Although our house is probably what a realtor would call "cozy" in an attempt to hide the fact it's a bit on the small size, we're not worried. OK, losing our great big windows, walk-in closet, and ridiculously high ceilings for a condo at Overlook was difficult. *moment of silence* The more we unpack though, it does feel cozy, like our house is giving us a little reassuring hug at the end of a long day, not strangling us within an inch of our lives. In fact, we have begun to see we do have some space for things like a real dining room table (for eating, not increased mail storage... I swear), a cute area for our Mac to be displayed in all its glory, and some barstools that don't cut off the circulation to my legs. So, with an extra bit o' padding in our bank account from our luck at closing, I set out on a new hunt for some sweet deals. With a whole ton of Googling and a bit of luck, I'm happy to report we've come away with a few pretty OK finds. Because I have the patience of a two year old, no actual photos yet (besides most of it has to be assembled), but here are some details and store-provided photos of our recent purchases:
1) A mailbox! Our current mailbox looks like it could be the original box from 1948 and I'm afraid if we get some strong winds, the rusted thing might disintegrate, showering our Hill of Doom with a lockjaw-inducing dust. Since I'm not sure if my tetanus shot from my trip to South Africa is still working, we decided to invest in a new one. Sold in stores like Home Depot for $39.99, we got ours on Amazon for $21.09 and free two-day shipping with Amazon Prime (normal two-day shipping would cost $17.91, almost doubling the price)! Check it out! Feel free to send all sorts of mailable junk our way because we splurged for the large box... |
| Pretty stripes to match our granite! |
2) Chairs! We went a little crazy with the chairs, but coming from a four-seater table, six definitely seemed necessary for all the amazing parties/holidays we plan on hosting. I picked up these Parsons chairs from Target, usually $179.99, on sale for $159.99, then an additional 10% off plus free shipping! And these chairs from JCPenney, originally $250 for a set of two, on sale for $100. And these matching barstools, originally $300 for a set of two, on sale for $140. Plus free shipping for those! The savings... are...too...strong...
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| Mocha-tastic! |
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| Matching stools! |
3) Table! After years of hating our wretchedly uncomfortable table, John finally showed some mercy and allowed me to search for a new dining room table. While we first wanted to go with this looker from West Elm, the exorbitant shipping and handling charges were too much for me to stomach. So, we settled on this table from Overstock for nearly half the price and only $1 shipping, and no sales tax! Take that, Uncle Sam, you thieving so and so!
4) Another chair! Brace yourselves for this one. John played good husband last Friday and took me out for some delicious Panda and afterwards we took a stroll through West Elm looking for inspiration for a chair for our Mac desk (handcrafted with lots of love and not as much skill by us). Lo and behold, a most perfect and beautiful chocolate leather slipper chair hidden in the back, marked down from $149.99 to... wait for it... $59.99. Come to find out, the $149.99 was a sales price - it originally sold for $199. It may be a floor model, but it looks as fresh as the day it was built somewhere exotic, like China or Taiwan.
Hopefully we'll get all this stuff up in our house soon and get some "After" pictures rolling. In the meantime, shipping boxes litter our living room like early Christmas presents and we're just as excited as kids on Christmas Eve to get our place looking like a home and not a giant POD.
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