Furniture

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
 


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

Vice Versa Black

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/South-Shore-Libra-Collection-Night/dp/B002VECNRQ/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1329195123&sr=8-5"]Amazon.com: South Shore Libra Collection Night Stand, Black: Home & Kitchen[/ame]

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/South-Shore-Libra-Collection-3-Drawer/dp/B002V9JIWY/ref=pd_bxgy_hg_img_b"]Amazon.com: South Shore Libra Collection 3-Drawer Chest, Black: Home & Kitchen[/ame]

Can;t find the other 2 links...

It's good stuff - girlfriend doesn't complain and I like it...
 
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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BeerNuts said:
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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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.
 
poisonsembrace said:
5K on furniture is fucking excessive
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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.
 
wiredniko said:
Here is kind of what I will be aiming for next time:
(from Platform Beds, Bedroom Furniture, Japanese Furniture - Tokyo)

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and this for kitchen

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Finally something like this for the living room

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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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I really like that master! SHITTTT
 
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.
 
poisonsembrace said:
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
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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.

#lexus#luxuryliving #snotnose#pretentious
 
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.
 
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.
 
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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.
 
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