Last few places I&#x27;ve lived I decorated my place by getting furniture from charity shops (what I think Americans call Thrift stores) and then stripping and repainting them all to match.<p>The really good pieces could be disassembled and reassembled (with basic tools) and when done looked like new.<p>Since the resurgence of the &quot;distressed&quot; look it&#x27;s getting harder and harder to find good stuff since the market has exploded.<p>I think when I have the time I&#x27;ll just borrow my friends workshop and build all my furniture for the current place since I&#x27;m mostly running with IKEA style stuff at the moment.