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Moved into a new apartment and want a bit more storage. Gonna buy a thing or two from ikea. Thank you for reading.
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Aug 11, 2022 20:42
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Pilfered Pallbearers posted:Is there a furniture thread? If so please point me there. Otherwise, I'm struggling to find a good coffee table for my living room.
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Aug 11, 2022 20:55
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Arsenic Lupin posted:At that price, your absolute best bet is estate sales, thrift stores, and Craigslist. Any couch you can buy for $500 is going to be pressboard. Depending on the area you live in, you can find solid-quality well-built furniture that's out of style, then, when you have a bit more money, have it slipcolored in colors to your taste. Hey, might want to take another look at the OP you quoted. They're looking for a coffee table, not a couch. That being said, second-hand is definitely a good way to get quality furniture for cheap - especially with a table, which doesn't have the downside of fabric soaked in someone else's\someone else's pets' oils and hair and stuff. Often people have something pretty decent, but they're desperate to offload since it can be cheaper to sell at a loss than to move it\store it. In addition to the places mentioned above, facebook marketplace is overtaking craigslist in some areas (you can create a throwaway account if you don't have one).
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Aug 11, 2022 21:08
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Offerup is another one and easier to browse than FB marketplace, which has a poo poo level search. Also browse instagram for vintage stores. Some charge way too much, but you'll find a gem doing the estate hunting and selling at a good price point. I got an all wood Lane table for $250 at our local place. When hunting at estate sales and thrift stores, try to bring the piece out to the center away from the clutter to get a real sense of it. Something surrounded by other stuff looks way different on its own. Also is it actually not a great table or just dirty? Most problems can be solved with dish soap and water + mineral oil. Also if you don't like the sense of style/cheap cheap furniture someone is selling just walk away and don't waste your time because it will all be like that. cheese eats mouse fucked around with this message at 21:43 on Aug 12, 2022 |
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Aug 12, 2022 21:34
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I’m gonna do those things. Every time I go to an actual antique place I am almost always disappointed. Not great aesthetics, comfort, or price. Sometimes can be nice for decor odds and ends though.
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Aug 14, 2022 01:13
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Yeah, I like things that label themselves as thrift shops much, much more than things that label themselves as antique shops. I may admire an exquisite marquetry sewing box, but I can't live with it. A 1930s Martha Washington? Yeah, can paint, beat up, and not cry if it breaks. Sorry about the couch/coffee table mixup. Freecycle can also be a good place to find used furniture.
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Aug 14, 2022 01:32
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Don't mean to dogpile but when it comes to used, definitely explore all options. Especially if you're moving; different sites are popular in different metros. My wife is a huge Facebook Marketplace user and was getting real mad that she could not find a used bike for our kid. I went on Craigslist and found the perfect match in like 30 seconds. I thought Craigslist was dead and buried but apparently people in our new city still do all their poo poo on there instead of Facebook so welp.
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Aug 14, 2022 06:08
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I hate my current couch so much I’m debating just replacing it with tatami mats, or something similar. My roommate and I already sit on the floor a lot (yoga mats over hardwood), and I’m curious about committing to the life style. Anyone tried this before? any horror stories?
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Aug 17, 2022 16:38
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Head Bee Guy posted:I hate my current couch so much I’m debating just replacing it with tatami mats, or something similar. My roommate and I already sit on the floor a lot (yoga mats over hardwood), and I’m curious about committing to the life style. I haven't but I've zinged through the minimalism reddit enough to see the counter arguments, which are what about your guests, and how old are your guests? Elderly parents will not want to get down and up from the floor. As long as you have a solution for visitors I'd say you do you.
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Aug 17, 2022 22:00
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The floor is always colder.
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Aug 17, 2022 23:07
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Find a couch you'd like. I have a room i dont use often with a comfy chair and an ugly (but comfy enough) futon. I always debate clearing the room, but I eventually use it. Whether im sick and tired of being in my bed, or i want to read, or i have a group of friends over. All of these are rarities, but I will eventually replace that futon. I can imagine a sitcom episode where you have friends over and they have a new significant other they brought over and they passiveaggressive bitch about mats and no seat in the house blahblahblah. Like a young larry david just whining incessantly. Might be a pro column to weed them out. Con column to hazard them.
