Before any refurnishing or decorating can be done, you must know how much you can spend on furniture. Unfortunately, after the budget deliberation with your spouse, most are confronted with not much of an amount to spend with.

Where can I find cheap furniture? Or, most aptly, is it still possible to find cheap, quality furniture nowadays? Finding the right furniture that is comfortable with your butt cheek and your budget is not a concern which is unique only to certain individuals. Let's face it, not everyone leaves home every morning to head for work in three-hundred plus floor building or tower and comes home every night six-digit figure richer.

The truth is, times are hard. We want to get as much as we can with what little that we have. However, if money is hard to come by these days, so are quality furniture! Therefore, here are four ways to buy cheap quality furniture.

1. Try garage sales
Although it is quite difficult for some to swallow their pride, garage sales are actually excellent places to start hunting for cheap quality furniture. Why? Most homeowners in rich, plush neighborhoods change furniture at least once in every two years. Most homeowners who can afford to actually change pieces of furniture to match new draperies, new carpets or new room color schemes. Thus, most furniture in these garage sales have only been slightly used. Most likely too, the owners would not mind handing it to you at a cheap price - just as long as they can get rid of it fast enough to make space for their new home improvements.

2. Consider RTA or KD furniture
If you have not tried yet, consider buying Ready-To-Assemble furniture or Knock Down furniture. They are functional, cheap and most of these are made of high quality - though synthetic - materials.

3. Search the internet
The internet is such a rich resource for furniture and home fixtures. Browsing or window shopping for furniture online saves you the gas mileage and the trouble of having to go through brick-and-mortar furniture shops which only allow you as much designs and prices range as their shop space - and shop rental - can afford to offer. However, with internet furniture shops, the virtual space allows for endless items to be displayed online. Therefore, not only are you privileged to choose from as much as 30,000 furniture items online, you can also go directly to the items of the price range you can afford.