Sunday 5 February 2012

Household furniture and accessories

Finally finished unpacking and moved into a nice new home here in Vancouver. We arrived here at the end of October and as most rentals begin here on the 1st of the month it didn't leave us much time to find a place. We found a place in East Vancouver not where I had wanted to live originally but it was a place to live. Things were ok to start with but the longer we stayed the more I noticed that our landlady was just a bit crazy and it was also cold. So when we met a lovely couple from Ireland who mentioned that they would be leaving for London at the end of January I asked them about their apartment. It was a great location, no crazy people and warm. 
Before Christmas we got in contact with the necessary people and in early January we were accepted for the place :)
We were lucky that we didn't have to buy too much for our new home but there is a few places around the city that sell household accessories and furniture at reasonable prices. 
For kitchen and bathroom I would suggest Army and Navy on West Cordova Street, they have all your kitchen needs, bathroom and bedroom sheets, pillows, etc. 
I also found a place in the international village called Yoko Yaya, its a Japanese store and they have loads of stuff, for cleaning, cooking utensils, storage containers and its cheap. 
The dollar stores around the city are also great for kitchen needs. 
Walmart also has a great selection of bedding and they usually have a special offer selection. 
XS Cargo on Grandview Highway is also a good spot for buying plate sets, cutlery, electrical items for kitchen and bedding. 
Craigslist is always a good site for looking for people selling furniture but it usually requires you to have some mode of transport to take the furniture. So if you plan on buying a good few large items it may be worth looking at hiring a U haul truck.
Keep an eye on the Facebook pages for Swap Vancouver and Irish in Vancouver for people selling their stuff as they may be moving home and its usually going at a reasonable price. 
Also the Moving to Vancouver website is a great site to keep an eye on for people who may be selling stuff. 

Hope everyone is enjoying their new home in Vancouver and for those who are planning the move I hope you are getting excited. 

Tracey

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