I think this is just a northeast thing, but Bob’s furniture has some solid stuff. It’s similar to IKEA quality, so not the greatest but it gets the job done and is reasonably priced. I just bought a new bed and night stand from there.
Decor from artists I like. Furniture is from second hand and antique stores around me. Some things I buy new, like bath towels, but for most everything else it’s chosen from small shops or personal sales.
Honestly? Except for our mattresses, we get everything second hand. The furniture is solid wood and sturdy. We had the rugs cleaned and sanitized professionally before bringing them into the house. It cost us a lot less than if we purchased new, and we don’t have to worry about the off gassing from the chipboard stuff.
We did a combination of IKEA, Target, Wayfair, secondhand off Facebook Marketplace, World Market, West Elm, Pottery Barn, Crate & Barrel, and Amazon.
Bath and kitchen stuff is from a whole range of places. We bought per item vs one big haul.
I reference the r/buyitforlife subreddit for things like bath towels and frying pans. Spending a little more for quality is worth it for daily use items IMO!
I moved recently and have been scoping out local independent furniture shops to replace some of the stuff from my old place.
For random smaller things like a new set of measuring cups and an over-the-door hook rack, I’ve mostly gone to Ross and Home Goods with an occasional small Target run.
I thrift basically all of my furniture. I make most of my decor. Most of my art is digital art I made and then printed. In the dining room I have a bunch of framed recipe cards from female relatives collections, and also a bunch of silver trays I thrifted. My desk in my study is IKEA, basically a countertop that runs along a whole wall supported by some drawers. A bunch of my organizers are laser cut from my local maker space. Most of my linens came from bed bath and beyond as wedding gifts, or target. Some of my furniture I built myself.
If I can possibly make it or buy it second hand, I do.
In NC, furniture market sell offs are amazing. But where to buy changes because it’s seasonal.
Otherwise, most of my stuff is from amazon. Not glamorous, but the easy returns fit our lifestyle for the rare times we need it.
But for art/plushies/really unique stuff, for that we try to buy from the seller’s main site/in-person and not via etsy or whatnot. I assume they make more profit this way.
My furniture is from Macy’s, Room & Board, Kasala, and a store in Seattle that sold top quality locally made solid hardwood furniture for pretty reasonable prices and which sadly is no longer in business.
Smaller items from a lot of different places, such as Costco, Ikea, Target, Home Goods, Etsy, local lamp stores, Fred Meyer, and more places I don’t remember.
For furniture, Costco and Amazon were my big ones. Unfortunately Amazon furniture is inundated with the generic alphabet soup, so you’d have to be more careful. My dining table is from Target.
General decor is mostly from HomeGoods. I’d say probably 1/3 of it is just from here and there though. Collected over the years type thing.
If I had to do it again, I’d look at consignment stores and estate sales and the like for furniture.
I have some wood pieces my dad made many years ago, and a lot of newer things come from Wayfair, for decor and kitchen/bath stuff I like At Home, Kohls, Walmart, Target.
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Walmart, Target, Amazon, the local hardware store, random shops I see.
Walmart and Amazon to all of these
My wife seems to like crate and barrel.
We all order from China
Costco, Target, IKEA, Craigslist
I have a lot of stuff from Macys.
Home goods, tj maxx and ross.
Ross, tj maxx, hobby lobby and the best is the at home store
Bob’s Discount Furniture, shoutout to them.
I think this is just a northeast thing, but Bob’s furniture has some solid stuff. It’s similar to IKEA quality, so not the greatest but it gets the job done and is reasonably priced. I just bought a new bed and night stand from there.
Decor from artists I like. Furniture is from second hand and antique stores around me. Some things I buy new, like bath towels, but for most everything else it’s chosen from small shops or personal sales.
Honestly? Except for our mattresses, we get everything second hand. The furniture is solid wood and sturdy. We had the rugs cleaned and sanitized professionally before bringing them into the house. It cost us a lot less than if we purchased new, and we don’t have to worry about the off gassing from the chipboard stuff.
I just visited my first Hobby Lobby. Wow!
