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I have changed my mind about the local Furniture store.
I hate negative posts. I hate negative attitude. I hate negative almost anything. I particularly hate posts that blame everything in ones life that is not good, even hot flashes on the developer.
That is why I haven't brought this up before because up until a few days ago I thought that the local furniture store was too high priced. We had strolled through twice, and I would like to point out that we have nice furniture in our Cincy house. It is not that stuff they sell in K Mart. It's not Henredon. Well I do have one piece of Henredon.........However my previous view on the LOCAL (I don't think I can name it ,can I Tony?) furniture store had nice things but more expensive than bargain breath here wanted to pay for it. I have changed my mind. We found a grouping of pretty cottage type furniture made by a good manufacturer and priced it here in Cincinnati. I shop. I mean I SHOP, so I did my homework by foot and by computer....but Southern Li......I mean the local furniture store beat my best price and they deliver free and will hold it for you until you get there if they order it for you. So I was wrong and glad to be wrong. Sassy GracieGirl here who is gonna have white furniture for bedroom with cherry tops. Whoo hoo. AT A REASONABLE PRICE/ |
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I read your post and can't say as I care for the title.......... :o
It tends to be misleading to those that don't take the time to read your entire post. We have purchased from Southern Lifestyles, Babettes and others and are happy with all our purchases and prices. :bigthumbsup: |
Who knew? Southern Lifestyles had the best price.
I agree with the post name - I would suggest you change it to something like I did.
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Well, I'll go out on a limb and say I loved the title of your post---I cracked up! I love your writing style. :bigthumbsup:
My mom is buying a entertainment center she really liked at the Southern place. She'll be down there in 2 weeks, I can't believe how fast moving day is approaching! :o |
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GracieGirl,
I agree, we had a good experience with SL and enjoyed getting the 5% off as a resident as well. Also, they will hold the furniture and deliver it when we are ready at no charge. Makes for anxiety free shopping. Who knew? :dontknow: |
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Southern Lifestyles also has a 24 hour program. You can take an item home such as a lamp, wall hanging, picture, etc to see if it fits your style. If you want to keep it simply contact them and they will charge you from the info you already provided. If you do not like it just return the item in 24 hours. I did this with a lamp. I wasn't 100% certain in the store, but really loved it once I saw it in my home.
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I don't care what you say, Gracie girl. I am sure the developer caused my hot flashes. 1rnfl 1rnfl 1rnfl
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We had looked everywhere from Mt. Dora to Ocala for a small antiquey looking desk to blend in with our victorian furniture. The last place in the world we thought to look was SL. I couldnt imagine them having that style of furniture when everything we looked at was so Floridian????
Popped into SL just as a last resort after being very discouraged and the perfect desk jumped out at me immediately. The biggest shocker was the price. It was less expensive then even the 2nd hand & consignement shops I had looked in. Well, we are pleased as punch with SL and next time we will START with them! |
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Thanks GracieGirl....................from your posts I know you are an easy going fun loving person. Just thought a first timer might get the wrong impression.........Thanks Again :) :)
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I too purchased all the furniture for my Villages home from SL. I happen to like many of the pieces from Ashley Furniture collections and did some comparison shopping. Even without sales tax (we don't have that in NH) the prices at the stores here were higher than at SL. They delivered when they said they would- in fact, my desk wasn't supposed to be here until August but it was ready for delivery when I was down at the beginning of July. I was pleased with the service, prices and selection.
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We used Southern Lifestyles to buy a mattress (over the phone from Canada). They delivered it for free the day before we arrived. After 26 hours of driving, we were exhausted. Seeing the king-size mattress in place and waiting for us when we arrived at 9 PM in TV was pure bliss.
Southern Lifestyles even offer a 30 day "comfort trial". If not happy with the mattress after using it for 30 days, the purchasers can return it for another one. Oh, and get this .... for free, they will send some big, burly guys to turn the mattress for you every three months. I think SL is a great, well-run store! :clap2: |
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Well, we bought our house the day before we were flying back to Michigan. After closing, we had only had a couple hours to furnish it before stores closed because we bought with anticipation of renters. We went to SL off 27/441.
