Furnishing

We then set about trying to get our hands on some cheap furniture.

I found the chairs below on gumtree.com.au. It was initially 11 conference chairs for $110($10 each) but when we met them and told them what it was for they offered us a few meeting chairs as well. All up we got 15 chairs for $100. Stefan and Craig helped pick them up and lug them upstairs(not an insignificant task, they were heavy).

I was feeling pretty awesome about that, when Stefan called and told me that Leonie at WERC had spoken to people at VU and there was the possibility of getting some free furniture from the VU furniture store.

I visited the store the following week, which was a massive old house on Geelong Road. Each room was stacked with the remnants of past uni offices, chairs, desks, cabinets, cupboards, shelves, almost everything we needed furniture wise.

We put in a big order the following week, and that Friday it all got delivered. The delivery took 5 guys and a whole lot of stuffing around due to our location, which is on a very busy corner.

I bought them beer as it seemed like the most helpful thing I could do late on a Friday afternoon(I am pretty weak).

So at the end of the week(the fourth since we decided to go for it) we had the following;

11 X conference chairs

4 X meeting chairs

3 X shelves/bookcases

1 X small buffet

2 X large whiteboards

1 X large grey steel cupboard

3 X drafting tables

1 X newer drafting table(different type)

3 X timber meeting tables

1 X small(2 door) filing cabinet

Total cost - $100 for the chairs, plus delivery charges for the rest(approx $300?) - so maybe $400 all up.

We have also spent a bit of money on incidentals;

- Cleaning and deodorising products - $20

- Vacuum cleaner - $49

- Tools (allen keys, screws, screwdriver, hooks, brackets) - $20

- Fan - $12

- 4 Bins - $10

A vacuum today has improved the room marginally, but we might need to consider some rugs.