Buying Furniture for STRs

[Ronnie Kher]

Hi all - newish investor here. Bought our 1st STR in December which came furnished and was pretty turnkey. We are now looking at our 2nd property and quite like one in the Ithaca area (about 25 mins from our existing; helps us keep the same team).

The challenge is that this property does not come furnished even though it is an existing Airbnb rental. It has a very artsy theme (named the Ithaca Art House on STR sites!) and we are struggling with strategies on furnishing this. The regular stores like Ashley etc won't do.

Any suggestions on techniques/strategies/stores to buy "unique" (aka : artsy, antique etc) furniture without breaking the bank?