(Post 1391) Inside the second-hand store where old furniture gets a second life

Summary

Ceiling to floor canvas painting curtains? Original Nan Chiau High School lecture seats? elvis photocard..? Walking down the winding streets of Tai Seng one might be tempted to think that Hock Siong, the secondhand furniture store born out of grandfather’s Karung Guni business, would be just as corporate as the factories that surround it, but the diverse mix of offerings makes them anything but. ST takes you on a tour of the store and learns more about how a family business is run…