Thy Geekdom Come Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 $650 is the minimum price for most mattresses...yikes...I'm going to go get one at Big Lots...$250 there... Now to figure out how to get a couch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 have hughey make one for ya. she's got mad carpentering skillz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted November 4, 2007 Author Share Posted November 4, 2007 [quote name='MIkolbe' post='1413830' date='Nov 3 2007, 07:47 PM']have hughey make one for ya. she's got mad carpentering skillz [/quote] I'm gonna go down to the Goodwill store, buy a cheap used couch, and then buy a slipcover somewhere. I figure it's the best way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alicemary Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 While you are at goodwill, pick up a sheet or bedspread. The cost of a slipcover can run you $100 or more. Dont you have any friends or relatives who are looking to get rid of some old furniture. I just bought a mattress and paid $1000. They threw in the bed frame for free. Lucky me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted November 4, 2007 Author Share Posted November 4, 2007 [quote name='alicemary' post='1413842' date='Nov 3 2007, 08:13 PM']While you are at goodwill, pick up a sheet or bedspread. The cost of a slipcover can run you $100 or more. Dont you have any friends or relatives who are looking to get rid of some old furniture. I just bought a mattress and paid $1000. They threw in the bed frame for free. Lucky me[/quote] Yeah, I got a dining room table and a bed frame from my parents...and my fiancee has a bunch of stuff at her house...all I really need now is a couch and mattress (with foundation). Not sure how a sheet or bedspread would help with the slipcover thing...I need something that will be able to take on the shape of the couch. Not too bad: [url="http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5995127"]http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5995127[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 iono if they do this in the bayou... but when home builders sell their model home, they sometime sell the furniture they used to decorate the model home to a factory outlet type of place. Prices are drastically reduced. maybe you can look into that where you are??? we almost got a sectional at one of those... here is an example... [url="http://www.justlikethemodel.com/"]http://www.justlikethemodel.com/[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddington Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Start giving little plugs about how impractical carpet is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prose Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 (edited) do they have american kijiji?? I am not sure. If do try [url="http://www.kijiji.com"]http://www.kijiji.com[/url] They have everything there (I just looked, it seems as though they DO have an american site.) I seriously have used kijiji for everything from giving away guinea pigs to couches, and someone even donated a couch to our youth group through there. It is a great resource. Edited November 4, 2007 by prose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lena Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 the majority of my furniture is from my gram....little-old-lady furniture. garage sales and estate sales always have stuff you could check out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea348 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 just a warning....while some mattresses may be cheap, they could do a number on your back and cost you more in lost sleep and dr. bills. i'm not saying you have to spend 1000 dollars, but the cheapest one you can find might not be the best either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted November 4, 2007 Author Share Posted November 4, 2007 [quote name='Andrea348' post='1413946' date='Nov 3 2007, 10:26 PM']just a warning....while some mattresses may be cheap, they could do a number on your back and cost you more in lost sleep and dr. bills. i'm not saying you have to spend 1000 dollars, but the cheapest one you can find might not be the best either.[/quote] Yeah, we're getting cheap stuff, but it's from Serta...and we've got a pillow-top mattress cover to add more padding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_Joe Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 just drive around and see if anyone has put any old couches on the curb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted November 4, 2007 Author Share Posted November 4, 2007 [quote name='Old_Joe' post='1413956' date='Nov 3 2007, 10:43 PM']just drive around and see if anyone has put any old couches on the curb.[/quote] Maybe you hadn't noticed that I don't live in Lincoln anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkwright Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Ikea can be cheap if you like the style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted November 4, 2007 Author Share Posted November 4, 2007 [quote name='rkwright' post='1413974' date='Nov 3 2007, 11:48 PM']Ikea can be cheap if you like the style[/quote] Nah...Ikea's still too expensive, but thanks. They're too contemporary for me, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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