home sweet home...

I am in the process of hunting for inexpensive contemporary furnitures for the crib. It's hard to find furniture of my taste here in St. Louis. And if I do find something, they are usually out of my budget ;*( I am not a big fan of oversized sofa with ruffles here and there. And I'm also not a big fan of leather sofa because I just can't stand the smell. Soooooooo... I'm looking for something more of a simple comfy sofa with a neutral color.

Now now, I loooooveee Ikea, which is known for its cuteness and the not so expensive price. In other words, Ikea is like Forever 21 of the furniture.hehehehe... There is one Ikea store in Chicago, which is 5 hrs away from here that I can't imagine going long distance just for furnitures. and I'm too lazy to put all of the pieces together. I just don't have the patience, I guess.

So, these past couple of days, I have been flipping through newspapers, researching the internet and calling every possible furniture store in town to see what they carry and at the same time finding out their price range. I found a warehouse in East St. Louis which is known for their cheap price. So today, me, bf and mommy drove to the ghetto to check out the place. The warehouse is so scary but when we went in, we were surprised by what they have. They have so many cute stuff and inexpensive too. The downside of that is they don't deliver. The owner of the place referred us to Jennifer Living. Now, I am very familiar with that store because there used to be one in my neighborhood...but I haven't seen or heard about that store in a very loooong time.

So we stopped by Jennifer Living. At first we hesitated because it just looks expensive from the outside..but DON"T JUDGE THE BOOK BY ITS COVER!!! We found a chic sofa bed complete with the serta mattress for $299. It's just our luck that the sofa is back ordered and we have to wait for 10 weeks. SIGH. All of that work for nothing. But I still have time to check out Weekend's Only to see if they carry a similar type of sofa.



The next thing on my list is the small small things like beddings, curtains, shower stuff. So I went to Target. I HEART TARGET!!!!
Anyway, as I was browsing the home department, I came across Simply Shabby Chic. I remember seeing a run through for this brand in the style network awhile back. But I had no idea that they have so many selection. It's girly but nooottttt tooo much. The color selections are soft It's just nice and simple. It's perfect. :D


There are still so many things to do. I have to start throwing away junks in my room. I have boxes and boxes of shoes and clothes that I'm planning on giving them to Goodwill. I had no idea that I had so many bags. I'm planning on giving them away too. and I have no idea what I'm gonna do with bottles of unused lotions. I'm minimizing my stuff, you see...hehehe... The only question is, when will I actually have the time to do it, especially that I work 50 hrs a week?