Anonymous wrote:Well, you are are being cheap if by cheap they mean frugal and not needlessly wasting money which is what buying new furniture is. You can be discerning and tasteful and still buy furniture off CL. Hard to believe but oh so true.

Get new upholstered items (anything fabric that might transfer smells or bedbugs) and go used on the wooden pieces.

Look in the antiques section of CL in particular. I've gotten beautiful and unique stuff there. Also estate sales and other used furniture places.

I really prefer high quality old stuff to new furniture.

Anonymous wrote:I don't know. I only see overpriced out of style stuff on Craigslist. If I like something (rare) it is overpriced.

You need to be patient! Trust me, you can get amazing deals on CL. People moving, downsizing, divorces, etc are all reasons why these things are sold and fortunately for those who look for deals there are quite a few people who will not buy anything unless it is new. So there is not a lot of competition and frequently sellers are just desperate to sell.

I don't know. I only see overpriced out of style stuff on Craigslist. If I like something (rare) it is overpriced.

Bathroom, buy ethan allens ghetto stuff from over stock

Anonymous wrote:I'm too freaked about bedbugs to buy anything upholstered secondhand.

Or anything for that matter. They can hide in wood furniture.

I would re-do your bathroom and buy from Ikea for furniture until you're ready to upgrade.