housing, chapter 4: the furniture

The pictures in my previous post reminded me of how happy I am to have furniture! When we moved into the rental apartment, we had nothing - just Clark's airbed and two lawn chairs! We had to furnish the apartment within a tight budget, yet also knowing that we would be furnishing a cool new condo in the next year. It was a strange dilemma / balance.


Anyways, we got the table and chairs off Kijiji (which we plan to resell), the resin shelves from Canadian Tire (which will go in the storage room of the condo), and a nice bed from the Brick (which may be even cozier than our Calgary bed!).


As for the rest of it, it turned out that Ikea was the best bet, even considering we had to order it online, pay a delivery charge and wait for it!!! We got the futon, coffee table, tv stand, desk, and two lamps from Ikea for $750 total, and it's great. Price check: it would have been $650 for just a futon from the store in Halifax, so we got all of that other stuff for $100 (if you believe in that kind of accounting!). Plus, I think it looks better, and it can even go in the condo until we decide what we want / save up.

I like having a couch to sit on. Our sweet tv was handed down to us from July's furnished sublet, which is a bonus. It's nice to be able to watch a dvd, but I'd hate to spend money on a tv right now! Batik fabric curtain courtesy of the market in Bali from earlier this summer.