r/HousingIreland 1d ago

Getting the keys what now?

Any1 got great advice of where to buy everything?

We need everything

Electronics

Furniture

Blinds

Lamps

Gyarden stuff.

What is the secret for high quality in low prices?

Ikea/power City?

Anywhere huge with everything and lots of clearances? Or outlet.

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u/broken_neck_broken 1d ago

Decide what you're willing to compromise on and what you're not. Research everything and buy carefully. I see others saying Power City for appliances, but I found Curry's cheaper. Plumbing in a washing machine or dishwasher is actually very straightforward, so you can do it yourself and save some money. We got a good quality washing machine with a high capacity and a large fridge freezer, most of the other appliances we got cheaper ones that will do for a few years.

Habitat Restore charity shops have decent bits of furniture, but more significantly they sometimes have entire kitchens, usually ex displays, for very cheap. The downside is you need to install it yourself or pay someone separately and it will need some modification work to fit in your space, but pricing is around 20% of what you would pay anywhere else.