Every thing in our TV house is new (or at least new to us:)). We are packing only personal items and some tools and garden stuff. We should fit it all in one, no more than two, ABF relo crates.

It was time for a change anyway.

At this point I am bringing very little furniture when I move. A twin bed that will go in guest room so I at least have a bed to sleep on till I find a new bedroom set for my self, my sewing and craft room furniture and supplies, small kitchen appliances like my toaster and coffee pot, and yes I will be bringing books and a book shelf or two. Other than that all will be "new to me". I keep watching all the furniture for sale through TOTV here and figure I can furnish my house that way if I can't afford new. I'm hoping what I bring will fit into a rented U-Haul that my two sons and Daughter-in law say they will drive down for me. Now I just need a date and a home to rent for my first year in TV.....oops I suppose I should dispose of house here in MD first huh.....shucks!

declutter your life and mind
 

We sold or donated most of our "stuff." One of the first things to go was a big old collection of silver, crystal, and antique china. I was tired of polishing and hand washing. I did not want to do that in my new life. Rather than taking what I thought I loved, I tried to visualize where it would go in our new home.

It was fun when we got down here last July to find treasures to feather our new nest, kind of like we did as newly weds. In retrospect, I did regret getting rid of a few things, and some of the things I brought did not fit.

We also really purged our clothes. Life down here is just different. The suits, heels, and fancy things are gone. My husband, who always dressed beautifully for work, actually forgot for a moment, how to tie a tie when we went to a wedding!

Mayflower charged us .50 a pound to move. I would hold something and ask myself if it was worth that .50 a pound. If it cost $5.00 to move and $3 to replace, it was gone. Have fun with your move. Try to breathe, and enjoy this new exciting adventure. Be sure to check out the "nuts and Bolts" section of totv qwhich has lots of helful info for newbies.

I didn't know you had a choice. My wife told me there was a rule against bringing furniture from the North. You had to buy all new from Southern Lifestyles.

Funny "under55"! :D I was truly tired of our old stuff and was happy that the nice young couple that bought our house needed "stuff" and was tickled to get ours! I kept justifying that we might buy "turnkey" anyway so we moved everything we couldn't part with in a 16' POD. Just that was almost $3,000 and a lot of it wasn't worth it but it was things I didn't feel like I could do without!

Guess what? We did buy a furnished villa and after closing and taking another look I got rid of all that "stuff" too and bought new at Showcase Direct. That was delivered today and it feels so good to have all new, clean smelling "stuff". With no little ones to jump on it and considering our ages I didn't feel like I had to look for the best quality "stuff" and we are hoping it will last as long as we do!

Whatever you decide, you will be happy to be here! Welcome:highfive:

You didn't get the memo? :D:D:D

Southern Lifestyles closed?


We bought the mattress set and a loveseat on sale from JC Penney in Calif and it was delivered free from their warehouse somewhere in Georgia. They make one run in this area a month. Same stuff in Southern Livestyles cost twice as much (I checked - they said that their policy of beating any price only applied to local stores).


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Boy, did YOU get hornswoggled!! :thumbup: Ha-ha!! But you're probably best to not tell her you've uncovered her "game". "If the wife's happy, then I'm happy" - that's the way things work best around our place!! :pepper2:

Bill :)

I'm pretty sure that's true... *looking around* Can hubby see this???

notice how many resell shops in the area,
from all the extra furniture and items that people have paid to transport to TV.
we found great items at showcase direct and free delivery and set up.
once you have a feel for your new house, you can choose the furniture instead of trying to make items "work".

Amazing
 

She even made me think it was my idea. :confused:

Just sell and save the money on the moving van to buy new here. Happy wife, happy life!!!!!!!!!!

Listen to your wife.

"Happy wife.....Happy life!!!!!"

thanks for your ideas on this ....
 

I was just thinking about this topic again the other day. Would love to buy new some day but new is so expensive too and some not as good a quality. My furniture is not too old but think I want to change the colors etc. One thing I know I will bring down is our tempurpedic mattress!!! It's not too old but what a life saver. Now if only I could get my husband to realize the importance of buying new.... :)

Also what happens to all the furniture that is included in a 'furniture available separatley" resale home if the buyer does not want it ??? Garage sale, Craigs list, bargain resale stores? I have seen it all but wonder how many of these are truely a good purchase?

under55, remember the golden rule . . . happy wife = happy life! :wave: