Too expensive, better deals online, and personally, I love consignment boutique/home furnishing, and yard sale shopping. In the last few years, I’m still amazed at the deals and the quality of items I’ve been able to purchase at far fewer prices than buying/charging at retail stores. Many Americans are catching on!
Add Pinterest to that. I found a recipe for Annie Sloan chalk paint and very cheaply revamped my parents’ old bedroom furniture for my daughters’ room. They love it! I also got some great ideas for free or cheap raised garden beds. My husband wasn’t too excited about the free, old picnic table I brought home, but it gave us two 4x8 raised beds.