was gone and I had $100 in my pocket to get something different. But why spend it all when you don't hafta?

For $50 this guy was solid maple and took up less space while having more storage. Since I still had money left over, I threw caution to the wind and splurged on an $8 quart of paint.

{Martha Stewart "Rainforest," color matched}

Just look at that top. I am pleased to report that not only is there less (visible) dust, I also haven't told the kids they can "move in" yet which means all the drawers are still empty.

Something about that makes me happy.

Very happy indeed.

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