As the title says, I need to find some bedroom furnishings for clothes storage specifically. I don't have transportation to get to a thrift store and can't lug prebuilt furniture up to my apartment. I have a lot of clothes too. I need dresser(s) and some way to hang dresses.
My budget is like $700 max. Less would be better of course haha
I am good with my hands, so if it doesn't require power tools, I can build anything if there's a solid DIY answer. And assembling furniture is much easier than carrying a full dresser.
Any help would be wildly appreciated!
Help furnishing a bedroom on a tiny budget when thrifting isn't possible?
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At that budget, I’d be looking at secondhand and see if any sellers are willing to deliver to your front door for a $50 an hour or so surcharge (more if it’s far or needs 2 people or you’re asking them to carry it into place within your home).
I’d say think outside the box and find organizers that will work to store clothes. One thing that comes to mind is those little shoe cubbies you can hang up. If you specifically need a dresser to set things on you could also find a foldable table, cover it with a tablecloth or something and put totes underneath or even shelving. I think you could even make it look cool by decorating it with wallpaper or painting. There are also plastic drawers/cubby options. I’d include more info w. what kind of space you actually have tho.
Ikea. They ship now and you can always open the box and haul it up the stairs a piece at a time
At that price range you really can’t beat Ikea. Their plain white dressers for $129 are a lot of storage for the money. They come flat packed, you can definitely lift it. And they usually come with all the tools you need to assemble, but sometimes you need your own scredriver.