Whether you're furnishing for a new house or just looking for a change, there are many places that have furniture for sale.
Big name brand department stores all tend to have a big range or furniture and prices, which has many benefits.
If you need a lot of furniture, you can get all of your shopping done at one place, saving yourself time that can be spent on more important things.
Bulk buying also means that you have bargaining power and you may be able to get an overall discount of 10% or so if you buy a lot of items.
If you want colour co-ordination, having all of the goods in one place makes that easy.
You can tell right away if you're buying the right shade of blue or tone of brown each time.
But big department stores are not the only places that sell quality furniture.
Second hand stores and garage sales are great places to pick up good used furniture for a fraction of the cost of main stream stores.
Second hand doesn't mean second best; think of it as 'pre-loved'.
People get rid of furniture for many different reasons; they no longer like the style, they're moving into a smaller home, one piece is broken so they want to change them all.
It doesn't matter why; it just matters that you can find it.
Looking for second hand furniture can take more time than looking for it brand new, because you can't be sure of what is available until you get there, but the prices are much cheaper than those of a new item, and you don't have to worry about delivery costs or assembling the item, as it will already be put together.
If you're looking for furniture, keep an eye out for hidden gems, don't go straight to the jewelers.