PH Wimmin - Pimp my apartment! Soft Furnishing Alert!
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Just moving from a fully furnished place into a barren, empty apartment. The place is stunning, with river views and even a restaurant on the ground floor 
Trouble is, I've got naff all to put in it. At the moment I have the best bed in the WORLD and my X-Box... Impressive huh?
This place is so nice it'd be a shame to put some crappy hand-me-down stuff in there. I want to get the place looking really smart and contemporary but i'll be buggered if I know where to start
Had a look at the usual suspects like DFS, Ikea and Habitat but all the main pieces of furniture are astronomical! A grand plus for a sofa... Don't get me wrong, I'm not tight, but fuharrrkin' hell
I could basically do with some ideas. I know I want to get a huge telly and a fat leather sofa, but I don't want the place just reeking of testosterone - I do entertain the odd female (and sometimes the odd females) from time to time
What's going to look good? It's a top floor 2 bed place, all modern fittings but it's got low beamed ceilings (kinda bleached out wood) - It's a converted 18th Century Mill
Trouble is, I've got naff all to put in it. At the moment I have the best bed in the WORLD and my X-Box... Impressive huh?
This place is so nice it'd be a shame to put some crappy hand-me-down stuff in there. I want to get the place looking really smart and contemporary but i'll be buggered if I know where to start
Had a look at the usual suspects like DFS, Ikea and Habitat but all the main pieces of furniture are astronomical! A grand plus for a sofa... Don't get me wrong, I'm not tight, but fuharrrkin' hell
I could basically do with some ideas. I know I want to get a huge telly and a fat leather sofa, but I don't want the place just reeking of testosterone - I do entertain the odd female (and sometimes the odd females) from time to time
What's going to look good? It's a top floor 2 bed place, all modern fittings but it's got low beamed ceilings (kinda bleached out wood) - It's a converted 18th Century Mill
I've had loads of stuff from these guys before
http://www.interiorsdirect.uk.com/about.php
Great quality and reasonable prices.
You don't pay for slimy salesmen to chase you round the shop and you won't end up paying £1000 for a £200 sofa just to cover the free interest free and crappy adverts.
A large plasma TV is of course a prerequisite.
http://www.interiorsdirect.uk.com/about.php
Great quality and reasonable prices.
You don't pay for slimy salesmen to chase you round the shop and you won't end up paying £1000 for a £200 sofa just to cover the free interest free and crappy adverts.
A large plasma TV is of course a prerequisite.
ooooooh I love interior design, spent a fortune on my house..lol
Well it has to be personal to you, its very easy to go to ikea or habitat buy some random things and make your house look like a showroom! Do you have something you like? (other than girls and odd women)
Tell you what, give me £500 and one day and I will sort it for you
Well it has to be personal to you, its very easy to go to ikea or habitat buy some random things and make your house look like a showroom! Do you have something you like? (other than girls and odd women)
Tell you what, give me £500 and one day and I will sort it for you
If you don't want to pay too much then www.dwell.co.uk are pretty reasonable.
A grand isnt bad for a leather sofa, if you dont want to pay that then look at fabric instead.
PS Gaaaaay.
A grand isnt bad for a leather sofa, if you dont want to pay that then look at fabric instead.
PS Gaaaaay.
Dwell (as mentioned) or www.shopdekko.com are good for budget stuff, or go all out at http://www.macandmacinteriors.co.uk/index.php?gcli...
Neil_H said:
If you don't want to pay too much then www.dwell.co.uk are pretty reasonable.
A grand isnt bad for a leather sofa, if you dont want to pay that then look at fabric instead.
PS Gaaaaay.
Now this is a handy unit from Dwell - £425 and it would make my lounge a hell of a lot more tidy.A grand isnt bad for a leather sofa, if you dont want to pay that then look at fabric instead.
PS Gaaaaay.
Actually the Oak one is in the sale at £295
Edited by Steamer on Saturday 11th October 18:21
B17NNS said:
I've had loads of stuff from these guys before
http://www.interiorsdirect.uk.com/about.php
Great quality and reasonable prices.
You don't pay for slimy salesmen to chase you round the shop and you won't end up paying £1000 for a £200 sofa just to cover the free interest free and crappy adverts.
A large plasma TV is of course a prerequisite.
Ooh yeah. That's a point. Need a good telly http://www.interiorsdirect.uk.com/about.php
Great quality and reasonable prices.
You don't pay for slimy salesmen to chase you round the shop and you won't end up paying £1000 for a £200 sofa just to cover the free interest free and crappy adverts.
A large plasma TV is of course a prerequisite.
Girls, is size everything?
Ahhhhhh thanks guys!! Have been after some coffee tables for a while and have just not seen the right thing, that place looks like it has what we need! Alas they're not in stock but hopefully will be by the end of the month..
Back OT...
We got our sofa's from here;
http://www.intosofa.com/
Mainly because we wanted red cord and couldn't find what we wanted and thought at this price they'd be a good interim buy - turns out the quality is way better than expected and after 2 years show no signs of wear, cushions flattening and the cats scratching doesn't show. Plus it means it's easy to move as you can disassemble easily.
Back OT...
We got our sofa's from here;
http://www.intosofa.com/
Mainly because we wanted red cord and couldn't find what we wanted and thought at this price they'd be a good interim buy - turns out the quality is way better than expected and after 2 years show no signs of wear, cushions flattening and the cats scratching doesn't show. Plus it means it's easy to move as you can disassemble easily.
bint said:
Ahhhhhh thanks guys!! Have been after some coffee tables for a while and have just not seen the right thing, that place looks like it has what we need! Alas they're not in stock but hopefully will be by the end of the month..
Back OT...
We got our sofa's from here;
http://www.intosofa.com/
Mainly because we wanted red cord and couldn't find what we wanted and thought at this price they'd be a good interim buy - turns out the quality is way better than expected and after 2 years show no signs of wear, cushions flattening and the cats scratching doesn't show. Plus it means it's easy to move as you can disassemble easily.
That site looks great. Cheers Bint me old treacle Back OT...
We got our sofa's from here;
http://www.intosofa.com/
Mainly because we wanted red cord and couldn't find what we wanted and thought at this price they'd be a good interim buy - turns out the quality is way better than expected and after 2 years show no signs of wear, cushions flattening and the cats scratching doesn't show. Plus it means it's easy to move as you can disassemble easily.
Did you see the faux leather when you chose yours? I kinda fancy it but worried it's going to be cheap and nasty. Great prices on the fabric ones though
I did get swatches for all fabrics before I bought - recommend you do that first - and the faux leather was actually pretty good just not what we wanted or would suit our house.
Oh and for fook off bachelor plasma TV's - talk to Der. MOH bought his 42" Pioneer off him about 6 months ago. Also nifty custom built media centre to complement it (not from Der).
Oh and your place looks fabulous and I'm quite jealous!
Oh and for fook off bachelor plasma TV's - talk to Der. MOH bought his 42" Pioneer off him about 6 months ago. Also nifty custom built media centre to complement it (not from Der).
Oh and your place looks fabulous and I'm quite jealous!
Edited by bint on Saturday 11th October 18:58
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