A NEW furniture has opened in Barry with the aim of helping people in need while also housing a number of small start-up businesses.

The new BFS (Boomerang Furniture Store) officially opened in Broad Street, Barry, on Monday, December 14.

The furniture store is run by Paul Gwilym, founder of Boomerang Cardiff, a charity aimed at the prevention of homelessness and providing household items to families and individuals in poverty.

However, the Boomerang Furniture Store is not a charity shop.

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It will sell all new goods, with a wide range of beds, sofas, tables and chairs, white goods and homeware at affordable prices, but all profits from the store will go to back into the charity.

The store also houses a number of small start-up businesses, including UPVC Spraying Wales, Tobias Art, TJN Photography, Scentsational Cottage, and Make it Homely.

Make It Homely is a company set up by Barry-based husband and wife, Matt, 37, and Hayley Blumberg, 39.

Having both been working in the events industry prior to lockdown, work had dried up and the couple needed to find a new way to make a living.

Make it Homely started in September as an online business.

Selling a selection of upcycled and homemade furniture, and a range of homemade soft furnishings, ornaments and homeware, the opportunity to open their own concession at the Boomerang Furniture Store came at the perfect time.

Mrs Blumberg said: "We are very excited to be given the opportunity to sell our goods at the BFS store, most of our products are homemade or upcycled and the response we have received online has been very encouraging with items already shipped to Canada, Ireland and other parts of the UK.

“We are really pleased to be able to be a part of this exciting project in our hometown of Barry and hope the store will go on to be a great success."

The other concessions at BFS include Tobias Art, selling a range of unique and original artwork as well as a selection of vintage clothing.

UPVC Spraying Wales who offer spraying services as well as sprayed furniture, TJN Photography who have a photography studio based within the premises and Scentsational Cottage who offer a wide range of homemade soaps, bath bombs, wax melts and grooming products.

BFS is based in the Priory Buildings, Broad Street, Barry.

The store will be open Monday to Saturday 10am to 4.30pm, (hours may vary).

You can find out more about makeithomely at www.makeithomely.com or to find out more about the other businesses based at BFS, follow the BFS page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BoomerangFurnitureStore