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« on: Sunday, October 23, 2005, 17:07:12 » |
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Where do folk with their own place buy their modern furniture? I need to brush up on my DIY as well  May have my own gaff next year  Is IKEA naff or cool? |
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« Reply #1 on: Sunday, October 23, 2005, 17:35:37 » |
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it's cheap - good value cheapo not nasty cheap . get yurself some catalogs Next is OK as well. Just brought some furniture from Habitat - all very nice stuff.
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« Reply #2 on: Sunday, October 23, 2005, 17:38:02 » |
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habitat's pretty expensive if it's going to be your first place, but it's very good stuff
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Ralphy
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« Reply #3 on: Sunday, October 23, 2005, 17:39:15 » |
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Haven't been in Habitat since i was about 6, used to love that shop for some reason.
I want a modern house with classy decor, but i have a budget.
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« Reply #4 on: Sunday, October 23, 2005, 17:42:30 » |
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Ikea - for you then sunshine!
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #5 on: Sunday, October 23, 2005, 17:43:22 » |
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When I first got a house, it was completely unfurnished and I did it all for about 100 pound.
This involved going to the auction room in The Planks, and buying second hand stuff...wooden tackle you can then sand down with the old Bosch....varnish or paint, you can then gradually upgrade.
Sadly like so many good things the Planks closed a few years ago.
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« Reply #6 on: Sunday, October 23, 2005, 17:44:15 » |
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Are there loads of blonde swedish beauties working in Ikea? Do they do shower demo's ?  |
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« Reply #7 on: Sunday, October 23, 2005, 17:44:35 » |
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some of the stuff in ikea is really cool, but there's a lot of nasty crap as well. and if you do buy anything there make sure you check the state of the boxes [that it comes in] cos quite often their stuff gets damaged by webbed-fingered brizzle folk!
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« Reply #8 on: Sunday, October 23, 2005, 17:45:46 » |
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Wonder where my closest one is :?
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« Reply #9 on: Sunday, October 23, 2005, 18:53:15 » |
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Birmingham - about 15 mins in your Type R!!! About 2 hours in my Mazda
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« Reply #10 on: Sunday, October 23, 2005, 19:05:45 » |
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I built an entire desk in the time it took my housemate claire to make half a beside cabinet (and she messed it up). Luckily for her it wasn't tuesday so I helped  |
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« Reply #11 on: Sunday, October 23, 2005, 19:21:08 » |
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Cheap main furniture with expensive accessories is probably the way to go. IKEA is a bit naff but you can get some cheap basic stuff that doesn't look bad at all. Habitat has some lovely things but for big pieces of furniture its quite expensive but definitely check out the accessories - lampshades, curtains etc are very reasonable and good quality. They have 20% off all furniture at the moment. Some Next furniture is cheap and stylish. Quite good quality too. They do good copies of designer soft furnishings too. The best quality and value furniture will be secondhand / reclaimed wooden stuff. You can get it ready sanded and choose what oil/stain varnish you want. You might find that kind friends and family give you loads of their old stuff to get started so you'd be best to wait before deciding colour schemes etc. |
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« Reply #12 on: Sunday, October 23, 2005, 19:23:37 » |
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Ralphy, Ikea is not too bad, loads of cheapish and good stuff, if not try somewhere like MFI its pretty good, way better than was a few years ago, or you could try the outlet village in Swindon or i think there is one Bicester aswell!!
Next does some nice stufff, but its abit more expensive!
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« Reply #13 on: Sunday, October 23, 2005, 19:32:04 » |
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I'm in the same position and just sniffing at a Chesterfield suite from a
posh house where the owners are selling up and moving on.
£150 in tip-top condition seems a cracking deal to me, but I always envisaged having a black leather sexy sofa as my first.
Going to have to make a decision tomorrow, if it’s not gone yet it will be by this week.
No doubting the classy aspect but how do you then decorate on budget around a grand old Chesterfield suite, especially with the bachelor pad come Moroccan brothel look in mind?
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« Reply #14 on: Sunday, October 23, 2005, 19:38:06 » |
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I'm in the same position and just sniffing at a Chesterfield suite from a
posh house where the owners are selling up and moving on.
£150 in tip-top condition seems a cracking deal to me, but I always envisaged having a black leather sexy sofa as my first.
Going to have to make a decision tomorrow, if it’s not gone yet it will be by this week.
No doubting the classy aspect but how do you then decorate on budget around a grand old Chesterfield suite, especially with the bachelor pad come Moroccan brothel look in mind? Way to go Daz...you can pick up so much good stuff second hand quite cheaply...to my eye this stuff has a bit of character unlike the bland cack you get from the giant chains. Obviously a Chesterfield suite should lead to a theme of Saltergate...you could hang meaningful pictures of Ernie Moss around the place. |
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