Furniture recommendations ...

I don't have an unlimited budget, but I don't need that much stuff, so I am leaning toward quality and getting exactly what I want over skimping. I am not a high-end sort of person because of budget and tastes, but I don't need to go totally cheap on this if it means getting stuff I really like.

Buck, I like Ikea, Door Store, etc... But since I have never done this before and I am not likely to do it often, I am thinking I am going to spend a bit. I'm wary of particle board that looks good, even if it has done a lot of people right.

 

Yeah. Bookcases are key. I even thought about having them built into the walls, but decided against it. Place isn't that big and I figured I'd be forcing someone into the built-in bookcases if I ever try to sell it.

 

I know. But I thought it could also potentially be a negative when you live in a NYC apartment with limited space. I might choose to blow a big wad of space on them. The next person might prefer that space for something else. I have no plans to sell, and would even like to find a way to keep this place if I eventually go suburban, but in rebuilding the place from scratch, I decided to go nice but without touches like the built-in bookcases. They seemed kind of binding.

 

Boom, Renovation is about 90 percent done. I think I can can envision it because I chose every detail and have been really on top of the work. But yeah, I am not rushing anything. Looking around right now. I have never been so involved in something like this. I can't believe that I chose tile and cabinets and granite and fixtures and appliances and colors and a zillion other things... and it all is actually working better than I could have imagined. Everything is clean and simple and (patting myself on he back) well-designed, given that I didn't have a foofy designer or architect advising me.

I did check out Raymour and Flannigan--visited a store. It is totally not me. Way too traditional and ornate. I am more simple and contemporary.