Oxfam Home

Cool little shop to visit and pick a second hand item up at.

I’ve shopped in here a fair bit over the years, and donated plenty of bits and pieces too, and this assessment is comparatively based on the standards of any second-​hand furniture shop.
I like the place a lot and there is value to be had. But I think the pricing can be random, and sometimes it’s just way over the top, e.g. a solid old chest of drawers that needs quite a bit of restoring at a sale price of € 400. It may be a nice piece of furniture but it’s nothing special.
So it’s hit and miss, and they’re not really open to negotiation either.
It’s a charity shop I hear you say! I know, I know, but I never said I was nice. And I drive a hard bargain!

I have to preface my review by saying that I am a HUGE fan of thrift stores and in my 6 years in Dublin I did not know of Oxfam Home. I just happned to run into the store and wow, had I known about this place before, this is where all my furniture would come from.
I totally agree with Annie L’s review, it is one of Dublin’s best Oxfam shops.

I’ve been here two Saturdays in a row and on the second occasion the things I remembered seeing the first time round were gone… so if you see something here you like, buy it and quick!
It’s an amazing place full of a huge array of books, records, video, delph and of course furniture. If you need to get a piece of furniture and you are on a budget, this is your place.
Even if you are not on a budget, you could find that piece you were after that will compliment what you already have at home.
And all for a good cause. Everyone wins.

The start of a new year is always a good time to clean out the basement and get rid of unused items in the house. If you have unwanted homeware, want to replace the lamps in the living-​room or make space in the book-​shelves, rather than throwing your stuff away, bring them to Oxfam Home. What you might not view as a treasure anymore can be valuable to somebody else. It’s always a great feeling to bring a piece of furniture to this shop. The staff is always so grateful, and you know the money will go to a good cause. A win-​win situation.

You can find all kinds of furniture in Oxfam Home, from 60s bubble rocking chairs to Ercol dining sets, but the pieces are usually towards the funky end of the spectrum.
Prices are good, but not too good — as always Oxfam has a fair idea about the worth of things. As well as furniture, it also has an above par secondhand book section.

Oxfam Home will be my first port of call when I buy my first house. I love everything about this shop. The furniture is old, retro and really cool, all very reasonably priced, the staff are lovely and the profits go to a good cause. What’s to fault!
The front of the shop is where you’ll find the more expensive antique pieces, from collectors vinyl record tables to 1980s designer couches and art deco dressing tables. There’s a funny little area in the middle of the shop with a few tellys, office chairs, broken lamps, odd bits of crockery, picture frames and other bric-​à-​brac, and down the back is where the real quality bargains can be found, from coffee tables, cabinets, desks, to bed frames and wardrobes. Everything is in really good nick, and the pieces are much better quality, much more original, and much cheaper than anything you will find in any of the big furniture shops (including, dare I say it, the much awaited Ikea!).
They also have a small selection of secondhand books, videos and DVDs.

Oxfam Home is located towards the end of Francis Street in the Antique quarter. It’s a really large shop with so much going on, and it’s cheap, and the money goes to a wonderful organisation.
When I lived abroad I relied on second hand stores to furnish my place. Principally due to cash flow but also there is something great about finding a one of a kind piece for next to nothing.
They stock, furniture, electrical goods, bric-​à-​brac and books and music. It’s probably one of Dublin’s best Oxfam shop in terms of choice and space.

A little bit off the beaten track, this is the forgotten gem of Dublin charity shops — Oxfam home.
They specialise in furniture, and some interesting and pieces can be found — highly recommended for students and young people living away from home for the first time.
If you’ve old furniture they’ll organise for it to be collected.
They also have a decent book section, and a computer/​hi-​fi corner which sadly isn’t quite as good. Overall it’s always worth a browse.