If changing accommodation is often exciting, the same cannot be said for moving and furnishing, which require a certain investment. It was without counting on these clever tips to save on your furniture budget!
Clever tips to benefit from cheaper furniture
Hunt, restore, buy in bulk or take advantage of sales periods, benefit from cheaper furniture is no longer a utopia. Proof by ten with these clever tips. Designer sofas at affordable prices are yours!
1/ Buy reconditioned or second-hand furniture
The second hand market such as flea markets, garage sales, resale sites from person to person or even charitable associations are often a gold mine for finding inexpensive furniture. Some specialized stores also offer the possibility of benefiting from reconditioned furniture in excellent condition.
2/ Master the art of “home staging”
The home staging is a technique of revaluation of a good or an article which consists of restoring it to make it more attractive. Renovate your old furniture by giving it a little lick of paint or changing certain elements and give it a second life ! In addition to blowing your wallet, you also make a good deed for the planet.
3/ Take advantage of sales periods or promotions for items that you cannot buy second-hand
If most furniture can be purchased second-hand without any contraindication, some more delicate items like mattresses are preferably purchased new due to the morphological specificities of each. So, for this type of furniture, waiting for sales periods, taking advantage of promotions or discount coupons will prove to be good tips for saving on your budget.
4/ Opt for versatile furniture
Pour reduce expenses (and the bulk), opt for a multifunction furniture might be a good solution. For example, you can choose toinvest in versatile furniture like a sofa bedand bureau retractablea bench seat with integrated drawers, a storage box which transforms into additional seating, a sideboard or a convertible chest of drawers, etc.
5/ Buy in bulk or in batches
If you intend tobuy several items in the same storeyou might get some discount. Of course, this depends on the nature of the establishment and the furniture you choose. Some stores, and particularly private sellers, even allow you to negotiate prices to get a discount.
6/ Make your own furniture
The DIY has the wind in its sails: surf the wave of home-made furniture by deciding to make it yourself! THE wooden pallets have no equal when it comes to transforming into coffee tables, shelves, benches or even sofa bases. Of the furniture zero spent and resolutely zero waste.
7/ Participate in an auction
Participate in a auction sometimes allows you to benefit from cheaper quality furniture. In particular sales which concern business closures due to bankruptcy or stock liquidations. When the misfortune of one person makes the happiness of others…