They had absolutely wonderful service and prices. We were able to entirely furnish our Villa within the 2 hours before they closed and found the prices very reasonable. We were able to custom order fabric for our sofas, too. Even though we were on a time crunch, our salesman was most accommodating and I can't say enough good things for this store. But...I want to say this...the SL store at LSL seems to be higher priced. We visited it one afternoon for something to do and I was surprised that the furniture was not as economical as the store off 27/441. |
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Joan thought SL was too expensive on our first three visits here. Didn't think she would buy anything from them. But last week, she did...a couple of great SteelCraft recliners, a small mid-table, and a base cabinet for the yet to be purchased flat screen. We were pleased with the prices. Our "media room" (the Amarillo living room) will soon see action.
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The Lake Sumter store offers higher quality furniture at a competitive price. People have shopped around and then returned to LSL.
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95% of all of our furniture came from Southern Lifestyles in both LSL and 441. I love that store and if they would let me, I would live in that store. Our dining room set and bedroom set were waiting for us here from our move from Chicago. (Two day drive, all I had to do was fine the bedding and go to sleep.) They have a wonderful service dept. that has come out to fix a tiny scratch or two we might have found. What I love is that they have the layout of your house, so you can be positive when you purchase a piece, that it will fit the space you're going to put it.
I can't say enough about Southern Life. . . But then, if you read my posts you know I'm pretty much of a developer hugger. I don't care what they own or do, I think they do it with class and style. :#1: |
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In '05, before we put the house in the rental program, we bought a "package" from SL. They had the plans for the model, and even had little cutouts of furniture like colorforms to place in the rooms to see what fit. They had the list of required articles for the property management program , and let us know what we needed (# of counter stools, etc).The salesman at the time ( I think he manages now) told us of a service where he and his wife wife would shop for all the decorating stuff required to rent at TV. This included toaster, televisions, lamps, cutlery, salt shakers, pictures, plants, etc. It was the most painless experience I ever had in trying to furnish a house.
Oh, and they delivered the furniture and decorated the house while we weren't there, so our next trip down the house was completely decorated. They did a great job! The prices were very fair for everything we purchased. What I've noticed in the store is quite a few items that are pretty affordable, and others that seem off the chart expensive. But I'd not shop for furniture without checking them out. |
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I don't care what they own or do, I think they do it with class and style. :#1: [/quote/] I pretty much feel the same way. I'm really impressed with just about everything they do. A first class operation. |
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I am sure the SL furniture store is a very fine store. But if a person really didnt want to spend $3000 on a couch or 2000 for a chair. What would be the second choice of folks there? Is there anyone else that is able to deliver to TV and do decorating?
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Numerous in Leesburg and Ocala. You could probably get some of the Orlando stores to deliver also. We've shopped them all. For price, service, and customer service SL wins hands down IMHO. If you don't want to spend $3000 for a couch, they can accomodate for $300; if you don't want to spend $2000 for a chair, they can accomodate for $200.
There are also resale and antique stores in the area if you prefer to do that. |
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OK, Ladies, I need your help. What would you estimate it would cost to completely furnish a two-bedroom patio villa. I'm a single male and I think that's enough said as to what I'm looking for. ;D Just simple, functional, and economical.
My intent is to leave everything behind (except for memorabilia and clothes) when I relocate to The Villages. Love you guys. Gene |
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No Lady Takers - I'll give it a shot
Dining Room: $1,000 Living Room: $2,500 Master BR: $2,500 2nd BR: $1,500 Misc: $1,000 Total: $8,500 |
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Depends if you're buying new or used. If used, you could probably furnish the whole house for under $5K quite easily.
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I did our 1900 sq ft designer, LR, DR, 2 BR, kitchen and some odds and ends, rugs, 2 new mattresses and box springs and two entertainment centers using craigslist. Cost for all furniture was $5600. This was all used but I think I got some really nice pieces. Now I did this at home in Virginia where on the weekends they add 100 new pieces an hour to craigslist. Cost me another $1000 to move it all there. Than sheets, towels, and others odds and ends were another $600 or so. I like the dining room set we bought better than the one I have in Virginia and that one was more than the entire house cost me here. Down side was the time it took to go look at several to find the right ones. Than get them home, store in garage until I had a full 17 foot U-Haul full to drive down. Took about 2 months from beginning to end. But it was worth while doing it this way.
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Hi Everyone;
Another store to at least take a look at is Veranda Home Furnishing & Design in Wildwood. They do a lot of work in TV and their designers are pretty good. I've worked with them on my home and been very satisfied. 3 cents worth. |
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