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Aug 18, 2022 02:42
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There's just too much work keeping futons clean and dry for them to be in any way practical.
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Aug 18, 2022 08:36
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Tatami is cool and good but it's pretty hard to clean when food/drink gets in the gaps. Sitting on the floor too much kills my back and knees, even if I use the tiny flat-bottom chairs. The tatami storage benches are cute or you can go hard and do a modular hori-kotatsu set up like the top photo here. https://grapee.jp/en/196451 I dunno how practical all that is outside of Japan.
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Aug 18, 2022 10:30
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I’m looking to upgrade to a nicer media console/thing to put my TV on and I'm debating about the best proportions for the space. My apartment is something of a studio/loft situation that is decently roomy overall but my entryway/kitchen/living room/office are all the same room and I don’t want to choke it up with overly large furniture. My top contender at the moment is 72 x 18 x 27, but I’m wondering if that will feel too long or look awkward with my relatively small TV perched atop it. Would I be better off limiting the width to 60" or so? (It might also be my imagination, but I swear the space also looks quite a bit smaller when sitting on the couch than it does in these pictures.)  
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Aug 29, 2022 17:53
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Actias posted:I’m looking to upgrade to a nicer media console/thing to put my TV on and I'm debating about the best proportions for the space. My apartment is something of a studio/loft situation that is decently roomy overall but my entryway/kitchen/living room/office are all the same room and I don’t want to choke it up with overly large furniture. I think 60" would look better. It's always better to leave a border of wall around furniture than have it look crammed in there. I think something taller than what you have now will look good too.
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Aug 29, 2022 18:12
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:I think 60" would look better. It's always better to leave a border of wall around furniture than have it look crammed in there. I think something taller than what you have now will look good too. Awesome, thanks! For material, I'm leaning toward walnut/"walnut"/medium brown wood of whatever variety since it feels like a pretty timeless/safe choice that wouldn't be too limiting if my taste changes drastically down the line. Good idea/bad idea?
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Aug 29, 2022 19:55
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Actias posted:Awesome, thanks! For material, I'm leaning toward walnut/"walnut"/medium brown wood of whatever variety since it feels like a pretty timeless/safe choice that wouldn't be too limiting if my taste changes drastically down the line. Good idea/bad idea? Wood doesn't really go out of style, whether it's dark or not. The open shelving thing that is still popular somehow will go out of style, though, so I'd consider doors. Wallet fucked around with this message at 22:13 on Aug 29, 2022 |
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Aug 29, 2022 22:08
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I freaking hate open shelving - especially in kitchens!!!
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Aug 31, 2022 01:55
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Ornery and Hornery posted:I freaking hate open shelving - especially in kitchens!!! You can tell pretty quickly who has cleaned kitchen cabinets and walls after a couple years of use, and who hasn't.
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Aug 31, 2022 02:01
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No one ever cleans the tops of their cabinets 🥲
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Aug 31, 2022 04:07
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cheese eats mouse posted:No one ever cleans the tops of their cabinets Getting my cabinetry replaced with something that reaches the ceiling specifically because neither I nor the people who lived here before, nor the people who lived before them, Had good habits about cleaning the top of kitchen cabinets ever.
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Aug 31, 2022 16:28
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Serenade posted:Getting my cabinetry replaced with something that reaches the ceiling specifically because neither I nor the people who lived here before, nor the people who lived before them, Pfft cleaning the top of cabinets is sisyphean at best. ALWAYS build cabinets that go all the way to the ceiling.
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Aug 31, 2022 17:16
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Besides, there's precisely nothing that you can do with the space between cabinet top and ceiling that doesn't look like pack rat poo poo or TGIFridays fan art.
