The joys of second hand

As money is short at the moment we knew we couldn't buy furniture brand new.

We had a couple of ideas in mind of what we wanted to furnish the house.

We were lucky enough to have a beautiful Victorian wardrobe left behind by the previous tenants, they said they weren't able to shift it, however we have reason to believe it's haunted, dun dun dun.

      

We always shut the doors on it when we go out however it's always open again when we come home. Also things keep disappearing then reappearing. We realise that this maybe due to many things, forgetfulness, the wind, but the fact our fluffy little man won't go near it gives us the creeps. We love it though as it's beautiful and who wouldn't want the chance to call in ghostbusters. 

We also had our old bed in storage so our bedroom situation at the moment is pretty much sorted.

Let's admit it guys, scouting around online and searching charity furniture shops for our living room has been so much fun! 

Beardy was determined to get us a Chesterfield. After weeks of searching for "the perfect sofa" and not having any luck with either the price or people not getting back to us we felt a bit disheartened. However thanks to Gumtree, just down the road from our new place we spoke with a lovely couple who had our dream Chesterfield sat in their garage, and to top it off it was free to a good home!!! It's a beautiful 3 seater oxblood sofa, granted the cushions are a little bit worn but it just adds to its character.

In total it cost us petrol money and some leather polish, instead of £500 (standard rate) so a massive thank you to them.

         

        

Suze found a full John Lewis set for the living room which included a TV stand, chest box and coffee table which we couldn't wait to get our hands on. 

        

After a long journey and battling traffic we turned up to find the measurements that were provided were wrong. However Beardy pulled off some wizardry of packing and managed to get this 3 piece set into our little Seat (car). 

        

When we got it all home we had to get our creative skills out, this may have involved a saw. The coffee table just looked too high next to the sofa. So what did we do? Yep, chopped it's legs off. 

        

The whole dark wood and 'lowered' look works so well, especially in such an old building with high ceilings. 

       

We are now on the hunt for a few copper pieces and a large mirror for above the fire place to finish off the 'classic' style in the living room, so back on Gumtree we go. 

If you know anywhere that sells anything a bit quirky or vintage classic style comment below. 

Top Tips 

▪️Gumtree (www.gumtree.com) has been amazing for us. 

▪️Don't be afraid to make an offer. Having learnt some serious haggling skills whilst being away we have managed to get some incredible deals. 

▪️If you change your mind on a piece it's FREE to advertise on Gumtree! So get selling to free up some spare cash for that new bargain you find.