Second Hand Reception Furniture: Welcome Without the Expense

Second Hand Reception Area

As another new year begins, many of us will be looking to revamp our office spaces with new furniture, new styles, and new themes, to revitalise their look and feel. However, why pay extraordinary prices for brand new furniture to impress your visitors, when you can achieve an attractive new look, at a fraction of the cost? That’s where second hand reception furniture comes in!

Second Hand Reception Furniture: Seating

Used Brunner Reception Chairs

When you consider the short amount of time most people actually sit in reception seating, it seems like such a waste of money to pay through the nose for brand new designer chairs, only for them to be sat on for five or ten minutes each time. This is especially true when you consider that there are plenty of second hand designer chairs and seating available in good condition, and all for a fraction of the cost of the retail price. You can fill your reception or waiting area with designer seating, including world-renowned names such as Boss Design, Vitra, Eames, Brunner, and Fermina, and pay half or less of what you would pay for these items brand new.

Second Hand Reception Furniture: Tables

Used Propeller Coffee Table by Knut Hesterberg

Whether it’s a meeting table, a coffee table, or a large boardroom table, it always makes sense to go with second hand when it comes to buying office tables. You might have the odd scuff mark, scratch, or other blemish to contend with, but other than that, there’s not much that can go wrong when it comes to such a simple item of furniture.

Once you’ve bought your seating and table(s), there’s very little else you need to consider when refurbishing your reception or waiting area. However, there is one trend that is taking the modern office world by storm, and that is the modern office meeting booth, or acoustic pod.

Second Hand Reception Furniture: Meeting Booths

Second Hand Meeting Booth

If you frequent modern office spaces, especially in a big city such as London, you will have noticed that over the last few years, meeting booths and acoustic pods have become the norm in reception and breakout spaces. These booths are ideal for privacy when working alone, or when involved in meetings, thanks to their often-high acoustic panelled walling and backrests, allowing for full concentration. Many of the more modern booths have in-built power modules and chargers for laptops/phones/etc, meaning you can really knuckle down and get in the zone, free from the general distractions of the more open office space areas.

As is the case with most modern furniture though, meeting booths and acoustic pods can be extremely expensive, especially when new. New meeting booths, especially the larger ones, can set you back by up to 10K, whereas a perfectly functional second hand meeting booth of an equal size, in good condition, can cost as little as a fifth of this. As the Americans say, it’s a no-brainer, surely? So, if you are keen to try out a meeting booth, get yourself a second hand one that’s in good condition, and save yourself a bundle!

Andrews Office Furniture can provide the second hand reception furniture you need. Call 0800 102 6893, visit one of our showrooms, or email [email protected] for more information.