furnishing an apartment from zero

blueiguana
Tue, 18 May 2010 15:08:27 +0000

I would highly recommend the idea for Target furniture. My neighbor furnished her entire lakehouse from there. It looks great and she didn’t spend a fortune. IF you have time you can check outlets like Pottery Barn, etc. but that would require storage and good checks for dent/scratch. I did my office that way.
Home Goods is a great store for good quality towels with fun designs. I think their prices are better than Bed, Bath & Beyond. You can find kitchen gadgets and home decor there at good prices but their stock fluxuates. For cookware sets look for sales at Khol’s. They have some good brands and will run huge discounts occasionally. I would agree that a few really good knives is better than a so-so butcher block full. I have 5 that I use constantly.
Lastly, I would say some rubbermade or clear plastic storage boxes. There are going to be a lot of things that don’t seem to have a ‘home’ at first. It will be much easier to find them if they are organized (somewhat ) and not still in a moving box.
Good Luck!