Facebook marketplace and estate sales are where the deals are at but if I’m looking for quick storage- IKEA.
Estate sales, Homegoods & a mix of chain/independent furniture retailers
Target, Amazon, Wayfair
Target, Walmart, Menards, and thrift stores.
Menards is like Home Depot/Lowes if you’re not familiar.
Amazon I hate leaving my house. It’s to peopley out there.
We did a combination of IKEA, Target, Wayfair, secondhand off Facebook Marketplace, World Market, West Elm, Pottery Barn, Crate & Barrel, and Amazon.
Bath and kitchen stuff is from a whole range of places. We bought per item vs one big haul.
I reference the r/buyitforlife subreddit for things like bath towels and frying pans. Spending a little more for quality is worth it for daily use items IMO!
HomeGoods and ReStore
IKEA
For me, I like IKEA for furniture.
Otherwise, I like HomeGoods/Marshall’s/TJ Maxx (they’re all the same company).
Target is good for little things.
For online shopping, Esty, Amazon’s and Wayfair
TJMaxx, Marshall’s, Target, Costco, thrifting vintage and unique stuff, markets, Amazon, wayfair
Ross, TJ Maxx, HomeGoods, At Home, Walmart.
The dollar tree
Wherever. Literally.
Cost Plus, consignment stores (in nicer neighborhoods), amazon in a pinch, actual furniture stores
All the places. I try to shop local and with creators.
ikea 🇸🇪
We have a lot of nice consignment shops. Most of my furniture and wall art come from there.
I moved recently and have been scoping out local independent furniture shops to replace some of the stuff from my old place.
For random smaller things like a new set of measuring cups and an over-the-door hook rack, I’ve mostly gone to Ross and Home Goods with an occasional small Target run.
I thrift basically all of my furniture. I make most of my decor. Most of my art is digital art I made and then printed. In the dining room I have a bunch of framed recipe cards from female relatives collections, and also a bunch of silver trays I thrifted. My desk in my study is IKEA, basically a countertop that runs along a whole wall supported by some drawers. A bunch of my organizers are laser cut from my local maker space. Most of my linens came from bed bath and beyond as wedding gifts, or target. Some of my furniture I built myself.
If I can possibly make it or buy it second hand, I do.
Everything from offer up/Facebook Marketplace….. we’ve spent like $300 in all of our furniture
Thrift stores, Walmart.
Trying to fill an arts and crafts with period furniture from the 1930s, so we’re doing estate sales and marketplace.
In NC, furniture market sell offs are amazing. But where to buy changes because it’s seasonal.
Otherwise, most of my stuff is from amazon. Not glamorous, but the easy returns fit our lifestyle for the rare times we need it.
But for art/plushies/really unique stuff, for that we try to buy from the seller’s main site/in-person and not via etsy or whatnot. I assume they make more profit this way.
Target and IKEA. Walmart terrifies me.
My furniture is from Macy’s, Room & Board, Kasala, and a store in Seattle that sold top quality locally made solid hardwood furniture for pretty reasonable prices and which sadly is no longer in business.
Smaller items from a lot of different places, such as Costco, Ikea, Target, Home Goods, Etsy, local lamp stores, Fred Meyer, and more places I don’t remember.
Wayfair, Walmart, TJ Maxx, Home Depot, Lowes, Ashley’s Furniture, Atwoods, and sometimes a couple local shops
For furniture, Costco and Amazon were my big ones. Unfortunately Amazon furniture is inundated with the generic alphabet soup, so you’d have to be more careful. My dining table is from Target.
General decor is mostly from HomeGoods. I’d say probably 1/3 of it is just from here and there though. Collected over the years type thing.
If I had to do it again, I’d look at consignment stores and estate sales and the like for furniture.
Thrift stores, Craigslist/Facebook Marketplace, IKEA, Amazon, Walmart, Etsy, Costco.
I have some wood pieces my dad made many years ago, and a lot of newer things come from Wayfair, for decor and kitchen/bath stuff I like At Home, Kohls, Walmart, Target.