Walk around your local flea market or a neighborhood garage sale to find unique cottage style decorations.
If you really cannot stand to give things away, have a garage sale.
Just as some garage sale planners go on to open their own secondhand or antique shops, selling at online auctions can be a business in its own right.
This can mean everything from hosting a garage sale to baking collies; do what you need to do to increase your funds.
If you visit a garage sale and have quite a few items to buy, try to negotiate the price down even further.