Becoming a new homeowner can be exciting and overwhelming and the last thing you want to worry about is spending tons of money on home decorations to furnish your new home. A perfect alternative to that would be shopping used decor at the Habitat ReStore and saving money at the same time. Here are five reasons why new homeowners should shop sustainable decor.
Why Should You Buy Used Decor
Affordability
Shopping secondhand Decor can be super affordable when you are looking for the perfect pieces to make your house a home. There are so many pieces from the Habitat Restore that you shop from such as beautiful chairs, lamps, rugs and picture frames. There are endless styles to fit everyone’s preferences whether that be traditional furniture, classic furniture or modern. Furnishing your home with vintage or gently used decor pieces is a great way to save money and find those really unique pieces
Sustainable
Sustainable decor and furniture are making their stand in the future for lots of new homeowners. When you shop gently used decor and furniture you are helping the environment and being part of a bigger picture of doing your part to reduce, reuse and recycle. You are also getting more sturdy and high quality items therefore you are not needing to buy new decor pieces each year as you would by purchasing from large corporations.
Shop Locally 
Buying locally is more cost effective because you are saving money on gas by traveling short distances to your local Habitat Restore. When you support locally you are contributing to your local community and members. Supporting the Habitat Restores in Burlington, Milton, Mississauga and Orangville has so many benefits with the most amazing one being our home building projects in the Halton Region, Mississauga and Dufferin County.
Upcycling
The best part about second hand decor and furniture is the opportunity to completely upcycle your finds and put your own touches on them and to make them your own unique one of a kind items such as doing a DIY project and refreshing with new paint or changing knobs on furniture pieces. You will also be reducing what goes in the disposable areas by giving these gently used decor items a second home.
Unique and Vintage pieces
Shopping Unique and Vintage pieces is the perfect hobby. It allows you to find really nice awesome pieces that are not readily available at every store and provides you with the best unique pieces that can become a conversation piece with family and friends. Lots of Vintage and antique pieces have been made with sturdy materials making them good quality so they will last a long period of time becoming a well loved piece in your home for years to come.
As you can see there are many reasons to shop sustainably for used home decor and furniture and how it impacts the environment in a positive way. When you are looking for a new piece to transform your room into your next favorite room with the most unique and eye-catching decor. You will also be saving money by shopping second hand and that’s essential for new homeowners who are on a budget.
About Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga-Dufferin ReStores
The Habitat HMD ReStore is an amazing place to shop for used furniture, antiques, appliances, used kitchens, paintings, home décor, doors and more. With ReStores located at Burlington , Milton , Mississauga and Orangeville, every visit to the ReStore is different, and every purchase helps support our home building projects in our community.
About Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga-Dufferin
Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga-Dufferin is a proud member of our national organization Habitat Canada and is one of 50 local Habitat affiliates across our country. Habitat for Humanity brings communities together to help families build strength, stability, and independence through affordable home ownership. We provide a solid foundation for better, healthier lives in Canada and around the world. You can find out more about Habitat Canada at https://habitat.ca/.