One man's junk is another man's treasure
Reuse > One man's junk is another man's treasure
Before chucking it away, it's worth asking if someone else could use your unwanted stuff? You could either sell it locally via the local paper (www.harrogatetoday.co.uk) or use freecycle (www.freecycle.org)
Secondhand shops often have good quality furniture which is sometimes better made than mass produced stuff. Also look out for the Curtain Exchange. You can get 55% of the sale price of your curtains if they are a style that will sell easily. There is a Curtain Exchange in Harrogate and they are based at The Old Stable, Back Tewit Well Road, Harrogate HG2 8JF, tel 01423 505520