Tons of old furniture get trashed each year — over 19 billion pounds. Rehabbing furniture is a great solution.
Rehabbing just a third of your old furniture instead of new purchases could save you $90 a year.
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How To Start
If you’re trying to rehab leather furniture, buy some furniture salve and use it twice a year to rejuvenate and restore.
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What Comes Next
If your pets have attacked your fabric furniture, try visible mending to patch them up instead of sending them off to a landfill.
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