Shopping for furniture

The past few weeks have been CRAZY- both on weekdays (with what else, work of course :p) and on weekends (furniture shopping)!

We heard that the CF to our new place is ready; so we started to hunt around for furniture. Thanks to hubby, who drew such lovely floor plans- complete with cute drawings to indicate where the sofa set, dining table, etc could go; plus all the accompanying dimensions *grin*; we decided to take a risk and ended up buying a few items ahead of actually seeing the house! The discounts on offer seemed really good, so hopefully everything turns out ok.

So far, we've bought the following:
- Sofa set
- Coffee table
- TV cabinet
- End coffee table
- Dining table + 6 chairs

I have to say that shopping for furniture is incredibly tiring, not to mention, stressful on the bank account!! :(

We spent most of today shopping for a bed, so we've been flopping ourselves on one mattress after the next; trying to figure out which one to buy (they all turn into one big blur after a while :p). Think we've pretty much settled on Dunlopillo, although we haven't actually paid for it yet.

What next? There's still built-in wardrobes, lights, etc etc. Aaarggghh!!

I have to give credit to dear hubby for doing so much for our new home. He has been working tirelessly on almost every item- drawing up layout plans, figuring out the internal compartment designs for the built-in wardrobes, researching the different kinds of mattresses, washing machines, cooker hood + hob + oven sets, working on the administrative side of things (calling people, placing orders, etc). Even as I sit here blogging, hubby is surfing the web for a suitable flat screen TV, hehe...

I'm so blessed to be married to this man! :)

p/s: If any of you have any tips / contacts that you can share with us (especially for built-in wardrobes), do let us know- thanks so much!