{"id":130325,"date":"2023-09-18T19:28:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T19:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=130325"},"modified":"2023-09-18T19:28:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T19:28:52","slug":"im-an-interior-designer-youre-spending-way-more-than-you-need-to-on-furniture-my-trick-saves-even-on-pottery-barn-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/beauty-and-fashion\/im-an-interior-designer-youre-spending-way-more-than-you-need-to-on-furniture-my-trick-saves-even-on-pottery-barn-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I'm an interior designer & you're spending way more than you need to on furniture – my trick saves, even on Pottery Barn | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
AN interior designer has found a way a clever way of saving hundreds of dollars on furniture. <\/p>\n
She said homeowners are spending way more than they need and her trick saves even when shopping at Pottery Barn.<\/p>\n
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This lady should know what she is talking about. She has learned a few tricks of the trade during the course of her career. <\/p>\n
She spends most of her working day trawling the internet for cheap household design deals.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow to save money on furniture," said Vancouver-based Carmen Javier (@carmenjavierco), who has 34,000 followers on her TikTok. <\/p>\n
"You [can] save literally hundreds of dollars when furniture shopping online," she wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m an interior designer, and I source and shop for clients throughout the US and Canada on a daily basis.<\/p>\n
"I comb hundreds if not thousands of items searching for the best prices."<\/p>\n
She was ready to share her trade secret and it was relatively simple.<\/p>\n
\u201c[First] you are going to find the item that you\u2019ve been eyeing."<\/p>\n
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