"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 10/30/2014 5:42 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:23:31 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> We do have a used furniture store just up the street from me. I've
>>> never
>>> been in as I wouldn't buy used furniture but from what I have read
>>> online
>>> they have good stuff. We do have a lot of places like Value Village.
>>
>> I furnished my living room with a mixture of new furniture, pieces I
>> inherited from my grandparents + used furniture that I refinished &
>> refurbished and still use them today.
>>
>>
> I wouldn't buy a used mattress but I see absolutely nothing wrong with
> used tables, etc.
>
> My mother inherited a leather-top coffee table from her parents. She gave
> it to me many years ago; I've been using it all my adult life. My dad
> inherited a two-tier table from his mother; he had it refinished and gave
> it to me (also years ago). It now sits in the front entryway looking
> every bit as nice as it must have when Grandma got it (probably in the
> 1930's.)
>
> Old (aka used) furniture often has some fine craftsmanship associated with
> it. IOW, made to last. You just have to know what to look for and if
> you're buying, don't get rooked in the process.
>
> Jill

Bedbugs can hide in the crevices of wooden things. Also in hinges. So
unless you know the person who owned it prior, it's probably not a wise
thing to get it.