Donating Furniture in Cincinnati, OH

Have furniture you no longer need or want? Deciding where to consign or donate furniture in Cincy depends on the item’s condition and value:

• You wouldn’t donate a mass-produced 2020 chair missing a leg to a high-end consignment shop.
• Nor would you take a mint-condition vintage Howard Miller Wine & Bar Console worth over $800 to Goodwill.
• A middle ground is gifting still-useful furnishings to a friend or family member just setting up housekeeping (provided they want what you are offering!).

Donate Cincinnati Furniture to Legacies and Help People Affected by Cancer at the Same Time

Another option is Legacies. Legacies Upscale Resale in Hyde Park will gladly assess your items to determine whether they might sell on our showroom floor. If your pieces are valuable, you might want to try Legacies consignment first. Donating and consigning to Legacies are both charitable acts, because we split our consignment proceeds with Cancer Support Community (CSC), a nonprofit which provides free programs for people with cancer and their families. CSC gets all our income from donated furniture, jewelry, art, etc.

We only take furnishings in very good condition and have limited warehouse space, so be sure to have your items approved by Legacies before delivering them to us. Some – not all – approved, donated furniture may qualify for complimentary Legacies pick up. You can find out if you qualify by sending photos of your items to [email protected]. Be sure to include your location in your email.

If the furniture you want to donate from your Cincinnati, OH, home is not right for Legacies, thrift shops like Goodwill and St. Vincent de Paul will probably accept it—and maybe even pick it up. They take scratch and dent items, especially ones still functional or with a “fun” factor. One person’s trash is another’s treasure, as they say!

When the Dump is Calling

If your couch, table or armoire is in really bad shape, the best place to donate that piece in the Queen City is probably Rumpke.

If you don’t have a truck or a friend with one, you might have to pay someone to take your furniture to the landfill, and there may be a small dumping fee. See if you can combine pieces with family members or neighbors in order to avoid paying a full-truck fee for one item.