Now second-hand furniture is not only destiny of the poor and needy people. The vintage becomes the real fashion trend. Thanks to such trends as eclecticism, and to emergence of increasing number of country houses, interest in second-hand furniture at buyers has increased therefore it became favorable to sellers to embellish information on the goods more favourably to get it off the hands. Basic recommendations about purchase of second-hand furniture will help you not to be trapped.
It is required to you
- Free time
- Machine
- The list of necessary furniture with sizes
- Tape measure
Instruction
1. To buy the correct second-hand furniture, first of all decide on the list of things which you want to get. Write out the list on the sheet of paper, specify the desirable sizes of necessary furniture. And going to do shopping take with yourself tape measure.
2. Try to look for regularly necessary second-hand furniture in second-hands, charitable and commission shops. Ask owners to include you in mailing that you did not miss the future receipts of goods.
3. Visit flea markets. The best choice, as a rule, at the beginning of day, however it is necessary to come for the favorable price before market closing. Perhaps you should arrive to opening and to choose everything that it would be desirable to buy, and later to come for those things that will remain not sold by the end of day and to take away them at the favorable price.
4. When you buy second-hand furniture, always mentally add repair cost to the price requested by the seller, especially, if you do not know how independently to update vintage home decoration. So you will be able objectively to evaluate for yourself whether the thing is worth it that to buy it.
5. During search of second-hand furniture always move on transport in which, in case of need, it will be possible to submerge purchases and to bring them to the house.