Lou8670 Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 I've always wanted to do up second hand furniture as I love painted wood. Are thee any places in Perth where you can pick up second hand good quality wooden furniture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 One of he obvious ones is the verge collection. A couple of times a year, the council does a collection for each suburb and people leave any unwanted bits and pieces on the verge of the road. You will see lots of old wooden furniture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portlaunay Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 As VS says, verge surfing is awesome for furniture, you'd be amazed what people turf out but you have to get in early as the choicest pieces will go quickly. This map; https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=212616531098077711607.0004a1033c282792e2363&msa=0 shows all the areas and their collection dates so around a week before you can have some fun scouring the streets for little gems. Gumtree is awesome too. Stuff that I would have paid a fortune for in London can be bought for next to nothing if you're interested in the right stuff. I love mainly 50's and 60's utilitarian furniture and there's a growing appreciation for it, particularly Danish pieces so the prices are going up. A lot of the ten pound poms and earlier European expats came across with cabinet making skills so there's a lot of Euro inspired pieces manufactured in Australia by companies that have sadly closed down. eBay isn't particularly well used in WA, more so in the Eastern states but shipping costs a fortune. Having said that, as it is still something new to use eBay you can get some great bargains on it. There are also some Op (charity) shops that specialise in furniture but in my experience they tend to ask a lot for trashy furniture though there are a couple of good ones if you're 'in the know' and making friends with the manager and letting them know what kind of stuff you'l buy is never a bad thing There are also some great little s/h furniture stores but again, a lot of them want silly money unless you know the ones tucked out of the way. When you get here let me know and I'll point you in the right direction but reappropriating old furniture, particularly when there's something of a downturn is a great idea, just don't tell everyone.... oh darn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozzachino Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 There is a facebook group called pay it forward, think there is one for northern suburbs and one for southern suburbs. Lots of free stuff given away and then done up and shown off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Lizzy Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Hi, I think Gumtree is your best bet, or Garage sales advertised on Gumtree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odies Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 gumtree , everyone seems to sell very quickly though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackboots Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Tods Auctions in Forrestfield , not sure on prices or quality . I have bought a few nice things from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephrohdes221 Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 I got the nice idea about the second hand furniture in this forum. Gum tree and verge collection seems to be trustworthy from the discussion of this forum as I am very fond of and quite passionate about the diverse kind of wooden furniture may it be of new style and pattern or it may have classic look with elegant and graceful beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liloharry Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 I love doing up old furniture too, gumtree is your best bet.....I've got quite a few retro pieces waiting to be done up. I've picked up all sorts, just gotta be quick & check it a million times a day. Also try the larger op shops, I got a retro coffee table from salvos for $4. Bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugsyburrell Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 God bless Gumtree!! Our garage is now a furniture restoration centre thanks to Mrs B!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weedolly Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Jeez you got to be quick round my way if you see something on the verge, blink and its gone. We put old bent trampoline poles out the other week and they were gone in about an hour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozzachino Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Admin we have a spammer!!! Check out the wooden furtniture link above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuthomas Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 best options would be local garage sales and gumtree. also lookout for furniture that people want to get rid off on their nature strip.. might land in good luck sometimes.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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