first purchases

While in Annapolis last week, Napoleon and I made our first real purchases for our new place!

Manhattan TV Stand from Target (for the Living Room). It's a lot darker in person than in the pictures. We liked the whole collection, but there's really not much room the Living Room space for a side table or anything. We're considering get the console piece eventually to put right behind the couch, just so we have something to set drinks on, etc.

Chenille Floral Rug from Target (for the Living Room). After a few minutes of disagreement, we found this one. It was the last one in stock, and had a few imperfections...a couple of threads near the edge of one side that were pulling out. We asked the manager to give us a discount, which she did! So we got the rug for like $70 and just hid the ugly edge under the couch, so it wouldn't slide on the floor.

Garden Treasures Wicker Bistro Set from Lowe's (for the Balcony). We went to Lowe's to get blinds for all the windows and ended up leaving with patio furniture for the balcony too. We saw this 3 piece set on display and liked it. It was originally $190, on sale for $75. The table was missing, so I asked the worker there if they had any of the sets on a shelf somewhere. Turned out that the display model was all that was left, and the table had been broken by another shopper. Long story short, I negotiated them down to $40 for just the two chairs, which worked perfectly because we hated the table anyways and plan to get something not so matchy-matchy!