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I recently ordered a coffee table from a furniture retailer as a gift for my parent’s anniversary, and when it arrived the item was damaged. The finish wasn’t the same as the one I had seen in store. Can you help?

When you purchase goods from a trader, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 states that they should be of satisfactory quality, meaning that there should be no faults or damage and the goods should be durable. The goods should also be the same as any sample or model that you were shown, match the sellers description and …

I recently ordered a coffee table from a furniture retailer as a gift for my parent’s anniversary, and when it arrived the item was damaged. The finish wasn’t the same as the one I had seen in store. Can you help? Read More »

Something Old, Something New: How Upcycled Furniture can Help the Planet, Without Breaking the Bank

In 2020, the Scottish government announced a list of projects which will receive funding from 2020 to 2022 as part of Scotland’s ‘Climate Challenge Fund’ – a public initiative aimed at supporting Scotland’s communities in acting against climate change. The campaign is managed by ‘Keep Scotland Beautiful’, supporting community-led projects and enterprises which target carbon-based emissions …

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