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First home shouldsymbolize your future
With the big day almost
at hand, you've been
more than busy —
dashing off to fittings,
rehearsals 'and parties,
ordering invitations and
planning your
honeymoon itinerary, In
Milts midst of all the happy
turmoil and excitement,
you are planning on
furnishing your first
home together.
More than just 'a roof
over your head, this
shared living space will
be a place where you will
work and grow together.
IL will alsobe one -of -the-
, first major investments,
you will make as a
couple.
Often, newlyweds feel
pressured to buy
everything at once,
rushing, into decisions
without a definite plan.
To make furnishing your
'first home a trouble-free
and happy •experience,
these guidelines are
offered.
Spend time together
talking about the 'type of
furnishings you and your
groom like. Decaide what
pieces are going to be
important to you in your
new home.
Make excursions to
furniture stores, display
rooms and model homes
— this is an excellent -way
to become familiar, with
what is available and
wh t various pieces will
co .
nalyze the activities
=.:w ich will take place in
'yo r home and make a
lis , ri9om by room, • of
wre \ they will occur.
Wi 1 the living room be
us d 'mostly for quiet
far iily1 living? Will it
double as a work space or
be, rgserved for more
formaentertaining? Will
the bedroom be the place
•where you decide to
watch., .television? Most
rooms;, will ,have to be
planned and- furnished to -'
a`ccon- modate several.
activities. .
Plot' your entire -living
space ori graph paper,
using ,a one -fourth -inch -
to -the- oot scale. Indicate
the loation of windows,
doors, electrical outlets,
heating units and other
architectural features
that would affect the
place entof"furniture.
C t. out patterns
(te plates) to scale,
rep eSenting the fur-
nis inks you have and
thos you wish to pur-
cha e. Place them on.
gra h paper in major
gro p ngs: • the con-
vey atlonal area in the
livi g room, the dining
roe setting, sleeping
areas. Fit ' ink, smaller
supporting pieces and
then check to make sure
you'Ve allowed adequate
spa a around furniture
for Casy movement.
Many young couples
feel that they. will "make
do" at first — buying less
expensive furniture to
start with and replacing
it with quality Pieces
later on.
Hwever,_consider_ -the
econotnics of purchasing
quality pieces at the
outset — well -made
furniture will last and in
the case of upholstered
.pieces, can be recovered
at a later date if desired.
Start with the basics:
sofa, dining table, beds,
storage units. Keep in
mind that the basics you
select for your first home
may form the nucleus for
future homes. It's .
generally wisest to invest
the greatest sum' possible
on the items which will
receive the hardest wear
and are of a more lasting
nature.
Well -made sofas,
upholstered pieces and
chests of drawers will
provide lasting pleasure.
Spend smaller ,amounts
on the accessory pieces,
such as lamps, small
tables, or drapes, as
these items go in and out
of fashion more quickly.
and are also not as ex-
pensive to replace.
If you're unable to
afford 'a good quality
sofa, you might consider
purchasing two or three
armless' chairs. Two
placed side by side will
form a love seat and
three could equal a sofa.
At a later date, the chairs
can always be utilized as
occasional chairs, so
they're a good in-
vestment.
If your first home isn't
overly spacious, you may
want to consider - pur-
-- —chasing a piece of fur - .-
..foil -tit -tire
•• °Eure tha. :can expand
when in use and take up
less space other times.
You might ; also con-
sider a sturdy card table
or' a casual table in one of
the easy o -care or
materials, which might
later be shifted into the
kitchen or patio if you
move int-oa-larger house.
There are also tables with
convenient drop -leaves,
which take up less space.
When considering
storage space, ideally,
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