I am a horrible suggester of furniture because almost all of mine was inherited one way or another and there's no cheap(er) stores close by, but Craigslist can yield awesome stuff sometimes. Furniture-y things aside ...
Seconding like woah the basic toolkit recommendation. Light bulbs are one of those things that I never thought about until they burned out, so I'd add those to 'basic supplies' (and lamps, obvs, if the place does not have installed lighting). Batteries ditto, especially 9v because OH GOD the smoke alarm beeping at you at oh-dark-thirty is the worst ever. Toilet paper? XD
Basic kitchen gear. IDK exactly what your cooking tendencies are, but two pots (one smaller, one big enough for things like soup or pasta), a frying pan, a baking dish and a baking sheet will go pretty damned far. If you've a Ross near you (IDK how widespread they are) or similar discount chain, it's a good source for decent-quality kitchen things. If you cook with any regularity, indulge in one good kitchen knife; it's totally worth a dozen crappy ones. Also, tupperware (or whatever the generic term is) if you don't have some already, for serious, because living alone there are always things to put in tupperware if you cook. Tea kettle. But that might just be me. XD And a dish-draining rack. And at least one trash can because always having to reach for a bag gets old reeeeeeeeeeeeally quickly. XD
As far as positioning the bed, have you checked out where the light hits at what time? I know that can be a huge factor for some people/places. But away from noise sources is always good. The only possible thing I can think to consider with kitchen proximity would be smell and maybe the noise from the appliances, since some fridges get really loud, but those tend to be issues for more sensitive folks.
Once you figure out where you want the furniture, figure out how many outlets you're going to want to put power strips into before you cover them. The flat-plug varietal are great for low profile but still not really possible to install after you've got that bookshelf just so (nope, never done that XD).
Oh, and IDK how safe that neighbourhood is, but if they're not already there, window locks and/or sturdy dowels in case you don't want to 100% close the windows. <_<
Looks like a pretty good floorplan for a studio, though, even with that odd little wraparound bit. Hope it works out well for you! ♥
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Date: 2012-02-02 07:32 am (UTC)Seconding like woah the basic toolkit recommendation. Light bulbs are one of those things that I never thought about until they burned out, so I'd add those to 'basic supplies' (and lamps, obvs, if the place does not have installed lighting). Batteries ditto, especially 9v because OH GOD the smoke alarm beeping at you at oh-dark-thirty is the worst ever. Toilet paper? XD
Basic kitchen gear. IDK exactly what your cooking tendencies are, but two pots (one smaller, one big enough for things like soup or pasta), a frying pan, a baking dish and a baking sheet will go pretty damned far. If you've a Ross near you (IDK how widespread they are) or similar discount chain, it's a good source for decent-quality kitchen things. If you cook with any regularity, indulge in one good kitchen knife; it's totally worth a dozen crappy ones. Also, tupperware (or whatever the generic term is) if you don't have some already, for serious, because living alone there are always things to put in tupperware if you cook.
Tea kettle. But that might just be me. XD And a dish-draining rack. And at least one trash can because always having to reach for a bag gets old reeeeeeeeeeeeally quickly. XD
As far as positioning the bed, have you checked out where the light hits at what time? I know that can be a huge factor for some people/places. But away from noise sources is always good. The only possible thing I can think to consider with kitchen proximity would be smell and maybe the noise from the appliances, since some fridges get really loud, but those tend to be issues for more sensitive folks.
Once you figure out where you want the furniture, figure out how many outlets you're going to want to put power strips into before you cover them. The flat-plug varietal are great for low profile but still not really possible to install after you've got that bookshelf just so (nope, never done that XD).
Oh, and IDK how safe that neighbourhood is, but if they're not already there, window locks and/or sturdy dowels in case you don't want to 100% close the windows. <_<
Looks like a pretty good floorplan for a studio, though, even with that odd little wraparound bit. Hope it works out well for you! ♥