How to Describe Your Used Furniture on Craigslist

How to Describe Your Used Furniture on Craigslist



When was it made?

Before 1980 It�۪s vintage

Like way before? It�۪s antique

Is it all fancy? It�۪s Victorian

Are there straight Pieces? It�۪s Craftsman, Probably a Stickley

Is there metal? It�۪s industrial

Bad Paint job? It�۪s shabby chic

Used to be in your parents basement? It�۪s an heirloom

Falling apart? It�۪s a great weekend project.



A Little Before (1980s) It�۪s midcentury

Is there chrome? It�۪s atomic age

Is the wood bendy? It�۪s Scandinavian

Is there fiberglass? It�۪s an Eames

Is it black leather? It�۪s Bauhaus

Lots of colors? It�۪s retro

Lost for words? It�۪s funky.



After 1980 It�۪s contemporary/

Glass? Mirrors? It�۪s Euro

Is it a rug? It�۪s oriental

Are there doors? It�۪s a credenza

Is there wood? It�۪s solid oak

Bad strip job? It�۪s brushed metal

Bamboo? It�۪s zen

Get it at IKEA? It�۪s designer



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Simplify your post with this super useful catch-all tag which will surely guide the perfect customer to your singular offering:

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