Local stores provide easy,
inexpensive options for
DECORATING
There are pros and cons to living on campus as well as off.
Look earty and weigh all the options.
ByMarySasa
There are many places to
buy affordable furnish
ings to make a
dwelling cute, comfortable and
impressive. The key is shop
ping around.
Although most students
can't spend top dollar com
missioning artist Vigil Ortiz to
design a bedspread or have fa
mous designers plaster the
wall to accent a Picasso paint
ing, domestic necessities can
be affordable.
Graduate student Kristin
Hoobler said she has bought
items on discount at yard
sales including an antique
coffee table for $10 and a
kitchen table and a night
stand for $2. She said she
loves Ross Dress for Less, lo
cated in the Gateway Mall in
Springfield, andT.J. Maxx, lo
cated in the Oakway Center
off Coburg Road, where she
has found stylish dishes and
sheets. Hoobler said she has
an artistic eye and enjoys
making things work together.
"I get to be creative, and I
save a bunch of money," she
said.
Many people have found
fantastic savings at thrift stores
like Goodwill, with five area
locations; The Salvation Army
at 2065 W. Seventh Ave. in Eu
gene and 346 Main St. in
Springfield; Value Village Thrift
Store located at 555 W. Cen
tennial Blvd. in Springfield;
and St. Vincent de Paul's six lo
cal locations. However, some
of the merchandise at second
hand stores is more expensive
than at discount stores. For ex
ample, a used couch was sell
ing at Value Village for
$119.99, and stained lamp
shades were going for $4.99 at
Goodwill. At Ross, furniture
pieces range from $12.99 to
$149.99, and lampshades are
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TLC's "Trading Spaces"
designer Vern Yip said in an
online posting that he likes to
shop at Target for lamps and
glass accessories and at Ba
nana Republic for sale bed
ding and towels. Area resident
Lindsey Lusk said she gets
good deals at Discount Depot,
located at 3061 W. 11th Ave.
She said the last bargain she
got there was two Ralph Lau
ren pillows for $ 10.
Small touches can also make
a big impact. Bright candles,
vases and fake roses add color
to rooms. Throws cover worn
desks and tables, and small pil
lows accent other decorations.
To inexpensively add spark
to a room, find a few decora
tive pieces to visually excite
and cover flaws with table
cloths, throws or paint. Other
local stores that sell acces
sories are Pier 1 Imports and
Bed Bath & Beyond, both lo
cated at Oakway Center off
Coburg Road.
Mary Sasa
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