Time To Furnish Your New Home. What's Your Style?

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Mortgage and Lending with CMG Financial NMLS# 312738

Shopping for Furniture

  • August 07, 2015

Shopping for furniture can be expensive and time consuming. Especially if you are trying to coordinate bedroom sets, a specific look in your living room, or create an elegant dining area, these projects often start off as something fun and turn into stressful and costly endeavors. Here are some ideas to make this initiative a more enjoyable experience.
 
Antiques – Going for an old style look? Consider shopping around at antique stores to piece together your furniture. Antiques can be pricey but shopping around consignment shops or even yard sales can leave you with unexpectedly great deals.
 
Store to Online – Do you like to “test” the products out? Sometimes opening drawers, sitting in the chairs, and touching the tabletops helps give you a better idea if it’s exactly what you are looking for when furnishing your home. But are the prices too steep in stores? Consider window-shopping at the store and write down all the specific details about the item you liked. Head home and do some research online to scope out cheaper prices and delivery options. You can often find a similar product for a discounted rate on sites looking to get rid of inventory or even their clearance sections.
 
Used – If you aren’t ready to spend a fortune on furnishing your home, now may be the time to buy used. Many people looking to move quickly just want to get rid of pieces so you will often find great items for cheap prices at estate sales.
 
Refurbish – Spend less on a used or broken piece and then invest in some sandpaper, paint, and a couple tools to make it your own. Put your own flair and touch on a piece and before you know it, you will have a unique item of furniture all your own. Refurbishing furniture can be a fun project and keep your costs low when furnishing your home.
 
Turn shopping for furniture and accessorizing your home into a fun project and an adventure by following the tips listed here

Comments (4)

Will Johnson
Hendersonville, TN
The Sell and Stage Team

Great tips!  Buying furniture can either be a stressful or fun experience, and knowing what you're looking for ahead of time, as well as an overall budget, can certainly make the experience much more enjoyable.  Thanks for sharing!

Aug 07, 2015 06:18 AM
1~Judi Barrett
Integrity Real Estate Services 118 SE AVE N, Idabel, OK 74745 - Idabel, OK
BS Ed, Integrity Real Estate Services -IDABEL OK

All excellennt ideas on  how to save money on furnishings while getting the style that you want.

Aug 07, 2015 06:20 AM
Stefan Winter
Real Estate in IL & NV | Owner of Real Estate Web Tech | Daily Vlogger - Las Vegas, NV
Owner - Winter Group & Real Estate Web Tech

I have been in a modern mood recently, I have some furniture shopping today later this month and am not looking forward to it! It is stressful and such a permanant thing to spent on.

Aug 07, 2015 06:21 AM
Tim Carroll
CMG Financial - Rohnert Park, CA
Area Manager at CMG Financial

My wife loves to "repurpose" furniture anything from dressers to dining room furniture and everything in between. A little paint or stain and a few new knobs and it looks as old or new as you'd like it too. Another tip, a friend of mine has a home staging business and from time to time likes to rotate her inventory and sell some of her furnishings. They are almost new, in great shape too and for a reasonable price. Thanks for everyones comments! Hope you all have a terrific week.

Aug 10, 2015 02:13 AM

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