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12-29-2009, 08:10 PM
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Thank you!
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12-29-2009, 09:24 PM
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I'm bumping and re-purposing this thread.
I am moving on January 1, 2010 and for all intents and purposes, will be starting from scratch when it comes to furniture. It's neither a small apartment nor a deluxe a-pot-ment in the sky-hi-hi, either. I need LOTS of space for books. I need furniture which has multiple purposes. I have been all over the internet looking for various ideas -- I am not married to any of them so far, but I do have my favorites.
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Hey, Sen, while Brookstone's prices are kinda high, you could take the idea and run with it. If you have any friends who are woodworkers, perhaps you could commission them to make similar pieces.
I love my Reader's Night Stands. And I have several of the stackables in my kids' playroom.
I'm no good at decorating, but I'm a pushover when it comes to organizational furniture!
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12-29-2009, 09:33 PM
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Innnnteresting! I definitely could use a functional magazine rack..... I like it.
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12-29-2009, 09:56 PM
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I know SenusretI didn't sing The Jeffersons up in hurr. Nu uh. 
As for Brookstone's, about 3 years ago I bought the dude some organizational furniture from there in the form of a cell phone charger shelf to plug in the BBs and so forth. It was a handsome miniature wooden bookshelf that you can rest up to 6 electronic devices on and plug the chargers into the back of the wooden contraption. It made sense in theory and he still loves it. In practice, he rests his watches, peppermints, chapsticks, and other pocket stuff on it. He puts his BB and other electronic devices on the nightstand and charges them in the socket. Exciting.
I say all of this to say, Senusret, decorating and buying new furniture is fun and creative. Just make sure you will use the stuff for their intended purpose as to not end up with cutesy clutter. |
I finally got a piece of the pie!
I feel like my stepfather also received the charger shelf last year or the year before with the same results.
As for cutesy clutter -- yeah, definitely trying to escape that. However, that just made me realize I'm gonna need a little hallway table to put MY keys, chapstick, peppermint, etc. Crap. lol
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12-30-2009, 09:48 AM
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very nice!
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12-30-2009, 10:03 AM
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Ditto!
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12-30-2009, 10:21 AM
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Your living room looks so nice!
I'm moving out in August. (Into my very first apartment!! eep! Sorry, I still get very excited every time I think about it!) The boy and I are getting quite a few hand-me-downs from our family (we have a table and chairs that my parents got reupholstered only 2 years ago, a sleeper sofa and 2 arm chairs that with slipcovers will look brand new, etc) but need EVERYTHING for a bedroom. We're starting to look now on Craigslist, at yard sales, etc - if we can get good furniture for less we're going to jump all over it! Being students .. we're on a tight budget.
About IKEA - yeah, they tell your to anchor your furniture, but I have several items from there and never have. Nothing's ever toppled over. I think the suggestion is there primarily if you have toddlers, who are known to pull things over onto themselves. I love my IKEA furniture, and if I find nothing decent secondhand I'll probably be outfitting my apartment there.
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12-30-2009, 10:39 AM
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I think we have the exact same rug and lamp (the lamp toward the back of the picture).
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12-30-2009, 01:48 PM
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Home Goods is a great store. It's a discount store, so you never know what you're going to get, but I always start there for the extras.
Just an FYI, too, Bed Bath and Beyond let's you use as many 20% off and $5 coupons in one transaction as you have items and even though they have an expiration date, they don't ever expire. They have a really great return policy if something doesn't work out as well.
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12-30-2009, 03:19 PM
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Very nice!
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12-30-2009, 05:18 PM
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Oh, also, I forgot to mention - try the Christmas Tree Shop, if they have one by you! Despite the name, it's not a Christmas store - they have all kinds of housewares and decorative stuff along with seasonal goods at AMAZING prices. My mom has an unhealthy obsession with the store. She came home with a framed painting, two shelves and two framed prints for 38 dollars last week. Seriously, best place in the world. I got dishes and tableware for a dollar each piece!
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12-30-2009, 05:21 PM
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12-30-2009, 08:57 PM
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For accessories and other items (e.g. rugs, linens) try Tuesday Morning. Don't know where you're at geographically, but this store can be amazing. Sometimes you find incredible deals or items - other times blech. It's worth checking out.
Hope you can paint - that makes such a difference.
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12-31-2009, 10:11 AM
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kirklands , steinmart, homegoods, marshalls, world market and pier one are great, too.
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