.Hack

I'm moving into a new apartment next week and want some contemporary/minimalist furniture for the whole place. Where do you guys get your at?

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JCash

Anything I can't find at Goodwill I get from Horchow.

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Suddenly_Ass

minimalist and contemporary. As for actual furniture itself, if you are moving into an apartment with a chance that you will be moving again I wouldn't buy anything too flash - just IKEA (do you guys have that?) shit that can be pulled apart and moved easily.

Beach Affiliate

Some of my favorite pieces came from IKEA a few years back. Nobody ever looks at it and goes "Ewww! That's IKEA!"

Some of it looks really cool and holds up well enough (as long as you don't drop-kick it)

If there's not one near you, don't even bother though. The shipping on that shit will diminish any savings you'd enjoy by shopping there.

I'm kind of a minimalist, that's why I like it. I'm about to grab an awesome table from World Market too.

Otherwise, I dunno. My friend's wife gets their shit from Rooms to Go and I think it's butt-ugly but it may be just the ugly shit she picks out.

Bofu2U

I hope there's a video of this. WickedFire, impress me.

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Dwight Schrute

I agree with Beach Affiliate...
IKEA furniture can hold up real well. Moving is a pain in the ass, and if you end up buying expensive furniture and living with roommates, they are likely to fuck it up, etc.

If you fuck up IKEA furniture, who cares?

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music4mic

We ended up getting quite a bit of our stuff from IKEA and it's held up reasonably well and they are the minimalist store.

MediaBuysEyez

+1 for IKEA. I was just at one in LA and they have lots of good stuff that probably fits your furniture needs as you described...

craigmc

Ikea is the same press board shit you can get at Wally World (Sauder). Cheap throw away furniture that isn't worth a tinker's damn.

Disclosure: I work in the moving industry.

MSTeacher

agreed, although their shit looks a little better.

i love this site: Dornob | Modern Home, Interior & Furniture Designs & DIY Ideas

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Jameel

Here ya go

poisonsembrace

+1 good will. Cheap and no-one knows the difference.

As for IKEA, u can't be srs.. cheap, shit and made in china with a high price tag.

webnet

Dunno, don't care but that's a nice pic.

BilltheButcher

Did you say cheap and uncomfortable? If so then IKEA is your answer.

wiredniko

For minimalism IKEA is OK. My entire house is IKEA furnished right now, bed, desk, TV stand, couch are all from there.

Easy to setup, easy to break down when you move again.

Having said that my desk rocks.

My couch that turns into bed sucks. My bed is cool as well.

However next time I move to a different state I will not be buying a bed. I want to go true minimalism and do something japanese style...but I will still have a table with chairs cause sitting on the floor sucks.

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wiredniko

Here is kind of what I will be aiming for next time:
(from Platform Beds, Bedroom Furniture, Japanese Furniture - Tokyo)



and this for kitchen



Finally something like this for the living room




You will have to drop about $5k, but for new stuff that's about how much furniture costs anyway, you can probably find stuff cheaper.

If you are balla, hire a decorator, give them $5K and tell them what you want.

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BeerNuts

Did webnet just post some child porn? WTF is with that photo.. the faces are young, but then they are also photoshopped on to the bodies. That's just so fucked up.

Also Ikea is the shit, nearly my whole house in from there. Yeah the stuff is cheap as hell and will break but I can replace everything in my living room for like $1500.

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wiredniko

I hate that I can't edit stuff after you post them for a bit.

Something I wanted to note is if you go to minimalist people will actually complain about it. Girls used to tell me my apartment looked like a Dr's office.

Added a few pictures and art I like and suddenly no one made any comment. Did not even go overboard, just three pieces of art hanged in the living room walls and one at the bedroom.

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nickCR

Some really simple stuff is great from Ethan Allen, but it's costly. If you are going to have roommates then you need to be very cautious about what you buy as they will FUCK it up. If you have or plan to have kids, I think they can do even more damage than roommates. I have had Ikea in the past. It's simple and cheap. A bed frame is a frame. Just get a mattress somewhere else. Ideally one with the wooden feet so literally the Ikea shit is just for decoration.

Yeah I've had the same comments. People want to see plants and shitty decorations all over. Don't get it really.

You can edit your post immediately don't know what your talking about willis.

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poisonsembrace

5K on furniture is fucking excessive let alone paying a decorator 5K to pick and choose for you. I decked my current place out for under $1500. You could go even cheaper if you didn't buy new white goods like I did (fridge, washer, dryer).