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Aug 31, 2022 17:27
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mutata posted:Besides, there's precisely nothing that you can do with the space between cabinet top and ceiling that doesn't look like pack rat poo poo or TGIFridays fan art. *takes down photos of local sports teams from 1992, a bugle, and a picture of a guitar made out of guitar picks*
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Aug 31, 2022 18:10
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Open shelving was a perfect trend for flippers and is my biggest red flag in kitchen renos
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Sep 1, 2022 00:45
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KillHour posted:Couch finally came in cool sectional, the rug has weird placement though with the back lining up perfectly the back of the sectional. looks strange imo. move it so you have at least six inches coming out of the back. this also will make it so it's not so close to the tv, win/win. alternatively pull the sofa back further than the rug. as it is it kind of looks like it's attached the sofa. BigFactory posted:I find that lot of “good” furniture is huge and overstuffed which isn’t my thing it's not good, but extremely common and extremely american. what I call sportsdadcouch. optional accessories include cupholders, usb ports, and latrine there are absolutely recliners without this issue though, https://www.dwr.com/living-rocking-chairs-recliners/vala-swivel-recliner/2518283.html?lang=en_US actionjackson fucked around with this message at 03:23 on Sep 1, 2022 |
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Sep 1, 2022 03:18
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Y'all got any recommendations for tall (4.5'+) bedroom wardrobes/armoires/similar?
I was browsing IKEA but I'm sick and going through the bajillion of thangs is unpleasant at the moment.
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Sep 5, 2022 02:10
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mutata posted:Besides, there's precisely nothing that you can do with the space between cabinet top and ceiling that doesn't look like pack rat poo poo or TGIFridays fan art. I put loudspeakers up there.
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Sep 5, 2022 08:19
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My downstairs toilet/bathroom is a cubby hole under the stairs - it's got the original red and black chequer pattern quarry tiles on the floor that my wife would like to retain. What would compliment them in terms of metals, wall colourings/wallpaper/etc. ?
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Sep 5, 2022 10:26
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Southern Heel posted:My downstairs toilet/bathroom is a cubby hole under the stairs - it's got the original red and black chequer pattern quarry tiles on the floor that my wife would like to retain. What would compliment them in terms of metals, wall colourings/wallpaper/etc. ? Paint the walls red. Ceiling too. Red bog, red sink, if available, otherwise avocado, yellow, or white (in that order of preference). Gold fittings. (Well, brass, anyway.) Trust me. (I used to have an ominous bathroom and it was pretty cool, except/especially when hung over.) 3D Megadoodoo fucked around with this message at 10:33 on Sep 5, 2022 |
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Sep 5, 2022 10:30
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Red wainscoting with white or black walls.
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Sep 5, 2022 10:57
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I feel like the ultimate red bathroom has already been done and can't be improved. https://twitter.com/KateLibc/status/1100753300465508353
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Sep 5, 2022 12:13
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Cornuto posted:I feel like the ultimate red bathroom has already been done and can't be improved. Please don't tease me with old tweets. I desperately want to see the toilet and the rest of the house.
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Sep 5, 2022 22:24
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There is no toilet, this bathroom is for the ladies.
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Sep 6, 2022 03:30
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Can’t believe it’s been 3 years since the artist completed the ultimate bathroom for females. Also, you are all jerks for not helping me with my question  I made a purchase and I’ll see if I can do something to make it lockable - myself after market.
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Sep 6, 2022 03:55
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black and gold bathroom, possibly casino themed
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Sep 6, 2022 08:03
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Cornuto posted:I feel like the ultimate red bathroom has already been done and can't be improved. jesus christ I don't think I ever saw the rough stacked stone in the shower what a genius idea should be easy to clean.
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Sep 6, 2022 16:03
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I have two lamps that look like this. How the heck are these supposed to be styled? I'm moving into a place with a 2-story ceiling (sort of like a half vaulted ceiling, idunno what it's called) in the living room with no recessed lighting. Maybe they could be used in that space to cast some light upwards into what otherwise might be sort of dark? I don't even know what they're called. Uplights? Canister lamps? https://www.lampsplus.com/products/upland-6-and-one-half-inchh-black-can-plug-in-accent-uplights-set-of-4__274p1.html 
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Sep 8, 2022 03:05
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kreeningsons posted:I have two lamps that look like this. How the heck are these supposed to be styled? I'm moving into a place with a 2-story ceiling (sort of like a half vaulted ceiling, idunno what it's called) in the living room with no recessed lighting. Maybe they could be used in that space to cast some light upwards into what otherwise might be sort of dark? They are just called cans. These are the plug in version of cans used in recessed ceiling lighting. Put them in corners or behind artsy stuff maybe?
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Sep 8, 2022 07:39
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mutata posted:Besides, there's precisely nothing that you can do with the space between cabinet top and ceiling that doesn't look like pack rat poo poo or TGIFridays fan art. You can put a dozen questionably-wired outlets
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