Access free furniture

Access free furniture in 3 easy steps

1. Sign up

Joining the GreenChair™ database is free for non-profits, for-purpose, charity and community groups. It only takes a minute to join. You will receive listing updates via email as they become available.

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2. Select furniture

As new furniture listings become available, you’ll receive an email. If you are interested in any listed items, simply reply to the email with your request and, if the item is still available, we’ll allocate to your organisation.

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3. Pickup

Final confirmation of collection details will be emailed. You’ll need to organise transportation and collection direct from the workplace/site, at the agreed collection time. Our GreenChair™ team will be onsite to direct collections.

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  • Office chairs, meeting chairs, waiting chairs

  • Workstations, desks

  • Cupboards, tambours, pedestals/under desk draws, shelving units, credenzas, display cabinets

  • Meeting tables, side tables, coffee tables

  • Lounges, armchairs, ottomans

  • Kitchen tables, chairs, stools

  • Outdoor furniture

  • Crockery, cutlery, glassware

  • Coffee machines, kettles, sandwich maker, toasters

  • Fridges, dishwashers, ovens, microwaves

  • Lamps, heaters, fans, coat racks

  • Whiteboards, pinboards

  • Artwork, stationery

  • Plants, planter boxes, pots

  • Medical beds, blood donation chairs

  • Carpet tiles, ceiling tiles, acoustic wall tiles

Items we offer

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Items we don’t offer

  • Damaged or broken items

  • Stained or extremely dirty items that don’t clean up

  • Joinery or built-in goods

  • Hard wired items

  • ★★★★★

    With the project plan for the desert hub, one of the things that was cost prohibitive was office fitout. Through networks we found out about GreenChair, it seemed too good to be true. The possibilities are endless.

    — Lindsay Langford, Indigenous Desert Alliance

  • ★★★★★

    It’s important for us to be able to provide comfortable, attractive furnishings that make women and children feel valued and supported during their experience of homelessness, and your donation has assisted us in being able to do this for our service users.

    — Diane, Anglicare Homelessness Services Women & Families

  • ★★★★★

    This initiative has had an immense impact, not only in supporting our offices but assisting in our services supporting homelessness, particularly among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians who make up 25% of all people experiencing homelessness.

    — Sharon Gough, Indigo Junction

  • ★★★★★

    THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! I have a new client that has been homeless and just moved into her first rental with no furniture except a blow-up mattress. These things will get her started. You are helping to change lives. Many thanks.

    — Joy Thacker, Many Rivers

  • ★★★★★

    In 2021, we were able to reconfigure one Sudbury House office to accommodate 3 new staff which were needed for our newly funded Family Foundations program. GreenChair provided chairs and pedestals for the new personnel. GreenChair provided desks which were modified to fit the office requirements.

    — Mike Dixon, Sudbury Community House

  • ★★★★★

    Homeless Healthcare could not have afforded the quality of furniture sourced through GreenChair. It has greatly enhanced the aesthetic and functionality of our office and clinic spaces, and is widely appreciated by staff and patients. By not having to spend scarce funds on furniture, the money saved contributed to the continuation of street outreach and community clinics during the COVID-19 impacted year.

    — Dr Andrew Davies, Homeless Healthcare

  • ★★★★★

    The items we received are excellent and perfect for us to set up first office. We could not have moved into our premises at City West Lotteries House without your support. Well, we could have, but we would be sitting and working on the floor!

    – Raquelle Hannen-Williams, Blind Sports

  • ★★★★★

    I cannot thank GreenChair enough for their support, Breanne and the whole team are amazing. Their generous time, open communication and the items gifted have helped us immensely. They’ve saved us money and supported our ethos to recycle, re-use and re-purpose whilst helping the environment by cutting down on landfill.

    – Linda Ross, API WA (Australian Post-Tel Institute Incorporated)

  • ★★★★★

    I wanted to thank you and your team for the opportunity to pick up the tables and shelves. They are amazing quality. We have just finished setting them up and we love them so much.

    — Daniel Sherifi, Edmund Rice Centre WA

FAQs

  • GreenChair™ is a furniture repurposing program helping businesses to transfer furniture to NFPs and community groups. Initially introduced to support the building and construction industry, due to demand, the program has evolved to include all sectors and industries.

  • To date we have facilitated the gifting of all your typical office furniture such as chairs, desks, tables and storage units as well as couches, whitegoods, artworks, medical items, commercial kitchen supplies, hospitality goods and so on.

  • GreenChair™ operates throughout Australia and New Zealand in all major cities and metro areas. We are also currently developing channels for regional areas.

  • No, GreenChair™ does not store furniture. We operate in a “real time” environment, meaning all allocated furniture for each job needs to be collected direct from site, in the timeframe given. This enables GreenChair™ to keep overheads to a minimum and in turn allows NFPs and community groups to receive the items free of charge.

  • GreenChair is a desktop viewing platform only and visits to site to view furniture prior to collection are not permitted due to OHS (please understand some sites are live so special arrangements are made for collection dates).  Our audits are in depth and provide as much detail as we can gather on site and any defects or wear and tear are recorded.

    It should be pointed out that the majority of goods are 2nd hand, and neither the donating company nor the GreenChair initiative can provide any warranty or guarantee for the final condition or functionality of the products.  It is important to note that the party receiving the product accepts this condition.

  • All items are to be collected by your organisation direct from each job site. You must always ensure you have enough people to help safely lift & load your items into your transport because there are no resources on site to support with this. Alternatively, you can arrange for a removalist to collect your items. If you need recommendations just reach out and we will put you in touch with some of the services we partner with.

  • No. The items are all free of charge to NFPs and community groups. The only potential cost to a recipient may be if they require a specialist removalist to help collect larger items of furniture. If you need recommendations just reach out and we will put you in touch with some of the services we partner with.

  • You simply register to be on our database. We will reply to notify you when you’ve been added and from that point on you will receive email notifications when listings become available. Once you know what you would like, you reply to the email detailing furniture code, quantity of items and key contact details and we will then advise what you’ve been successful in procuring. Items can move extremely quickly, so we suggest keeping an eye out and replying as soon as possible when you see a GreenChair™ email land in your inbox.

  • Yes, you can. The only issue faced by some of our regional database members is the logistics of getting to site in time to collect their furniture, as it’s a fast moving model due to furniture having to be collected direct from site. So please be aware of this when requesting items.

  • The model operates on a first come, first served basis from when the email responses are received.

  • Unfortunately not. We ask that you are self sufficient and bring enough people to help you transfer your items from the point of pickup to your vehicle. We also ask that you bring moving equipment to safely move heavy and bulky items.

    We do our best to give accurate and detailed dimensions in the listings so you can plan the mode of transport required.

  • GreenChair™ currently work within the commercial space, not residential.

  • Yes! We are growing rapidly and always keen to hear from people who may be interested in being part of our team. You can reach out to us via our Contact Us page. We look forward to hearing from you.