While there are few situations that
qualify as a furniture "emergency," per
se, there are moments when you want
something in a hurry. Perhaps you're
hosting a dinner party and want to invite
more than 2 friends over, but have no-
where for them to sit. You're not alone.
At this time more and more folks are
opting to stick close to home and enter-
tain in a more casual way. Searches for
sideboards, credenzas, dining tables, and
bar cabinets and carts are very popular,
there has also been an uptick in table-
top, serveware, and barware sales.
Here are three ways you can beat the
system and find furniture fast.
GO VINTAGE
A simple, sustainable way
to get furniture fast is to
buy second-hand. Estate
sales and flea markets have
taken a hit from pandemic
restrictions, so sellers are
turning to online market-
places to fill the gap. Chair-
ish is a favorite nationwide
resource (Hot tip: Search
according to price, low-to-
high, for the bargains) with
a broad network of reliable
moving and shipping com-
panies that can get things
to you in a (relative) hurry. If you need
something in days, not weeks, focus
your search within a hyper-local radius
(within 10 miles) and pick it up yourself,
or ask for more affordable local delivery.
One Kings Lane still offers some vin-
tage, ready-to-ship items, though the
inventory isn't as vast as it used to be.
Everything But The House and Bid
Square are online auction houses that
reward the patient and the diligent will-
ing to sift through pages of inventory to
find a hidden gem—and then get ready
to pounce before bidding on treasures
like vintage rugs.
