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You may have just bought your first home, in the mood to redecorate or are planning to sell and need to stage your home. Choosing the best furniture and décor can turn a house into a home. Whether your selling or just moving in its important to create a home that is personal to you and your family. Personal touches can come through in the smallest and most over looked details like paint color choice, lamps, chairs, décor and more.
The key is to start room by room, take your time carefully curating your home. Choose a color palette, patterns and style you like for each room. Look on Pinterest or Instagram for style ideas or inspiration, start collecting colors, patterns and pictures you love. Once you have the rooms painted and style picked out work your way from the bottom up; look for a great rug or carpet that you love but make sure it’s easy to clean. Then try getting your large furniture in first and arranging it they way you like, it may take a few tries to get everything in the perfect place. Last come in and add smaller furniture items and décor to complete your style and the room; this could be in the form of pictures, lamps, vases, pillows, decorations and much more. We collected a list of great and unexpected places to furnish your home for any occasion.
Thrift stores: Thrift stores a great place to get quality unexpected furniture at a good price. You never know what you will get, one day there may be a great table the next you may find some amazing lamps. Be very careful when shopping a thrift stores because not every place thoroughly checks their incoming donations. Stick with wood/metal furniture like end tables, kitchen tables, lamps, and dishware. Only purchase pillows, plush chairs or sofas if you can’t see any visible stains or bugs of any kind.
Foryu Furnishings Fine Quality Consignments: http://www.foryu.com/
Found Interiors Consignment: http://www.foundconsignment.com/
Goodwill: https://seattlegoodwill.org/locations
Cost Plus World Market: The Cost Plus World Market chain has boomed in the Seattle area in the past couple years bringing us beautiful furniture and home goods from all round the world. Many of their pieces fit for more of a relaxed and bohemian style but they have a lot of furniture and décor items that could be interchangeable between styles. Check out one of their many Seattle area locations or surf their website or try their new option to buy online and pick up in store. https://www.worldmarket.com/
Nordstrom/ Nordstrom rack: Many people didn’t know that Nordstrom has a home goods section in many of their full line stores and when that merchandise goes on sale it goes to the rack stores. While they have a limited furniture selection; their linens, kitchenware and décor are stunning. You can see many of their home goods online, but I would advise going into the store and seeing for yourself what is available and pictures of your home to try and match with your personal style. https://shop.nordstrom.com/content/bed-bath-home-decor?+Gifts&cm_sp=Top+Navigation-_-Home+&origin=topnav
You may find pieces you like online but before you make a big purchase, or any purchase see if you can look and touch for yourself to make sure you love the item. Don’t be afraid to take risk or try something different and if it really does not fit your style or you don’t like it take it back and get the right one. This is your home that you will live in or trying to share with others, make it sparkle with your personality and style.
