furniture (Lafayette, Eunice, Blanchard: for sale, apartment, rental)

[ckp]

Hello,
My son is moving from his dorm room at ULL (Lafayette, LA) into an apartment. Can anyone advise me where I can purchase inexpensive nice (no junk) furniture?

Thanks, CKP

[dennis s]

The best for that situation is to buy used (not necessarily antique) wooden furniture and spruce it up a little bit, use it for the four-six years and sell it or give it away.
The furniture from Akia or Rooms to Go is for the most part particle board and or Formica. It, under dorm conditions, won't last the 4 years. Particle board does not hold fasteners very well so with constant use the joints begin to separate and the furniture falls apart.

I always liked the cinderblocks and pine boards look

[CiCi23]

Ashley's furniture is a good store. Cramer's Furniture in Blanchard, LA. is good too. Also check garage sells sometimes you just get lucky with those...Ask around your friends, work..That's how I got my first starter sofa. A co-worker. But we just got a new sofa at ashley's. They have nice furniture of all sorts... Finda anything different please let me know! We are moving out of our apartment into our first home.Thanks!

[dennis s]

sorry I misunderstood. Too early in the morning!

[tigersbh]

Furniture rental companies usually have used furniture for sale. It costs more than you would pay at a garage sale, but it's a lot more convenient.

I don't know the names of companies in Lafayette. In B. R. there is Cort Furniture and Aaron's.

[1cableknit]

There is a consignment furniture store in Eunice, LA (not to far), Secondhand Rose that may have something that will hold up to college boys!