The textiles section of the Ikea website is one of my favorite places for finding ways of spicing up that old furniture without purchasing new items. Let’s face it, not every piece in your home can be updated the minute you want it. In fact, your style will grow tired before your budget is ready for something new. Well, there is a cheaper way to improve the look of your home or apartment and that is with textiles. What do I mean by textiles? This can be anything from new rugs, pillows, throws, slip covers, etc. The Ikea store offers lots of cool, modern designs at affordable prices, but really many other places including Marshalls and TJ Maxx offer some interesting mixes for your furniture.
I had forgotten about Compact Appliance’s fantasy free ground shipping offer, until someone asked me about my kegerator. Last year during this same deal, I purchased my first kegerator primarily because of the store’s free shipping offer. Compact Appliance, including its store at Kegerator.com is now offering free shipping for three days. This sale goes through Thursday, April 1st. Shop CompactAppliance.com
or take a look at some of my favorite items from their store below. Some of this stuff is better for furnishing small apartments, but I’ve also found it useful for family rooms or rec rooms (like the basement).
EdgeStar 18 Bottle Dual Zone Wine Cooler
EdgeStar Extreme Cool 12,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner
Koldfront Portable Countertop Dishwasher
It’s hard to easily ignore furniture feet. When choosing new furniture for your home or apartment, however, having some really complementary furniture feet can make all the difference. I always struggled, however, because I never really knew all of the different types of furniture feet. That is to say that I didn’t know what I was missing. Anyway, I stumbled upon this mini furniture feet gallery that has many different pictures of furniture feet. It’s something worth paying additional attention to if you are buying new or used furniture. Of course antique furniture probably highlights this “accessory” more than new furniture, but still a useful way to tie a room together.