We moved into a 3-bedroom duplex and furnished it almost entirely from Facebook Marketplace and thrift shops

The author says purchasing secondhand was cheaper and made her house feel like a home. Courtesy of Melissa Noble My family of five recently moved into a new three-bedroom duplex. We needed to decorate, and decided to buy almost entirely secondhand. It was cheaper, helped us avoid indecision, and made the house feel like home. In August, my family of five moved into a new home on the Gold Coast, Australia. We'd been living in my parents' house since January, following an interstate move from country Victoria. When we left Victoria, we put all our belongings in storage because we weren't sure how long we'd be staying on the Gold Coast. So, when it came time to move into our new digs, we literally only had a handful of items.