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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2007
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The advantage of dumpster diving
Second-hand furniture and vintage shopping provide easy ways for students to fill their living spaces
BY RICHELLE BUSER
For most college students, moving out of the dorms and into an apartment or house is an exciting and liberating time. The expenses of decorating, however, are less than thrilling.
Most students are already paying for school, rent and gas, among other things. When prioritizing with money, interior decorating is often neglected.
Despite the overpriced furniture and accessories found at most home goods stores, it is possible to create a living space that is still chic at a fraction of the cost.
At the end of each school year, many students will be graduating from college and jumping into the work world. Often these students will be moving, therefore needing to discard furniture and other items.
The public works of the city of Lawrence is usually notified when a person needs large items, such as a couch or table, to be picked up. By contacting public works, future homeowners and renters can often save garbage collectors an extra trip and adopt others' abandoned furniture as their own.
If dumpster diving, be sure to search at the correct time. In Lawrence and most other cities, late nights and early mornings are the most successful times to look. Garbage collec-
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