My parents paid 5K for some fucking Italian leather couch and recliners a few years ago. They're in a position where they can buy stuff like that and it wouldn't hurt but how many people get this sorta stuff on credit simply because they want a nice looking place?

I have a reliable yet not flashy car, cook my own food which I get from the markets and can slice so much off bills it isn't funny.

Is all that furniture nice? Yeah but I can't get away from the fact I can make 5K go so much further than a couch. I love have zero debt and knowing that even though I don't have nice stuff now, I'm going to actually own something of real value in a few years time. Fuck the banks and a mortgage, I'm going to be buying outright.

Too many people getting around in flash cars, coming home to their baller pad with loans and credit maxed out, thinking they're living lavish but they don't own shit nor have a dollar to their name.


TLDR version: fuck yo couch, nigger

NickRac

I furnished my entire apartment with Bob's Discount (sectional sofa), amazon(end tables/night stands, dresser) and overstock(bed already had the mattress, tv stand, coffee table) for just over $2k

Tuscany Villa White Upholstered Queen-size Bed | Overstock.com

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Can;t find the other 2 links...

It's good stuff - girlfriend doesn't complain and I like it...

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onkelmicha

IKEA DUDE!!!!

and you can get some meatballs at the same time, the only reason why I haul muy ass over to that fucking place.....

Make sure to either go super early or late, dont go after a long day of work or you want to find a noose in the shop and hang yourself....

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webnet

Perish the thought. I must have a prob judging age if that's the case. Sure it's a shit shop but I wasn't looking much at the faces. Maybe the older you are the younger they look? Dunno.

MSTeacher

Just goes to show how differently people value material possessions. Personally I couldn't disagree more.

I have no problem spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on single pieces of furniture. I don't do it often but I don't think twice when a piece really grabs me. I guess it's like a hobby, like you had to have been around it for a long time and been raised to appreciate it, like buying art or something, I don't know. My family has sick antiques and I guess I got used to having nice, old, well built, well kept furniture when I was growing up. And I built cabinets and furniture for a while under a master woodworker which really hooked me to fine quality furniture.

I like being surrounded by well made things when I'm at home. I could go on and on about this topic but good furniture/decor/architecture is inspirational, it gives off energy and resonates with the people who interact with it. </woowoo>

Car on the other hand I don't care nearly as much about. Point a to point b with a sick system and I'm happy.

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.Hack

I really like that master! SHITTTT

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Vadym

kill cow > cure leather > stuff own couch.

everything else = ikea. it's not like you'll keep any of that crap longer than a year or two before moving on.

emp

That living room... god you have a crappy taste.

::emp::

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KaniGT5

I get what you're saying bro, but what happens if you don't make it a few more years? Gotta live now.

None of this shit goes to the grave with you, so live it up daily is what I say.

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WildGunner

Pier 1
Crate and Barrel
CB2 which is owned by Crate and Barrel
The Container Store
Cost Plus World Markets

...and probably in the order listed.

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peacestone

Search the wealthy towns/neighborhoods on craigslist. I bought a 4K leather couch for $800. Thing was barely sat on; couple had it for 3 years, and decided they wanted new wallpaper and needed all new furniture. I wanted a classic looking brown leather couch but couldn't see myself paying $1500+ for a couch with little ones in the house, so I lurked craigs diligently for months until this came up and I pounced.

guysmy

Beat me to it. Also try kijiji. This way you can get top-end stuff at ikea prices all because some spend-crazy doctor’s wife needs “a new look.”

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metalshark

Did I just see cp?

Dwight Schrute

I thought the same thing but didn't want people to think I went there...


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Spiderweb

Target sells some decent-looking and durable enough minimalist crap. Just go for black or silver shades and avoid particle board to achieve the "modern" look without appearing cheap.

stefanie

CB2.com
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Roomandboard.com

Ikea's not bad, but their quality seems to be kind of hit or miss. Some stuff is really good, but the quality per dollar spent doesn't seem at all consistent.

Also - every city will generally have some big local warehouse furniture store, and most of those are now carrying a surprising amount of modern-ish stuff, particularly when it comes to couches and chairs. If you like to bargain, those are often a good place to start - then fill in the rest of what you need with the more expensive pieces from strictly modern stores.

For accent pieces like lamps, I would strongly recommend a trip to your local Marshall's/TJ Maxx/Ross/HomeGoods. You tend to get much higher-quality pieces at the same prices you'd pay at somewhere like Target or Ikea.