Let the holiday shopping commence! For the real go-getters you’re already done with all your holiday shopping because you knocked it out during the black Friday sales. Well done. For the rest of us, we’ll be squeezing in time after work up until Christmas Eve.
With fall comes changes – cooler weather, darker nights, holidays & cozier days. You don’t have to make major home adjustments to have your living environment start feeling festive either. Don’t feel the pressure to start doing a full home remodel every season – think of it as more of a switch from pool floats to pumpkin decorating.
I’m queen of a good DEAL! There’s something satisfying about finding a killer outfit that’s cheap enough to be guilt-free in purchasing. Save that extra money for something else!
I’m not being dramatic here, people often ask where I got something WHEN – I’m wearing Forever 21, H&M, Zara, Nordstrom Rack, ect. & with their reactions, I can tell Forever 21 is not the answer they were expecting. It has to be expensive, so they can say they could never afford that… WRONG! (It’s my fav feeling.)
Let’s not pretend furniture shopping is affordable. I was fooled into believing I could go buy unique furniture pieces that I loved for reasonable prices due to the fairytale that is: INSTAGRAM. On my last move I knew it was time to be an adult & purchase my own furniture. It appears as though everyone else can easily make their home pristine so I should be able to too! Well well well, little did I know you had to be a multi-millionaire to purchase new, quality, unique furniture that you actually liked.
I don’t know how it works across the world, but that’s how it works in America.
Who would have thought 1 single, basic dinning chair would be $500? Not me. I have a new appreciation for fully furnished homes, & Ikea.
Needless to say, I’m glad most of my major furniture shopping is done because it was a fucking gut punch & took a lot of time. I’m here to help, even if you didn’t know you needed it, you do. The new furniture experience will hit you someday too.
The perk to badass new furniture? How your home will make you feel. The energy can change dramatically when you have furniture that you love – trust me. After redoing my bedroom, I realized everything else had to change as well. As painful as furniture shopping is, it’s worth it.
5 Tips For {Affordable} Furniture Shopping
1. Look For Sales
Yes, furniture goes on sale. And even then, it’ll be sickening to pay for, but a sale can make it manageable. I have a Pottery Barn Outlet close to my house & I went OFTEN. One lucky day that I stopped in the store, all sale pieces happened to be an additional 40% off. I ended up getting one of my comfy, white sofas for $100! That’s fucking insane pricing btw. Try shopping for a badass sofa & you’ll feel me. So pay attention to sales & outlet furniture stores, that was as close to finding a gold mine as I can imagine.
I made the mistake of trying to go shopping recently & immediately regretted my decision to skip shopping online… Ughhhh… is anyone else online only?! It’s so much easier than parking at a mall, going into a crowded store, digging around for your size, (and most recently) dealing with the hottest dressing room of all time!
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