Congratulations!!!! You have just got married or you have just decided to set up home with the person you love. But now that you have found the place where you will begin your new life together, you want to start furnishing it.
As you don’t have the resources that your parents started off with, you are not going to begin your life with the kind of home that they have spent many years to achieve. No three-story town house for you at this point in your life. You are starting off in a one-bedroom studio apartment downtown.
So how are you going to furnish your first apartment?
Well, to paraphrase the traditional saying about a new bride: “Something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue.”
If you are looking for something old, you can find some great bargains at stores selling gently used furniture. Reconditioned second-hand furniture will lower your initial costs, give you what you need, and if you are blessed with a good combination of common sense and luck, you will find some great stuff. Your apartment can end up looking very good at a low cost.
If you are getting married, you might be best advised to send your guests a wedding list of the things that you need. This way, you can build up a color scheme if you want: “2 sets of powder blue bath towels, 1 blue bathmat, 1 blue shower curtain.” Although not all of your needs will be provided for, at least your gifts can work for you and will help you build up your new home. And isn’t that the ultimate purpose of any gift?
When it comes to major appliances, such as a refrigerator and washing machine, you can sometimes find good ones that are second hand. But if you don’t find anything, consider “borrowing,” or hiring them. Find out if such a service exists in your town, and you can hire your first refrigerator until you are financially able to buy one.
Once you have purchased your main household items, you might want to complete the look of your home by buying some cute accessories. Once again, decorating your home and making it look unique does not have to break the bank or take up too much space. If you like natural-looking ornaments, think about decorating your breakfront and sideboards with pine cones. These create a country look and always smell great. Similarly, for wall decorations, how about some pressed flowers? For the floors, add an area rug. An oval rug, for example, is not majorly expensive and it can add to the coziness of any room.
If you enjoy sewing, you may want to make your own throw pillows for the sofa. Decorate these with embroidered patterns. You can create your own designs.
Furnishing and decorating your first home does not have to be too expensive. All you need is a little creativity, common sense, and good taste. That first studio apartment does not need to look like a palace, but for you it will be your very own castle.
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