Ideas of where to buy good quality furniture that is reasonably priced

Nadia

Hi. I am looking to buy a coffee table, side table and a TV cabinet. I would really like to buy something that is of good quality but at the same time not very expensive. Any ideas are greatly appreciated. TIA.

albalad

big article yesterday in the sunday times , about buying furniture from an auction rather than ikea etc........ better quality , better prices

albalad

forgot to add that recently , we bought a lovely dressing table and stool from ebay for £25 , spent a further £40 on paint and material (to recover stool) and now it looks miles better than the ones selling for £500

hardpressed

Some of the charity shops sell furniture, our local hospice has some beautiful stuff.

squashy

I suggest Ikea- flatpack has come a long way from glue and dowel joints!

Seriously, the stuff there is really reasonable and they cater for all styles (wacky, traditional, minimalistic etc) and the stuff is really sturdy. I have had flat pack stuff from mfi, argos et al and it found them to be very poor quality by comparison.

nearlyrich

I liked the look of a lounge cabinet in M & S recently, the glazed top was £800 and the sideboard base another £700. :eek:

We drew exactly what we wanted on a sheet of paper with measurements etc and a local cabinet maker did a great job for £900 delivered.

The M & S cabinet was Oak with some hardboard backing etc, ours is solid oak and looks fabulous, have a look around for a cabinet maker and see what they charge.

Nadia

Thanks for all the suggestions. I have been putting an eye on ebay for the past couple of weeks but haven't found something I really like. I might have a look in charity shops around here but as we've only moved recently I don't know where all the better ones are. Any other suggestions, please???