moving in to a first flat soon

cazbear_2

we are moving into our first flat soon its unfurnished we have a cooker with hood included and have a few basics but was wondering if anyone had any hints and tips on what to buy what not.

Gigglepig

Have you chatted with your family to see if anyone has some old furniture/stuff to spare... you may be surprised :-)
I'd check the garage/attic first.

I'd look for a fridge/freezer and a washing machine first, it is really annoying to do without.

If you cannot afford to buy everything at once it is ok to just have a mattress at first, then buy the rest of the bed later...

IKEA has a nice starter set of crockery etc. I'd recommend them for furniture, bedding etc. as well.

BitterAndTwisted

You need a bed and as mentioned a fridge/freezer and washing-machine. Anything else depends on what saving you have and what family, friends and work-colleagues are willing to donate.

Freecycle and ebay can be great places to source things to tide you over.

cazbear_2

ok brilliant thanks we are lucky I have my bed which we will be taking and have a few basic bits and no we are being given crockery ect for Xmas as you say u
it might have to be a case of just buying a few bits and the buying a few more as we can afford them thanks for the ikea tip thats much appreciated

mustmakealist

A new flat - how lovely.

There's nothing wrong with getting second hand things to start with. As well as saving you money it will allow you to try things out and to see what you really like/want/need when you are in a position to buy new things.

Sambucus_Nigra

Try joining Freecycle/Freegle. You can get a fair amount second hand for nothing from people.

psychopathbabble

Freecycle is definitely worth first try... you can also posted 'wanted' ads for things you need. As others said, it doesn't matter too much if it's second hand and you can replace things with new as you go along

A list of things off the top of my head:

kettle
plates etc
bottle opener
can opener
scissors
hoover
seats for living room
drawers or plastic boxes to keep clothes in
fridge and freezer
toaster
saucepans


you could try googling some search terms, I'm sure there will be a list somewhere of stuff you need to live somewhere!