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What To Do with Furniture/Decor When You’re Ready To Part with It.

June 2, 2025  |  Amy Youngblood Interiors, Cincinnati, community, donate, give back, good cause, New Life Furniture Bank, nonprofit
New Life Furniture Bank

One question we always get asked by our clients is what they can do with the things they are parting ways with when we are implementing a new design. Unfortunately, there isn't a huge market for used furniture resales. So, our answer, donate! Donating your used items is a great way to give back to your community and people who are less fortunate than you. We work with an amazing organization who does just that, New Life Furniture Bank.

 

What do they do? 

New Life Furniture Bank works exclusively with Greater Cincinnati social service agencies to provide furniture to people in need. They deliver furniture to households on a referral basis through various partner agencies. They provide new & gently used furniture and household items to families and individuals in the community who are leaving homelessness, escaping abuse and living in extreme poverty. In 2024, they furnished 2,399 households in Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, and Dayton.

 

Donations made easy! 

You can schedule a pick-up of your gently used furniture or bring it to one of their donation centers and they will provide it to someone in need. 

 

New Life Furniture Thrift Store: 12037 Lebanon Road. Sharonville, OH 45241.

Warehouse/Office: 11335 Reed Hartman Highway. Suite 134, Blue Ash, OH 45241

(Check website for their hours)

 

You can see the list of items they accept here: https://nlfurniture.org/take-action/donate-furniture/

 

There are so many other ways to help New Life Furniture Bank with their mission as well; whether it be volunteering at the warehouse, donating funds, being a part of their ‘Design with a Heart’ program, attending their fundraising gala, ‘Party In The House held in the fall, and more.

 

We were honored to be chosen as the designers for Design with a Heart where we helped transform a young mother’s home for her and her children. We were able to completely furnish and decorate their space with items donated to New Life and transform their space into a cozy home.

See the transformation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usLpRlYtexc 

 

We love their mission and are so thankful for all the work they do for those in our community who need a helping hand. 

Website: https://nlfurniture.org/

AYI- Design with a Heart