ᐅ Take old/previous furniture to the new house or start completely fresh?

For me, furniture is like a companion on life’s journey. Almost all pieces are cherished and chosen with care and love, even if it’s just a wardrobe from Ikea. However, changes do happen in my life—whether it’s a new phase, a new need, a practical purpose, or simply falling in love with a dresser or color… sometimes even a DIY project. But none of this is related to moving into a new house, since I haven’t changed 100% during the planning process.
I also don’t buy an entire outfit just because I need a new pair of pants.

ypg schrieb:

But none of this has anything to do with moving into a new house, since I didn’t change 100% during the planning phase.

We also fully carried ourselves with us during the move and, of course, didn’t suddenly change. But with a new house came a new phase of life – children move out and become neighbors, a small town turns into a tiny village, the relative tightness of a terraced housing estate becomes space with complete privacy, many rooms become fewer, a lot of accumulated household items become few… We considered all this for a long time and put it into practice. That’s why we deliberately took only carefully selected things that mattered to us. In dealing with this, not much remained, but what did remain we value highly. What wasn’t important simply didn’t come along. It’s just a different kind of selection.
I believe that when it comes to this topic, anything goes and nothing is obligatory – completely without judgment.

We also decluttered an incredible amount.
In fact, we started packing boxes about six weeks before the move to a) be able to pack and, most importantly, unpack everything systematically. For many items, we asked ourselves when we had last used them and then decided, "Get rid of it!"
I was quite surprised by how much stuff accumulates over the years—things you eventually forget even exist.
It was a very freeing feeling.

As for the furniture, we took most of it with us, although in the end, it wasn’t that much. The old condominium had many custom-built pieces by a carpenter, like the coat rack, shoe cabinet, and living room wall unit, which were difficult to take along and were therefore sold with the apartment. The bathroom furniture couldn’t be reused either. The rest—bedroom, children’s room, and living room furniture—came with us, which we were happy about.
Of course, buying new furniture is great. But regardless of the cost, in my opinion, you should also ask yourself whether it’s really necessary…

I don’t really like buying new things. In a rush for everything new-new-new, I bought a new table. The old one would have been perfectly fine. The new one is nicer, and I like it, but it wasn’t really necessary. This shows me that the large amounts involved in buying a house have clouded my judgment. What’s a thousand and a half for a table when you’ve just spent ten thousand on the kitchen? 😳

Bertram100 schrieb:

I don’t really like buying new things. In a moment of enthusiasm for ‘new-new-new,’ I bought a new table. The old one would have been fine. The new one is nicer, and I like it, but it wasn’t necessary. That’s when I realized that the large amounts spent on buying a house had clouded my judgment. What’s a thousand and a half dollars for a table when you’ve just spent ten thousand on the kitchen? 😳

That’s exactly what I mean. New can be great, but is it really necessary?

Bertram100 schrieb:

That’s how I realize that the large amounts involved in buying a house have clouded my judgment.

I feel the same way; I’ve become completely insensitive to prices.

$3,000 for something pointless, makes perfect sense!