How to furnish a living room for $250 or less

wonderful article! I've been enjoying my finds for years!

*sigh* It's craigslist.org

For you Lehigh Valley people, check out allentown.craigslist.org/zip - everything on there is free. If you're willing to spend a little more in gas, look into the other area sites:

philadelphia.craigslist.org/zip
poconos.craigslist.org/zip
reading.craigslist.org/zip

If you're not cheap like me, and you're willing to pay for whatever you're looking for, you can use craigslist to find whatever you're looking for. Chances are, someone will be selling it.

A word to the wise, though - if you're set on finding something, you'll have to check a couple times a day. Most furniture items go fast. And use an email address that's already prone to spam, since sometimes there are unscrupulous people who just harvest email addresses to send you crap.

Also, feel free to check out your local freecycle group (google it - I don't remember it off the top of my head).