House Furnishing Checklist!
last updated: 26 Sept. 2026
Hi hi! Here's a comprehensive list of things we're looking for for furnishing our new home. Some of the larger or pricier things aren't necessarily intended for our housewarming party wishlist, but if during your search for other things you happen to see any contenders for us to purchase ourselves, please let us know!
Within the next week we'll add information about preferences around these items, and you can reference the pinned video in our party chat for a quick video tour of the apartment to see what exactly we're working with.
If you have an idea but aren't sure if we want/need it, or if you don't see it here, please do feel free to spam us your questions!
And of course, if you have any questions about anything that is listed, please feel free do DM either of us!
Table of Contents
General Preferences:
- If there's something you're not using anymore, we love to adopt things from friends whenever we can 😁
- If there's something that really makes your house feel like home, we love getting those ideas from friends too!
- While some things we prefer to get new, we're mostly aiming to get as many things as possible second-hand--so things from thrift shops, marktplaats, Vinted, skip groups, or nice pieces that are left for large-item-pickup are all welcome ☺️
- The easier something is to clean, the better!
It's great if it starts out pretty clean, but if it's both dirty and would have an involved cleaning process (e.g. covers/cloth parts that aren't removable or machine-washable, dirty in parts that cannot be accessed for cleaning, etc.)- as a point of reference, I recently completely disassembled a used hand-vaccuum and soaked all the soakable parts in soapy water before scrubbing/spraying each part clean and then reassembling. This had a lot of crevices that were hard to reach, but because I could separate them relatively easily for soaking, it was okay.
- if something is moldy, mildewy, has questionable smells, please do leave it behind.
Living room
| Item | Decorative preferences | Functional preferences | Preferred State |
| rug | something with very soft, fluffy fibers | Washable in a washing machine | New, or lightly used if washable |
| bookshelves / shelving | not wobbly (okay w/ wobble if it is cheap & easy to fix thoroughly) | ||
| TV | |||
| rolling TV stand | |||
| floor lamps | |||
| light fixtures (wall) | |||
| lamps | |||
| fairy lights/led light strips | |||
| clock | |||
| art | bonus if it's something made by friends / family | ||
| air purifier | |||
| bar stools (2) | no built-in cushions | ||
| behind-the-sofa shelf | |||
| windowsill seat cushions (could be bench cushions) | |||
| electric candles | |||
| rechargable batteries (for electric candles) | |||
| battery charger (for electric candle batteries) | |||
| robot vacuum | |||
| curtains (any ideas welcome lol) |
Kitchen / Dining Area
Considerations for all cooking/eating tools and utensils:
- as few decorative grooves as possible where food/dishwater could get stuck
yay | nay - dishwasher safe wherever possible
| Item | Decorative preferences | Functional preferences | Preferred State |
| cutting knives | |||
| eating utensils | |||
| stainless steel saucepans (w/ lid) | |||
| stainless steel pans (w/ lid) | |||
| bowls | |||
| plates | |||
| drinking glasses | |||
| mugs | |||
| hooks / bars for hand towels | |||
| floor lamp for dining area | |||
| citrus hand juicer | |||
| small dishrack | |||
| mandolin / veggie cuber | dishwasher safe (for as many parts as possible) | ||
| metal fish spatula | |||
| large cooking chopsticks | |||
| wok | |||
| glass air fryer | dishwasher safe (for as many parts as possible) | ||
| cooking shears | dishwasher safe (for as many parts as possible) |
Shower Room
| Item | Decorative preferences | Functional preferences | Preferred State |
| shelving / storage shower cubbies | |||
| light fixture (wall) | |||
| bathtub tray | bamboo or other wood | easy to clean (not a lot of inaccessible crevices) |
Toilet Room
| Item | Decorative preferences | Functional preferences | Preferred State |
| shelving | |||
| light fixture | |||
| low footrest / foot stool | |||
| small soap dispenser | foaming preferred | ||
| handtowel hook or rack |
2nd Bedroom/office stuff
| Item | Decorative preferences | Functional preferences | Preferred State |
| light fixtures (wall) | |||
| desk lamp | |||
| string lights / led strips | |||
| monitor |
Entrance Hallway
| Item | Decorative preferences | Functional preferences | Preferred State |
| mirror | |||
| bench / shoerack (separate or combo) | |||
| key/wallet storage | |||
| hangers | |||
| coat-hanging thingy |
Laundry Room
| Item | Decorative preferences | Functional preferences | Preferred State |
| hamper | |||
| shelving | |||
| light fixture |
Bedroom
| Item | Decorative preferences | Functional preferences | Preferred State |
| wardrobe | |||
| rug | |||
| curtain rods | |||
| night stands | |||
| light fixtures | |||
| bedside lamps | |||
| rug | Washable in a washing machine | New, or lightly used if washable |
2nd Hallway
| Item | Decorative preferences | Functional preferences | Preferred State |
| light fixtures | |||
| art |
Plants
We'd absolutely love clippings / propogations of any plants you own!
| Item | Decorative preferences | Functional preferences | Preferred State |
| liquid plant food | |||
| soils | |||
| inner pots | |||
| decorative pots | |||
| snake plants | |||
| Barberton daisies (Gerbera jamesonii) | |||
| spider plants | |||
| pothos | |||
| monsteras | |||
| eucalyptus plants | |||
| aloe vera | |||
| Dracaena | |||
| Bamboo palm (Chamaedorea seifritzii) | |||
| Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema modestum) |
Miscellaneous Reflections
Folks had great questions in the chat! I've pasted some of my answers to them below:
- From Misha:
- we have a lot of wall space, so definitely anything that can be hung on a wall.
- Allan had an idea that I really liked, which was artistic maps of places in in some of our favorite video games.
- I tend to like cozy things but also subtly mischievous things, a blend of cottagecore and gremlincore, forest scapes, mushrooms.
- I like octopi and squids, very beach druid coded the more i think about all this 😅
- I do like the idea of also displaying things that I use every day as art also (e.g. it'd be cool to have a place on the wall to hang my hula hoop, and some space to display my Kali sticks; i have some jewelry that I hang on door handles when I'm not wearing it, etc.).
- and I like things that remind me of memories with friends.
And I've been meaning to take all the stickers that I'm too indecisive to use and place them on magnets for a lil magnet board.
- I am very much eclectic when it comes to art, but I tend to like paintings/posters. Not so much sculptures. I enjoy tiny things like trinkets. I still have the toy bear that I won from my first Sjoelen game this past Kings Day 😊