Furniture Search
Our first attempt on searching for furniture was a large store in the Cascais area. They had lovely things including the kitchen furniture but we thought they were quite expensive not to mention they charge extra for delivery and set-up besides the manager being quite rude when we requested information.
The next stop was Dekora Mobiliario, located at EN 207 in Pacos De Ferreira. This is a large shopping center with only furniture stores famous for quality, making specialty pieces and great prices.
About fifteen years ago we purchased most of the furniture for our home there and were very pleased. We looked around the stores for about three hours and then went for lunch.
We found the park in the center of town with an amazing oak tree offering much needed shade. After choosing a bench, we enjoyed our picnic and some good conversation with the locals returning for a few more hours of looking…………
Almost all the furniture in Dekora Mobiliaro is upscale (not suitable for a vacation/rental home) and the prices were basically similar to other stores no doubt it is great to have free delivery and the ability to size the furniture to order but as a whole we were quite disappointed considering we drove over four hours to get there.
Even though unsure exactly what we are going to place in the apartment, we do need quality furniture that can take a beating, simple lines for easy cleaning and easy on the eyes besides not swallowing up all the space. We did find twin beds that held another bed underneath and could easily be pulled out also to my surprise Murphy beds which are beds that fold away into their closet space. One of the most important purchases will be the kitchen and although we have found a few choices it is going to take something special for me to say; Oh yeah……
Afterwards we went to Feira (near Porto ) to enjoy Francesinhas for dinner at the most famous place to eat this delicious sandwich which is Amândios. This is a family run spot where the two slices of bread are filled with a pork or beef steak (your choice) a slice of ham, slice of hot dog and small Portuguese sausage called linguiça, melted cheese is placed on top with spicy tomato based sauce and a fried egg finishes the perfect sandwich that can be enjoyed to perfection with an order of French fries and a cold beer, costing 7 euros and café is included.
If you would like to see some of our choices I have placed photos at;
