Butler Heritage Tilt Top Game Table

Tilt Top Table
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The Butler Heritage Tilt Top Game Table is an excellent example of a reproduction of a fine style of tilt top table used for games.  This particular table is 29″ high with a top diameter of 30″.
Table features a built-in chess or checkers game.  Of course, the top tilts or folds for optimal space usage.  The [...]

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Tilt Top Tables

Tilt Top Table

Tables were probably one of the first pieces of furniture to come into existence.  We know that chairs were brought into popularity, perhaps the first stool with a back, during the Jacobean period.  However, it is probable that tables have been around for about as long as man has needed a place to put something.  [...]

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Buying Used Office Furniture for the Home Office

Home Office

More and more of us are working from our home offices and thankful that we do not have to get up, get dressed, or drive to the office complex.  Used office furniture can be a wonderful addition to the home office without giving up style.
Right now is one of the best times to purchase used [...]

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The Thrill of Buying Used Furniture at Auction

Used Furniture

First of all I must confess that my favorite place to buy used furniture is at auction.When visiting local auctions most include used furniture as well as smalls.  Smalls are glassware, pottery, and just about anything that can sit on a table or fit into a box.  Furniture auctions are fun but most of the [...]

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Shopping Antique Malls for Used Furniture

Used Furniture

Many antique malls and collectible shops are ideal places to find good deals on used furniture.  Sometimes it is difficult to decide if a piece of furniture is for sale or not.  It may be a part of the display.  From experience, let me say that everything in an antique mall or collectible shop is [...]

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Shopping Thrift Stores and Charity Stores for Used Furniture

Used Furniture

Shopping for used furniture in thrift stores and charity stores can be an adventure in patience and perseverance but it can be rewarding for those who endure.
The same basic rules apply for what to buy.  Look for solid furniture, wood, outdoor patio furniture, wrought iron.  Avoid used upholstered furniture at all costs. 
With those few rules [...]

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The Pros and Cons of Shopping in Used Furniture Stores

Used Furniture

When we set out to search for used furniture, many of us first think of the used furniture stores.  Of course, we expect to find used furniture in them.  However, quite often we are somewhat disappointed to find a large variety of cook stoves, a few used refrigerators, and lots and lots of beds and [...]

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