Mahalo Chico,

We’ve finally moved into our new place. Our kitchen is the only well stocked room in the house. Being a chef has it’s perks.

Purchasing muebles (furniture) in Montevideo, Uruguay is fun. Well, out fitting a house is fun for me in any case anyways.

The aspect I find really helpful in Uruguay, Muebles shops cater to almost your every need. One can change the tapestry, colors, size, material for a price-that is not affordable-.

Of course you can get rather low end furniture for low prices, but if you are looking for quality than I’d suggest to go to the street, Rivera, pretty much the entire street north and south house furniture shops with medium to medium high quality items.

That is where I have ordered most of my furniture. For my other half’s office I went to the street Constituyente. I’d suggest to have a Remise or taxi drop you off and than just walk the street to find what you need. If your going to want a driver to wait for you, I’d suggest a Remise their cars are much more comfortable than a taxi, professional, and for the same price as a taxi fare. I wasted 50 USD on a taxi that made me car sick and was very unprofessional.

There are also auction houses, Remates, that one can visit at a specific day of the week. For me, it’s a hit or miss, so if I were to go to these remates, it would be only to appease my curiosity. 

A little later, I will post a more elaborate description of my furniture hunting.

Ciao,

Odeliza