Locals Enjoy Their 'Chic on the Cheap' Finds
Area homeowners and home designers share tips on where to find used furnishings and how to make them better than good-as-new.
Some of interior designer Caroline von Weyher’s favorite furniture finds have been at a variety of Metro Detroit’s thrift shops and garage sales. With a little elbow grease, a bit of creativity and vision and an open mind, von Weyher, owner of Von Haus interior design firm in Birmingham, has transformed many a castaway from dull to divine, from plain to pleasant. “Garage sales and thrift and/or consignment stores can be great places to find a vintage light fixture or a piece of furniture that (with a little refinishing or reupholstering) can make a great addition to your home,” said von Weyher, who loves the Junior League Shop in Birmingham. “Someone's discarded wood dining room chair can be totally transformed by painting it, say, red, …
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