How to Save on Dining Furnitures (hack?) When You Are Broke

I was left with little budget to furnish my unit when I purchased my condo. This is because of all the fees that came with buying a property such as lawyer’s fee and more. So I had to be resourceful, creative and on point with my budget.

Find out below how I was able to have a minimalist mid century modern dining furnitures for only $103.47. A simple minimalist mid century modern house dining theme that anyone with low budget can have.

Furnitures

1. Table (a desk actually)

I considered this as my dining furniture “little hack”. Ikea offers this great concept of mix and match desk and legs. You can choose your preferred desk and then matched it with the color/type of the legs that you think would go well with your chosen desk.

Now I know what you’re thinking — a desk is not sturdy enough to be an alternative for a dining table. But let me explain.

I live by myself and my condo has a nice kitchen island with granite top. So I figured I wouldn’t be using the dining table much except when I have family and friends over.

I’ve had my table (a desk actually) for over a year now and it is still in good shape. And just as I have predicted, I only use it when I have guests over.

2. Chairs 

I used an app called OfferUp to sell my old furnitures before moving in to my condo. I had a good experience selling my furnitures in the app. So I thought I’d try buying this time. I was confident I’d have similar positive experience in finding minimalist mid century furnitures that would suit my taste and my condo.

I’m so glad I tried OfferUp because I found these 4 beautiful mid century chairs. They’re not authentic mid century pieces but they’re a nice replica.

They’re being offered at $60 for 4 pieces with one caveat — 2 chairs are a bit wobbly. The seller said it was because they’re missing “washers”.

I contacted the seller. And after one offer and one counter offer, I picked up 4 mid century chairs. And guess what, I paid only $40 for all of them. 

Are you wondering what I did with the 2 wobbly chairs? I was able to find matching washers from ACE Hardware for less than a dollar.

Alternative

As of this writing I could not find similar listings in OfferUp so I searched elsewhere for you. Though Amazon could not beat the price I got from OfferUp, it is the cheapest I could find online. And they’re brand new.

(Disclaimer: I am not connected or affiliated with the seller. I have not ordered anything from this seller. Please take your time in reviewing the item and vetting out before purchasing).

3. Plant accessories

I am in so much awe that one such tiny thing can make all the difference. My minimalist looking table ( a desk actually) looked so much better when adorned with this artificial plant from Ikea. This wheat grass-looking plant paired with galvanized pot is the bomb.

Alternative

A tip for an even lower price — I found a cheaper galvanized plant pot from dollar tree which I wish I found first before I bought the one from Ikea.

Those are my mix and match pieces of furniture that I didn’t expect would go so well together. Mid century meets modern minimalist furnitures enhanced with trendy artificial plant.

I always find it delightful seeing the shock in people’s faces when I reveal how much they only cost.

Price List:

Allow me to showcase my Dining Set on a Budget

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P.S. You might think “the wall could use some decors” and you are so much right.

How I would love to hang a classic elegant looking framed art. Or to make it even more functional a flat screen tv. But when I think of how much it would cost me, I abandoned the idea. And instead, I thought of a better one.

I could just have the wall function as a projector screen. A nice portable projector is way cheaper than a flat screen tv. And since it’s portable, I can use it in my living room and I can set it up in my bedroom too. The best part is that I don’t have to deal with wires and cables that are kind of an eye sore for me.

I don’t have a projector yet. I haven’t found the need to have one. But when the time comes, I’ll be sure to post it and share my experience.

Or if you have any suggestions on what to decorate my empty wall, please feel free to comment down below.

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