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what's a "decent" price?
Furnishing your Apartment/Condo/Home
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West Elm has some modern furniture and is on the lower end of the price spectrum. Target.com carries a lot of furniture designers, but not all of them aredecent priced. Otherwise, check out HomeGoods if you got one, it's umm... TjMaxxes home store. They have everything and it's discount/overstock prices
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For contemporary, original art go to Ebay. You'll be surprised how many aspiring artists sell their work on Ebay for crackhead prices. I'm talkin52"x36" abstract oil paintings for $150 or less. You go to Painted With Oil or Deck The Walls and you looking at $600+ easy for comparable pieces.
Also like somebody said, buy prints off art.com and have them professionally framed and matted. The prints will be dirt cheap but the frames and matting willrun you a lil bit depending on size. Hobby Lobby and Michaels are priced well but their selection of frames ain't as good as a specialty frame shop.You'll save alot though and as long as you're not looking for an off the well type frame you'll still be happy with the selection and results.
Furniture...for the Euro-style contemporary look, Ikea is your best bet at decent prices. Macy's has some beautiful contemporary furniture but expect topay an arm and a leg. At the same time though furniture ain't really something you wanna go cheap on because you don't wanna be buying a new couchevery 2-3 years. I like Star Furniture but they may not have that where you live. Haverty's got some nice stuff too or try Bassett...you can design yourown stuff with them. All these places I mentioned are more for homeowners so since it's YOUR condo you'll be straight checking them out. I wouldn'tshop at these spots for an apartment though. Hope this helps homie.
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Also like somebody said, buy prints off art.com and have them professionally framed and matted. The prints will be dirt cheap but the frames and matting willrun you a lil bit depending on size. Hobby Lobby and Michaels are priced well but their selection of frames ain't as good as a specialty frame shop.You'll save alot though and as long as you're not looking for an off the well type frame you'll still be happy with the selection and results.
Furniture...for the Euro-style contemporary look, Ikea is your best bet at decent prices. Macy's has some beautiful contemporary furniture but expect topay an arm and a leg. At the same time though furniture ain't really something you wanna go cheap on because you don't wanna be buying a new couchevery 2-3 years. I like Star Furniture but they may not have that where you live. Haverty's got some nice stuff too or try Bassett...you can design yourown stuff with them. All these places I mentioned are more for homeowners so since it's YOUR condo you'll be straight checking them out. I wouldn'tshop at these spots for an apartment though. Hope this helps homie.
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do you buy it like that or you take a poster and have it done in a "painted reprint"?
im not you
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Lower end my #%$...
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Check out prices from other modern furniture designers and you'll recant that statement.
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yep welcome to the adult world if you don't want to buy Ikea. Places round me have 10K couches and what not.
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Originally Posted by Nawth21
Big TVSthere's a reason our set up cost more than my engagement ring
an a nice entertainment system even if you dont watch tv def looks clean in any nice welcoming spot.
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indeed.-- check it...
Design Within Reach: The Best in ModernDesign
their prices are insane..and it's supposedly "within reach"
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When I get my own spot, I want one of those beds that are really low, like they had their legs sawed off.
Anyone know what style of bed that is called?
Anyone know what style of bed that is called?
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^platform bed
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baller23217 check out my dude Justin Bua:
http://www.justinbua.com/
Dude's contemporary/urban work is
. I have some of his pieces.
A couple for the lazy ones...
Those are just some of the posters he sells on the website.
http://www.justinbua.com/
Dude's contemporary/urban work is
A couple for the lazy ones...
Those are just some of the posters he sells on the website.
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Those flimsy #@% frames go from a minimum of $600 to $2,500.
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Plasma screen, juice bar, recliner or 2 and im good..
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Seeko could you point me in the right direction for some African art I want to do my living room with a theme or black music and art from Africa to the states.......something along those lines
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Malms are pretty low to the ground and are on the cheap
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I hear you guys on the artwork. My walls are bland white, and will probably just decide to hang a family photo. I'm going to check art.com
Any disadvantages to these kinds of sofas?
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[/td] [/tr][/table]Im used to old big leather sectionals, but I Like this style sofa. Anyone rocking w/ anything like this.
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love those L-shaped sofas. i wouldn't go leather imo, i'm a bigger fan of other high-quality fabrics that aren't as difficult to maintain.
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Mine is similar to that, but it's microfiber and has bigger pillows. I'm not a fan of couches with pillows, never found them to be comfortable. Allthis furniture here belongs to the apartment complex though.
I've never really been one to dress up the apartments I live in (no curtains, no area rugs, no art or posters, etc.) because it never really feels likehome.
I've never really been one to dress up the apartments I live in (no curtains, no area rugs, no art or posters, etc.) because it never really feels likehome.
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ill take pics of my place tomorrow... too lazy now
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Just goto Ikea and look at stuff you'd like and buy it.
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Originally Posted by ooIRON MANoo
baller23217 check out my dude Justin Bua:
http://www.justinbua.com/
Dude's contemporary/urban work is. I have some of his pieces.
A couple for the lazy ones...
Those are just some of the posters he sells on the website.
That rising poster is
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There's always CB2
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i'd hit up IKEA and just go through that store to get ideas of what you can get...you don't have to necessarily buy the stuff there, but they havepretty much anything you can think of in the model rooms and such.
and as far as the couch, looks pretty nice
i'd also get fabric over leather...fabric just feels so much more comfortable...a big one that you can fall back in and relax
get some pretty puffy pillows and you're good.
and as far as the couch, looks pretty nice
i'd also get fabric over leather...fabric just feels so much more comfortable...a big one that you can fall back in and relax
get some pretty puffy pillows and you're good.
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Make a list of what you want to have and order them from most important to least. That helped me a lot when I furnished my new place.
Also, if you're looking to be reasonable with your price range, overstock.com and Amazon simply cannot be beat. There's tons of other websites, youjust gotta get your Googling on.
Also, if you're looking to be reasonable with your price range, overstock.com and Amazon simply cannot be beat. There's tons of other websites, youjust gotta get your Googling on.
