Detail your latest furniture and homeware related purchases

[Elpenor]

Just bought this outdoor bench, last one in the garden centre and reduced by £50. It’s being delivered on Friday for an extra £15.



Too late to use this year probably. It’s meant to be stored outside, but wonder if I should buy a cover and / or put some weather proofing stuff on it.

 

[bellaozzydog]

Are you going to leave it empty, apart from a note saying "Fuck you, suckas", and lock it, in case of burglary ? Love the thought of someone lugging it away to force or diligently pick open later. Muahahahaaa.

 

[WouldBe]

Just bought this outdoor bench, last one in the garden centre and reduced by £50. It’s being delivered on Friday for an extra £15.

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Too late to use this year probably. It’s meant to be stored outside, but wonder if I should buy a cover and / or put some weather proofing stuff on it.

Both.

 

[izz]

Perfect

 

[Elpenor]

Both.

Thanks, having looked at the manufacturers website they sell both a cover and a weatherproof compound so I’d better order them and can coat it as soon as it arrives on Friday

 

[Epona]

Just bought this outdoor bench, last one in the garden centre and reduced by £50. It’s being delivered on Friday for an extra £15.

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Too late to use this year probably. It’s meant to be stored outside, but wonder if I should buy a cover and / or put some weather proofing stuff on it.

That's a really nice bench! And yes some weatherproofing/cover of some description will probably increase its outdoor longevity.

Do you know what type of wood it is? Some weather better than others without treatment/cover protection.

 

[Elpenor]

Just bought this outdoor bench, last one in the garden centre and reduced by £50. It’s being delivered on Friday for an extra £15.

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Too late to use this year probably. It’s meant to be stored outside, but wonder if I should buy a cover and / or put some weather proofing stuff on it.

Now in situ

 

[equationgirl]

Now in situ
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Lovely

 

[cesare]

Now in situ
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That was a great purchase!

 

[Red Cat]

Some Moroccan glasses

 

[moonsi til]

Love the bench Elpenor

 

[moonsi til]

I bought 2 mushroom shaped lamps from Habitat at Sainsbury’s. Had my eye on them but waited until they went on sale. Planning to put in my bedroom when I finally decorate there.

 

[Looby]

Some Moroccan glasses

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I love these.

 

[Biddlybee]

Great shape.

 

[Epona]

Superb items in the last few posts!
I love this thread.
I used to get some of the decor magazines back in the day (was an absolute sucker for them tbh), thank fuck I now have the internet to look at nice stuff

 

[equationgirl]

Some Moroccan glasses

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That's an amazing shade of green x

 

[Artaxerxes]

Purchases from Japan






And an action tea shot

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Ordered a ninja veg chopper - looks handy to sort out veg and quicker than using a knife.

 

[Epona]

Ordered a ninja veg chopper - looks handy to sort out veg and quicker than using a knife.

Is it going to still be in the box at the back of a cupboard at the end of 2025?
At least your air fryer might have some company

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Is it going to still be in the box at the back of a cupboard at the end of 2025?
At least your air fryer might have some company

I'll actually use this as I eat quite a bit of veg.

I've also ordered some liners for the airfryer but at least they'll never go off and they can the machine company.

 

[Epona]

I'll actually use this as I eat quite a bit of veg.

I love the way they describe it as a "professional" veg chopper.

No, that's the person wearing chefs whites but on minimum wage in a commercial kitchen

 

[farmerbarleymow]

A large fleece blanket (2.7 x 2.3m) for 30 odd quid. It's lovely and warm for lying on the settee.

 

[Epona]

A large fleece blanket (2.7 x 2.3m) for 30 odd quid. It's lovely and warm for lying on the settee.

Oooh, that's a good size for the price, I tend to go for the smaller (cheaper) ones but a bigger one would be useful - where did you buy it from?

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Oooh, that's a good size for the price, I tend to go for the smaller (cheaper) ones but a bigger one would be useful - where did you buy it from?

Amazon I'm afraid.

 

[Cloo]

This is Peanut - she's going to live on the front of our roof!

 

[farmerbarleymow]

It's this one by the way Epona - sorry I didn't post the link earlier, was about to start work then.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07VN4RMMN?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

 

[campanula]

20 m2 of yellow marmoleum tiles for the kitchen floor.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Thought it appropriate to note that after two years I've still not used the airfryer.

 

[Elpenor]

Not a purchase yet, but I’m off to Ikea to look at lightshades. Currently on my landing I have a horrible paper globe, and in my office I have nothing as I broke the existing paper globe when changing the bulb


Downstairs I have wool lightshades

Detail your latest furniture and homeware related purchases
bought in Pembrokeshire, but they were quite pricey, and I want something different. The landing light fitting is quite close to the loft ladder too, so nothing too big or delicate.

Any ideas on what would suit? I have very little clue when it comes to this sort of thing

 

[zora]

Bought this beaut which I am hoping will be a life-changing item of furniture, and the first night's sleep on it says as much.

I was looking for a sofa bed that would be able to function as a main bed and easily be convertible from single to double-sleeper. Rarer than one might think! After a lot of research and resolving to stump up the money, I decided on this model.

Was literally about to buy it from John Lewis, but couldn't resist one last look on Gumtree/eBay and lo and behold, there it was, up for auction. Won it at auction for £500 when it retails at £1200.
Felt a bit risky to buy it unseen (I had seen and tried it out at John Lewis, but this second-hand one I didn't see in person), and of course had to organise and pay for a courier which also felt stressful.

But yesterday was the big day for delivery and everything went smoothly and it's brilliant and I'm very pleased indeed.

(ETA: Photo not in my flat though I like the colour of the wall).