“This last year has been amazing” said generalmanager Philippa Taylor, “We have grown considerably in size and now have over 500m2 of floor space full of second hand gems from beds to dining room sets, sofas to decorative items, such as pictures, ornaments and mirrors”. We are keen to see these pieces, that often have a lot of love and history attached to them, re-homed and put to good use again.

Continuing their strong environmental ethos of Re-Think, Re-Cycle, Re-Use, they have recently created an Up-cycling Centre where they transform older furniture pieces in to more modern day stylish creations. “We’re very excited about the coming months. This area will be available for people to share their furniture makeover stories and get involved in projects.

We will be hosting classes in various topics from basic DIY skills to chalk painting your old dresser. We recently bought a couple of beautiful wing chairs but the fabric was quite dull, very old fashioned and thread bare in a few places. This has now been re-padded and re-upholstered to a very high standard using a beautiful soft tone floral print, the results are amazing”.

There is a growing movement now of being more conscious of the throw away society we’ve become and moving back to making more of existing, perfectly reusable items. Second hand is now becoming an environmental choice rather than just a need to save money and grab a bargain.

The beauty is you canachieve both, you pay much less than a brand new product and the quality and durability is often far superior.

So next time you are shopping for a new coffee table or sideboard why not check out www.kitandcaboodle.pt or visit our warehouse where there are many more items on display.

To register for our upcoming classes, please send an email or give us a call.

For more information, Email: sales@kitandcaboodle.pt or Tel: +351 289393707.