5 TIPS FOR BUYING USED FURNITURE

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JULY 1, 2019

Buying used furniture helps you save money, gives money back to others in your community, and even saves the environment from another unnecessary addition to a landfill. We want to help you make shopping for used furniture easier. Our design crew at Da Warehouse has compiled a few tips for you to get the most out of buying recycled used furniture.

  1. Look for Used Furniture in Alternative Places: Most people flock to Craigslist, garage sales, and consignment shops for discounted used furniture. There are alternative places that you can find, sometimes higher-quality used furniture like liquidation operations or donation centers, like Habitat for Humanity.

  2. Shop with dimensions in hand: While a piece of used furniture may look great and fit a need you have, it may not be the right fit. Be aware of the dimensions of the room you have in your home before you purchase any piece. It’s not enough to imagine the space, but measure it too. There is nothing more disappointing than buying a piece of furniture, getting it home, and finding it won’t fit.

  3. Consider Re-upholstery: If you can look past stains and rips on an interesting piece, you can customize it to your own style with a little work.

  4. Know Your Limits: Consider the price of the item and your skills to update the piece. There is no use investing in used furniture if you can’t afford to keep it or use it. Some fixes are easy to do. Scratches on wood furniture can often be easily filled in with scratch pens and wood can be stained sometimes with household ingredients on hand. If parts of the furniture are completely missing, the piece won’t be cheap enough for a complete overhaul. It may not be worth the time or money.

  5. Hardwood vs. Laminate: Choose wisely! It’s easy to tell the difference between good-quality hardwood furniture over a cheaply made laminate piece. Laminate furniture pieces are more difficult to repair. Quality made hardwood furniture is a much better investment.

Da Warehouse has some of the best inventory of the year headed our way in September! Special offers and pricing for July pre-sale purchases as well as BULK purchases happening NOW. Pre-sale runs through September 1st. Inventory will arrive September-October 2019. Call 808-633-6514 or email dawarehousehawaii@gmail.com to place your order! July Spectacular Sneak Preview!