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Dear PoPville,
Do you have any recommendations for furniture consignment? I have a set (8) dining chairs from my Aunt that are high-quality antiques, but they do not match my style (& I have dining chairs I love), so I was thinking they were more antique shop material, than a craigslist sale. I have bought furniture from a consignment store in Del Ray years ago, but I would rather deal with someone closer.
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Community Forklift is great! Also try any of the Habitat Re-Stores in the area.
Why not try Craigslist?
Capital Consignment- they have 1 location in Georgetown and one in Bethesda.
The Gallery St. Elmo in Bethesda is also good, Ive gotten some nice things there before, never sold though.
Second on the Gallery St. Elmo. They seems to turn stuff over pretty quickly, too.
You could also try sending them to auction – Weschlers and Sloan & Kenyon are two local houses that will sell your stuff.
I know it’s not close and I haven’t been there in ages but Upscale Resale is always interesting and there are sometimes amazing finds:
http://upscaleresale.com/
Corehaus on Upshur (in Petworth) and Ruff and Ready on 14th near the bus depot
You might also consider auction. Weschler’s on E 9th and E St NW has Tuesday morning sales of just this kind of thing. Others like Quinns in Arlington, Potomack in Alexandria and Sloans in Bethesda also have similar sales.
Would it be better to use a shop outside of DC? I don’t mean to be snarky, but when I think of antique dining room furniture I thought of big, out of style pieces. Many DC rowhouses or condos don’t have room for big furniture.
Craigslist – with good photos & good price – is your best bet. Any consignment shop will take 50%. Check CL & Ebay to get a sense of what else is being offered and at what price. Remember “antique” is pretty meaningless, especially for dinning room chairs. People are looking for a certain style – i.e. mid-century – or a funky look – or just a good bargain.
“Everyone” says Criagslist, but frankly, it took multiple rounds to sell very affordable, good quality pieces and people obviously don’t read simple ads.