furniture

[Satellite]

We are setting up house now int he UK and Mr. Sate directed me to Lewis' website to look at beds. I found it a bit uninspiring. Maybe it is the photos, I don't know.

ARe there any other places to get furniture from (Not IKEA please)? Where do people int he UK buy their furniture from generally? Is it only high street stores or are there others I am not aware of?

Price-wise, mid. Style-wise, contemporary.

I know this is a strange place to post but believe or not, mumsnet isnt very useful as i think it is too huge (too many topics) and layout to unfriendly so only very few people read posts not directly related to them. I think there might be more brits here who can respond better!

[Burbage]

2nd hand shops. Furniture only a mere 20 years ago was built to last 200 years. Now it's built to last about a decade.

[expat yorkshire]

Sat try the local auction house..... You can pick up some really nice piece there including the ones that Burbage is talking about.

[Burbage]

Auctions. Good tip.

[Scrummy Mummy]

Try Next, Habitat, Feather and Black (for beds). Buy some interiors magazines (Ideal Home, House Beautiful) and look at the Stockists details for things you like the look of.

[Satellite]

thanks . Checked out the F&B and Next. Definitely me.

Only buying bed while I am in sg ... everything else when I move over and can actually check it out in person.

[Scrummy Mummy]

Try "Living etc" - modern, contemporary design in most of the houses they show.

(As you can tell I have a serious Interiors Magazine habit)

[Satellite]

I would be very keen to learn how you maintain your serious designer home (i'm asuming you translate that magazine into your home design) with a 2 year old around

[Aliya]

Easy. I just keep all the kids stuff in two rooms - their bedroom and the dining room off kitchen. The rest of the house is kids stuff free. Ornament wise you just have to ensure that you dont have any glass ornaments or breakable/valuable things in places they cant reach/shake etc. It has made me rethink what I put out and what it looks like and have to say it is much more clutterfree than it was before kids!

[Scrummy Mummy]

No, Sate, I have designer magazines, NOT a designer home!

But I spend a lot of time day-dreaming about Perth........

[Fresh Mint]

In the UK, I bought a lot of really nice pieces at auctions that I still have and intend to keep forever.

[Satellite]

so it is perth you are moving to then. We will have to make a trip to Australia to activate our PR. I was thinking of going to Perth if my agent says ok, even though our sponsor is sydney and melbourne, just so baby sate doesnt have to endure a longer trip.

I have to look into this aution thing.