Yesterday Andy and I headed to Ikea to grab some stuff for the new house. We aren't in yet so we have to store it for now. We would have waited until we were in but they were having an awesome deal where they would give you a gift card worth 15% of the price of a couch. Since we needed a couch we decided to go for it, that way we could get some more stuff for free. Take a look:
Yeah those three carts are ours, plus that package that I'm standing next to had to get placed on a cart as well. Lucky for us we brought a little U-Haul trailer, otherwise we would have been in trouble. It feels kind of weird dropping a ton of money (for us) like that, but we have been saving for this couch since we started building, so we basically paid cash. Plus the gift card deal helped out tremendously, we got two chairs for free. I can't wait to get it in the new place and put it all together, it is going to be awesome. Only 2 more weeks y'all!
The only thing I'm seriously worried about is the house looking too Ikea. I mean I love Ikea, I'm a big fan of clean lines and a slightly modern feel, but I think too much of their stuff together can have that first apartment feel that I really want to avoid. We plan on having a nice mix of stuff that we are building ourselves and buying from other stores as well, it's just a concern that I have, but I'm not sure how do you furnish a house on a budget without a little bit of Ikea in there. Any ideas?
Congrats!! Thats so fun to buy all that new-house furniture. We did the same thing when we moved in and bought enough to furnish our dining room, great room, and bedroom. Although I've never been to Ikea so I'm kind of jealous of your trip. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm not really sure about the ikea stuff since, like I said-- never been there. Although I guess what you mean is having it not look too match-y? This is something I struggle with. I kind of kick myself for buying matching coffee table and end tables and having all the wood tones in our house match exactly (to each other and our lovely cabinets lol). What I'm trying lately to think about layering. I'm working on getting curtains up and then I want to do fun pillows. I feel like having a mix of stuff that looks somewhat different makes your house look more put together. Or at least-- thats the hope. I haven't really gotten that far yet and my house is still kinda match-y... boo.
Refinish old furniture yourself :) That's what I've been doing!
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