If you are looking for some of the best ways to furnish your home with unique home décor items, go searching at antique or thrift stores and then learn to refinish. Calling on a friend that has a retail furniture store, you discover that your little table that you are so proud of is a very old shaker table that was used in kitchens in the early 1800s. What should you do now? You had no idea that you had purchased such an exquisite antique that has charm and history. In addition, you have a collector’s item that has to be treasured. One thing is for sure, painting it definitely out.