Dec
19
Many young professionals use Craigslist to furnish their homes and apartments. This basically stems from a desire to keep things cheap. I think that finding essential home furniture off Craigslist can be a great idea. I also think that it can be a huge pain and lead to mixed results. I tend to believe that if you spend as much time on Craigslist looking for discounts and affordable new furniture you can put together something for a very similar price. I will say that one of the best uses of Craigslist for furniture, however, is using it to buy used Ikea goods. There’s one simple reason for that: it’s already put together!
Here is my current list of good places to buy essential home furniture:
Ikea:
The stuff is cheap, ya we know that, but it still is some one of the best combination of form and function ever created on a mass scale. Not just that but this home furniture store is actually cheap. It’s an affordable way to look cool and get everything you need from your furnishings.
Target:
Very similar to Ikea above. The one main downfall about shopping for furniture at Target is the awfully limited selection. Still, you can find items for your apartment or condo that are very similar to Ikea. Target is also still the best place to shop when furnishing your dorm room.
Value City Furniture:
Finally, and I admittedly do not know if these exist throughout the country, but Value City Furniture stores are an affordable way to take a step above Ikea and Target in terms of quality. Some of the design parts of Value City may not make your all that happy to be there, but I like it as a middle ground.