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Furniture shopping
A&J
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I think the most important thing is to think about furniture you have liked and not liked in the past and why that was your opinion.. then go looking for that type and don't pay attention to names.
If you're just looking for ways to window shop online, try pinterest.
I like the idea of repurposing things, but don't know how to even get started. You must have a vision and knack for this I'm guessing? I'm one of those people that looks in a catalog and can say " I like this or yuck" , but don't really know how to start from scratch...I know, kind of boring huh? So, how do you get started?
What is the furniture's main use going to be? Do you need a pull-out sofa for guests? Do you like to curl up in the corner of the sofa? Stretch your feet out?
BUT, it can be expensive for some stuff.
I also love checking out goodwill, craigslist, yard sales. BUT, I also love DIY'ing. So I do a lot of painting, reupholstering, etc. I honestly had no idea what I was doing until we bought a house. When we bought our house there were so many things I wanted but obviously we didn't have the THOUSANDS of dollars that it would have cost to get all of it. So, I made stuff. Our rugs for example...I saw one that was like $600 (or something ridiculous like that) and Monica would have divorced me if I spent that much money on a rug when we JUST bought a house. So I bought a plain white rug on clearance and painted it. Actually, I made 2 (one for our living room, and one for our kitchen)..I'd say it maybe cost me $50 (MAX) to make both rugs. You can see pics of our house on Facebook. A lot of the stuff I made, or re-purposed, or painted, or whatever. I get a lot of inspiration from pinterest and DIY blogs.
When the boys are older (out of the house) I would like new but for now, craigslist, goodwill, yard sales combined with a can of paint, some sand paper and some fabric is our "style"
I've decided to follow a mid century modern/ modern minimalist style because
1. I like the look
2. There's less clutter, thus less cleaning.
3. There's an excess of these items in my local market so they're going for pennies.
I use Pinterest and Appartment Therapy for inspiration. Then I look to Craigslist & Ikea for what I need to meet my asthetic. As a last result I cruise consignment shops, St. Vincent de Paul, and Goodwill.
My recent score? I picked up a solid would mid century narrow dining room table that's in great condition other than needing to refinish the top within the next 5 years. I bought it this week for $30. I think I've furnished my living room (couch, two side chairs, two end tables, a coffee table, console table, dining table, and entertainment center plus multiple lamps) for around $900. The buggest purchase was the $360 entertainment center from IKEA.
Be patient and you'll find what you need.
It took some time but I was able to get what I wanted in the colors/ finishes I wanted and it was a lot cheaper.