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Originally Posted by Surfrat2
Hi, we are moving to the Villages in April. We purchased an unfurnished patio villa. We are unashamed to say we both lack the skills to properly furnish our home like a designer would do. Does anyone know if those staging companies would do that for our home and sell us the furniture? While hunting for our home we saw so many perfectly designed homes that were staged. Thanks in advance!
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So I had never furnished a home either, but my wife had, so she trained me by spending entire days walking through furniture stores and looking at very specific types of furniture up NORTH.
I grew up in a new england colonial, with 100 year old passed down furniture. . though very nice doesn't fit in with a florida life style. . So your current likes are based upon where and how you live right now .
If you want a more florida based retirement furnishing, peruse lots of TV houses for sale, and look at the pictures and videos, see what many people have done down in their houses here. We found some very nice additions to the kitchen from other people's houses, and we took screen shots. .
so if you peruse and find furnishings which you like, take screen shots and save them. .
Then go to Babettes or City Furniture, and look around for similar items to get a sense of price. If you go to Leesburg to Babettes,
Lifestyle Furniture by Babette'''s | Furniture Store | Leesburg, FL ask for Jenay and she does whole house interior designs, but the important part is to get a bit familiar with the florida warm weather furniture, and prices. . so that you have an idea after walking through 5-6 stores..
consider:
TV location and wall mount or book case type with a 55 inch or so TV.
Types of chairs / recliners / sofas..
and bedroom furniture can be whatever makes you comfortable, as its not for guests, but consider a platform bed for extra underbed storage, since storage is not a lot in the TV basic designs. .
good luck
and you don't have to be Christina from HG TV to furnish your own home.