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HalfSalesman@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Spiritually I get it. Though I do invite people over to my apartment a lot and have anxiety so I’m a “bare minimum to not get comments about lack of furnishing and decor” kind of minimalist.
I still need a proper TV stand and couch though. And I do get comments for having the big screen tv on the floor and just a bunch of chairs instead of a couch, only two cushioned chairs too. Foam mattress on the floor though with plenty of pillows and blankets. I need a rug too, basic linoleum flooring gets kinda chilly.
Balancing that versus maintaining a healthy bank account is difficult though with the amount I make and the location making my rent kinda steep (I like being able to bar hop via walking)
I like having people over but I have a lot of stuff, I’m not the best with seating, and I have cables running everywhere !
Its hard being into old consoles and trying to share it with people. People aren’t used to how many cables old stuff used to take!
And I still enjoy sitting on the floor when playing videogames, like we all used to, but I at least need a beanbag or somethint!
eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
Keep an eye out for freecycle and craigslist free stuff. That’s the kind of stuff that has decent turnover and you often are doing someone a favor by taking it.
Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
Be VERY careful about accepted ANY used furniture. This is a good way to get yourself a bedbug infestation. Bedbugs are insidious and can hide in tiny little cracks in furniture, even if there is no upholstery. If you’re going to get used furniture, dust it with diatomaceous earth. Put that shit in every crack you can find. If there is any cloth/upholstery, put a layer on all the cloth. Then when you have the furniture in place, put a circle of diatomaceous earth around each leg of furniture. (Do not put the furniture up against the wall, pull it about a half inch away from the wall.) If bed bugs attempt to emerge and crawl away, they will be dehydrated and die as they walk through the diatomaceous earth. Trust me when I say, you do not want those fuckers in your house. They are incredibly hard to eradicate once there is an infestation.
DempstersBox@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I have scavenged furniture for years. Furnished houses and apartments and squats and warehouses and busses.
Have never knock on wood had bedbugs.
Learn what they and their eggs look like and inspect the shit you’re grabbing first.
Once passed on a really nice couch in a nice neighborhood, because I spotted a half of an ass of one.
The stained old victorian style couch in the winco parking lot was fine though, lol
Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
Eggs are not visible to the naked eye and an adult is about the size of an apple seed.