New Furniture!!

Tom and I have slowly been trying to replace some of our old/donated/worn out/cheap/free furniture that we've collected over the years (which we are very appreciative of and have never taken for granted). We bought new couches back in March and have been making mental lists about other things we wanted to upgrade (or buy in the first place, like a bedroom set). We set out with patience, a budget, and a little determination and amazingly we were able to find exactly what we wanted AND stay under budget (well, almost).

We wanted to complete the living room, which basically meant finding an entryway table and some nicer lamps (instead of the $10 Walmart floor lamp that we've had for 5 years). It also meant finding something in dark brown to replace our black fish stand/table that doesn't match everything else.

We wanted a place near the door to sit down to remove our snowy/rainy shoes and a place to hide them as well. We thank Target (and their nicely timed 15% off furniture sale) for our new entryway table and lamps (in the living room) and entryway bench (near the back door).

Next up? Our bedroom. We've been wanting to get actual bedroom furniture for a while, but just didn't feel like it was a necessity. We shopped around and found a really good deal on a set at....are you ready for this? Costco! We figured what the heck. It was exactly what we wanted and too awesome of a deal not to pass up. So far we are loving it!!

Finally, Tom has been on the search for a full length runner for our hallway for months now! Previously we had two 8' runners from Ikea, which were just about the first thing we bought when we moved here last November. So anyways, turns out it's pretty difficult to find a runner that is longer that 16 feet and doesn't cost over $500. We finally went to our local Home Depot (literally less than a mile from our apartment) and found runners that they will custom cut for you....and they're relatively inexpensive!! Win!

We are settling in nicely to our "new" apartment and loving finally having some nicer upgrades. I think the fact that we have waited so long to buy some of this stuff makes us appreciate it even more!