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Happy and Lonely and Free.: I don't wanna be an adult

holycowomgitsjenn:

I don’t wanna look at appliances anymore and try to think about if I want carpet or if I want hardwood. I need to take someone with me to look at stuff and let me talk through what I like and don’t like. My parents… i love my parents. i can’t stress that enough, but they have a specific style and…

One think to keep in mind is that some appliance stores will give you a discount if you buy an entire suite of appliances.  For example, we got a fridge, stove, dishwasher and microwave, all from the Frigidaire Gallery series.  We got a $266 package discount from the appliance store, and a $200 rebate check from Frigidaire.  So that was $400 off of the roughly $3000 cost of our appliances.

As for hardwoods, have you thought of laminate flooring that looks like wood?  Much cheaper for a similar effect.  This is what we put in our kitchen.

http://www.mannington.com/Residential/Adura.aspx

Ours mimics ceramic tile, but they have a zillion wood styles as well, like this one:

http://www.mannington.com/Residential/Adura/AduraPlank/Burma%20Teak/AW541.aspx

Everyone who has seen our floor in person is shocked that it’s laminate.  We spent $3400 on flooring, but our kitchen is HUGE now, plus they had to do the connecting hallways.

That’s all I can think of for now, but feel free to hit up my ask with any questions.  I’ve owned two houses and lived in either of them for several years. Longtime homeowner here.  :)

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