I live in the midwest, and though out my journeys I often find abandoned stuff, everywhere. I snapped the above picture near the railroad tracks. Someone could have donated that chair before it sat out in the elements, or even sold it for like 5 bucks.
We saw this on the road, and literally pulled the car over just to take a photo of it.
My major goal for writing online is to show people other ways to live, rather than throwing out uneeded items into the garbage. All of that trash ends up going into a landfill, and it's senseless when so much of it can be passed on to others who could use it.
An easy way to get your used furniture back into good hands is to simply take it down to your local thrift store. Try visiting the The Thrift Shopper and type in your zip code for a listing of thrift stores in your area.
Dont forget that craigslist and bookoo.com also are viable means to sell or donate your items. Both of these sites also contain a much needed "free" section, where people post items that you can come pick up, with no cost at all. This is also called "freecycling," and I am preparing more blogs to get you educated about the movement.
Even though it is easy to throw your old furniture out to the curb, consider doing what I talked about in my last blog. Give that old wooden peice a new face with some spray paint. A little goes a long way. For a couple more bucks, you can visit your local hardware and get some paint that you apply with a brush. I use high gloss, waterborne acrylic enamel.
