Ann, We started by grabbing some chair sets off Craigslist, along with working deals with furniture vendors. Try finding some chair/table rental people & see if they're getting rid of chairs. We also started with some exercise balls as chair for a few desks. Eventually we worked a partnership with Turnstone, but starting out - you're either in for a great deal of investment or you iterate through furniture as budgets allow.
Cheers! Pat -- [email protected] Pat Ramsey @pat_ramsey Get Found, Create Value, Earn Trust, & Generate Revenue http://inboundinteractive.com On Feb 21, 2011, at 4:04 PM, Jessica Hulse wrote: > Ann, > > I had the same dilemma. I could not afford high end chairs, yet at the same > time I thought comfort was important. I ended up contacting an office > liquidator and they had some great options for me. I ended up going with a > knock-off Eames design and so far I've had great feed back on the chairs! > > Good luck, that was one of the priciest start up costs for me. > > Jessica > network, a coworking spot > > On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Ann Kingman <[email protected]> wrote: > We're in the process of putting together a budget for the initial furnishing > of our space. > We are hung up on chairs. > I think good office chairs are very important, and probably key for member > retention. However, the cost of these chairs is freaking me out a bit. It's > not so bad when you think about buying one, but we're looking at probably 20 > to start, between the conference room and work desks. > > Any recommendations for sourcing? I hate to cheap out here, but I also don't > want this to be the thing that makes the space an unworkable concept. > > Thanks, > Ann > CoWork508 (right now just a concept) > Attleboro, MA > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
