What was the last thing you purchased for your home?
A brief shop online or a day out on the weekend can often leave you with a few extra bags (or boxes) in hand.
So whether it's a little accessory for your room, a piece of furniture or the latest kitchen gadget, what was the last item you purchased for your home?
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dcomisso
8 years agoA £2 garden basket bracket from Asda which I painted gold and used in daughter's room to hang a bed canopy.
tamp75
8 years agoRelated Discussions
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Comments (39)My husband trusts me and prefers I make all those decisions. That said I always ask his opinion on large pieces. If I left it all to him he would lose interest before finishing! Design is so not his thing. But then I'm not interested in documentaries on outer space or Lego.... Best we stick to our own interests I think! ;)...See MoreWhat's the most British thing about your home?
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years ago
soapandglory
8 years agozavibeth
8 years agolast modified: 8 years ago
We just returned home from a fabulous trip to Morocco. While enjoying the life and vibrancy of the souks in Marakech, decided to buy a rug for the hall in my Edinburgh flat. The bargaining is an art in itself and in the end, am delighted with my purchase. A 7 metre hand made Berber rug which we managed to carry home in our suitcase!
k11agl
8 years agogold895
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Michael Morton
8 years agojamesanddeirdre
8 years agopatriciaoconnell
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Nicola Kwai
8 years agoI've just bought this amazing table amongst loads of other things for our new kitchen and open plan living. Can't wait for the building work to finish so that we can use it.
Sandra Marshall
8 years agoRobe hooks from Home base called, gloriously "the dansant", and some gold bedding which I fear was a terrible mistake, it was one of those games of shopping consequences, saw some large pillow shams in a weird but appealing yellow green which would have livened up my fairly traditional bedroom and allowed us to sit up for morning tea without the metal headboard reminding us again why it was a bad buy. But I balked at the price, was shown some much cheaper clearance offers in a wrong colour and then chanced on these beauties and bought them , the pillows and matching duvet cover, for mor money than the kooky cushions I saw first, now my bedrooms gone all 80s and my husband is calling me Joan Collins.
PRONicola Holden Designs
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoVery pleased with this up-cycled, twin-faced Japanese ship's clock bought on Etsy - sits perfectly in between the kitchen and the dining room.
PROFusion interior design
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Fusion interior design
8 years agoThis plate rack. It was bare wood but we added the metal rods and painted it to match our dresser :)
Sharon
8 years ago
jennyp18
8 years agoA table and four chairs from a charity shop for £30 (cat not included). Just need to revamp them over the Easter weekend.
Joanna Biddolph
8 years ago
User
8 years agoThe last "major purchase" for my home was an antique mahogany dining table and a British colonial chaise lounge (both from the same antique dealer). I had a really beautiful pine table in a French provencial style that was far too casual for my new home. It took a very long and concentrated search to find a reasonably priced formal table that extends to 12 feet. I couldn't be happier with the purchase! Now, if I can only find a set of 12 dining chairs that are appropriate for the style!
Maddy B
8 years agoCa'Pietra handmade real encaustic tiles for our new bathroom in a recent loft conversion
sharonnormanton
8 years agoaleria57
8 years agokarenkidd123
8 years agoI purchased this chair and table for my sons room he wants a mid century look with modern pieces thrown in,
gilliifer
8 years ago
Gerry Rust
8 years agol08n14n
8 years agoI needed a place to store lever arch files which are rather ugly so I didn't want them to be on show. I asked someone to make me this. They have exceeded my expectations!
jc3135rc
8 years ago
Just bought my Easter cushion from Sainsbury's with a cute rabbit who has a fluffy tail and a spring planter from Lidl's. They help make my porch very welcoming to my Easter visitors.
Jane Bateman
8 years ago
Laura
8 years agoElliott (named after Pete's dragon). I couldn't leave the garden centre without him.
parity_ncube
8 years ago
Jan Johnson
8 years agoAnnie Kirwan
8 years ago
suesigngirl
7 years agoUser
7 years ago
Bebe Price
7 years ago
PROTshirt Bed
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Tshirt Bed
5 years ago 
Anthony (Beano)
5 years agoCool thread, thought it would have been longer! Chair and sofa for me, the chair
Tim Summers
5 years ago
From here actually - got a lovely large vintage style filament light bulb from Amazon and popped that it. Looks lovely !
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Helen C