Hey, I’m moving to a new place in another country and I was wondering what sort of thing you would buy first for an unfurnished house/apartment? I’d probably start with a bed and a wardrobe, but then I’m not sure where to go. Probably a blender!
kitchen utensils
blender
bed
fridge
frezzor
wardrobe
desk
good chair
computer
soundsystem
wat more do you need!
Washing machine methinks. Loads of stuff! Things like curtains and something for hanging up wet clothes. I can’t get my head round all the things I need.
Where you moving to?
When I moved to Tokyo, my apartment only had an (ancient) TV, fridge, a tiny little washing machine, counter range, and a futon.
It depends on funds and needs. I had limited funds for awhile, so I got the basics:
Small microwave and toaster oven
Broom/dust pan/vacuum
Blankets/sheets/towels
Plates/bowls/cutlery/pans
Cleaning supplies (bleach, toilet cleaner, dish soap, etc)
Trash can
Clothes bin
Clothes hangers
Computer desk
Wall hooks (for bags and stuff)
Curtains
Toilet plunger (never forget the plunger!)
Also, I recommend hanging some paintings or pictures or something on the walls. It can make the place feel different very quickly.
why would you move into an unfinished house?
[quote]LiveFromThe781 wrote:
why would you move into an unfinished house?[/quote]
Unfurnished, not unfinished.
Start with a Squat Rack, followed by a refrigerator; for Milk of course.
[quote]blaque.ops wrote:
Hey, I’m moving to a new place in another country and I was wondering what sort of thing you would buy first for an unfurnished house/apartment? I’d probably start with a bed and a wardrobe, but then I’m not sure where to go. Probably a blender![/quote]
- matress
- porn
end of list
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
LiveFromThe781 wrote:
why would you move into an unfinished house?
Unfurnished, not unfinished.
[/quote]
twas a joke
STRIPPER POLE!!!
I’m moving to Brugge in belgium for a job. They only seem to rent unfurnished pads over there. It’s crazy I know. I’m totally bricking it, cos I have no idea about interior design or decorating!
Brugge is fucking beautiful.
Hire someone to do it?
Get a chick to do it and pump her for her trouble?
I am in the process of buying a new house. I don’t know about over in europe, but I just went to my local furniture store and they have interest free financing for 5 years.
I picked out a nice living room set, big couch, loveseat, single chair with ottoman, coffee table and two end tables. then a bedroom set, two dressers, two nightstands, a king bedframe and a sealy memory foam king size matress set.
Then we went for the nice kitchen table, with 6 chairs, it has one of those leafs which expand the table should you have company for dinner. All this is going to run me $5,000 which over 5 years is 60 payments, so it’s $83 bucks a month for all this nice stuff.
I’d try to go that route if you plan on staying there for a while.
V
[quote]Vegita wrote:
I am in the process of buying a new house. I don’t know about over in europe, but I just went to my local furniture store and they have interest free financing for 5 years.
I picked out a nice living room set, big couch, loveseat, single chair with ottoman, coffee table and two end tables. then a bedroom set, two dressers, two nightstands, a king bedframe and a sealy memory foam king size matress set.
Then we went for the nice kitchen table, with 6 chairs, it has one of those leafs which expand the table should you have company for dinner. All this is going to run me $5,000 which over 5 years is 60 payments, so it’s $83 bucks a month for all this nice stuff.
I’d try to go that route if you plan on staying there for a while.
V[/quote]
Just make sure you pay it off before the five years is up. Those deals often “delay” the interest rather than dropping it entirely - so five years and one day after the purchase, you can get hit with five years’ of interest.
I think it all depends on how long you will be there. When I was in school, I knew I didn’t want to deal with moving a lot of stuff back home, so I had a futon, coffee table, TV stand, and book shelf.
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
Vegita wrote:
I am in the process of buying a new house. I don’t know about over in europe, but I just went to my local furniture store and they have interest free financing for 5 years.
I picked out a nice living room set, big couch, loveseat, single chair with ottoman, coffee table and two end tables. then a bedroom set, two dressers, two nightstands, a king bedframe and a sealy memory foam king size matress set.
Then we went for the nice kitchen table, with 6 chairs, it has one of those leafs which expand the table should you have company for dinner. All this is going to run me $5,000 which over 5 years is 60 payments, so it’s $83 bucks a month for all this nice stuff.
I’d try to go that route if you plan on staying there for a while.
V
Just make sure you pay it off before the five years is up. Those deals often “delay” the interest rather than dropping it entirely - so five years and one day after the purchase, you can get hit with five years’ of interest.
I think it all depends on how long you will be there. When I was in school, I knew I didn’t want to deal with moving a lot of stuff back home, so I had a futon, coffee table, TV stand, and book shelf. [/quote]
Yea, I’m familiar with these type of arrangements. I had to take a zero interest dental loan for 5900 one time. It was only for 2 years so I paid like $333 per month but it was much better than throwing it on a credit card or something. The nice thing with zero % is that it actually benefits you to pay it off over the total alloted time. Not like a car payment or credit card bill where it is good to pay it off as quickly as possible. I can’t wait to get me some government money for my new house, 7500 interest free over 15 years.
V
[quote]blaque.ops wrote:
Washing machine methinks. Loads of stuff! Things like curtains and something for hanging up wet clothes. I can’t get my head round all the things I need.[/quote]
That’s because you don’t need that much crap.
I like my apartment to look nice, but seriously, as a guy, how much ruffled and color coordinated shit do you really need? A few trips to the local store like Target or Wal-Mart (or whatever they have over there) should do it. Other than that, get some girl to do it. They LOOOOOOVE that shit.
Thanks everyone for the advice!
Ikea is your friend. Wait,scratch that,your going to a european country. Look at magazines of Contemporary European houses and make notes and look for it or things similar.