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Where to affordably get furniture for first place
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Just wondering if anyone had tips. I like ideas stuff but even just for. A bed, sofa, and a couple of other bits you're looking north of a grand which is going to be painful. (could get it on credit but I don't like borrowing)
Any good suggestions?
Any good suggestions?
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we got a lot of things from friends and family. just put it out there that you're moving and would be grateful for spare furniture. you'll be surprised.
I need to get some of my stuff on gumtree or ebay I think. Can't take everything in my house to London...
You're moving to London Arctic? :-)
I don't mind paying for bits and free cycle always seems to be thousands of beggars after anything vs the one or two giving tat away. Just wish there was something like a refurbished furniture exchange or something. Maybe I'll start one.
Definitely true! You won't win any interior design prizes, but loads of people have stuff they want rid of.
Some Ikea stuff is really cheap (except beds/sofas).
And sometimes charities have a dedicated furniture shop. Our local Heart Foundation one gets some lovely stuff in.
I have written 'stuff' a lot here.
i have heard of places like secondhand furniture exchanges, i dont know what area you live in but try googling. there are also quite a few secondhand furniture charity shops opening. i think the ymca have a few going
Sweet! I think we would only need a modest 3 seater / large 2 seater. I didn't even know charity shops did furniture.
For beds I am guessing frames second hand mattress new, right?
Yeah they do really nice stuff in their speciality home and electrical shops. My one-day-gf-in-my-dreams got her three piece suite from there.
I got some stuff from my parents and my parents friends, parents friends 'lent' me my sofa (4+ years ago), tv unit etc.
I went to Ikea for most of my stuff though and have added to it since. As I don't drive I got it all on one or two trips with my Dad but if you have a vehicle then freecycle are good, ebay collection, etc.
Watch out with Ikea, it's often not that much cheaper than anywhere else - they've got some really cheap stuff (low price and often low quality to go with it), so don't fall into the trap of it's Ikea so it must be cheap.
Small ads.
Card ads in shops.
Local paper.
Be VERY careful. 'Large chest for sale' will not be what you think it is
Speaking from experience?
Reclaim - as do they
Emmaus - as do they
British heart foundation - as do they
freecycle - really good around here
YMCA furniture shop - they deliver too
Car boot sales at the racecourse
flea market on the 2nd saturday of every month near waitrose
there is also a large dining table and 6 chairs and side board in storage I need to sell
How large is large?
One thing I'm thinking I should probably buy new is a mattress right? TBH in my 25 years I've always had used mattresses whether its been inherited from an older sibling or when I moved to uni, what the room came with.
Thanks
It's up to you, I think lots of people would find a second hand mattress a bit grim though. You could get a good quality used one though which would be better than a shitty new Ikea one or something.
Ikea mattresses are actually a decent choice for most people. Unless you are very heavy or have specific medical needs, I would recommend them as a good budget option. I used to work in the furniture industry and most of the people in my office had an Ikea mattress, unless they were flush enough to afford a really high end brand, but talking in the thousands for them.
I personally would always buy a new mattress if I possibly could. Otherwise you are sleeping on a few years worth of someone else's sweat and skin. Yum
I think I said this to you already, but when Mum worked in beds she would always go on about how other people ruin the ergonomics of your mattress. I've never had a new mattress in my adult life, though, and I can't say I've noticed (but then I'm a rubbish sleeper!)
She's right! Although unless you were sensitive to a princess and the pea standard, I doubt most people would notice.
most people try to keep their hotel room in good order, at home they slacken...