{"id":2998,"date":"2014-04-25T13:20:50","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T17:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/?p=2998"},"modified":"2014-04-25T13:20:50","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T17:20:50","slug":"the-lazy-person-guide-to-furniture-shopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/2014\/04\/25\/the-lazy-person-guide-to-furniture-shopping\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lazy Person Guide to Furniture Shopping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/uR52Y_6y_YzS4SrpsF9erpCxGBCQ2oJKQBklGM98eqnqNzGdahShUAdquoRKzOQLi88jfy1o58SkBVquO6rHl3Y01r35diioF78-d-Z-z6GYPvfY--HehZt64A2izNa9Hg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530px;\" height=\"530px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are people who totally love furniture shopping and relish in spending hours and hours scouring the city in search of the perfect Ottoman. Then there\u2019s people who couldn\u2019t give a care in the world for spending endless amounts of time furniture shopping but want their place to look pretty swanky.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This post is for the latter.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Well, you COULD go sail the seven seas in hopes of finding trunks and whatever else people tend to find when they go adventuring or you can go up the street, find great furniture and still have time for a poutine from Lou Dawgs.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Yeah, we\u2019re talking about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cb2.com\">CB2<\/a>, on King and Bathurst. Here\u2019s what we found at CB2 that would go great in any Library District condo.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><!--more-->One word: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cb2.com\/lotus-antrazit-sectional-pieces\/f6299\">sectionals<\/a>. That\u2019s all you really need if you\u2019re not about that buying tons of chairs and couches life. It\u2019s essentially a build-your-own couch.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/pfFEiOpSPbjChFAJU-oLMN4PZFgKf6zs4K6xvIrSt93r_R1WQXX7EnlAz2S6gHp0lNbXGouhNFzSiv0MhjNbvhNzu0Kvf0_OrkXLGVkQwzxVHVuTPGFz2rwa5AqruZXFkA\" alt=\"\" width=\"530px;\" height=\"399px;\" \/>You might need a couple of bar stools. We like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cb2.com\/slide-grey-barstools\/f8569\">these<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/p8dQAAKRwFv9q_nhZiEJv2oAiU4dPLO-hRI_KY0SbpyQKEVGYzIKKL8ey0ZV7OTp9nSzFTl5U7v9S6WwPKWOkwp_Mf5RB2NrmEVq0BvmX6AKmnJkaeEKxIgevp6pL1f0Aw\" alt=\"\" width=\"530px;\" height=\"530px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest needs in a condo? Storage. With this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cb2.com\/stowaway-white-queen-bed\/f8580\">bed<\/a> you can store stuff right under where you sleep!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/lvvL78K6vDU0BO7_3SZCMGBLvzrT6JZpqSq2QfPXEziQoCkPRsROPaziAqjQn-taSCRZHBPnl_miVMSnc08PNqyABDpBvlnjIGy-WytsAPvAYewon2kT5lKRychDWeeYag\" alt=\"\" width=\"530px;\" height=\"530px;\" \/>Speaking of storage, getting a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cb2.com\/ottomans-benches\/furniture\/catch-all-storage-bench\/s638985\">bench<\/a> that doubles as a trunk is a good idea and totally boss.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/T-JppxY_2ec6Nj-DS7iViNWMW31m9gznURXx03vfZPNvkLomEqvpLy0NIraDoijwusgPZJbnZdmOEhjPmT6GNYheILUfm9JZaA3ZLPE95tuUFMnrSToKKJtqSV2nGrPhyg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530px;\" height=\"530px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cb2.com\/pembetatu-cotton-dhurrie-rug\/f8988\">Rugs<\/a> &#8211; they\u2019ll fool your friends into thinking you hired some top notch interior designer and have them thinking you\u2019re all avant garde and stuff.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/FPSs4nN39BuT8ihSb3SN70-up4jA23I6AsnKgoJ5bDj4r8a4w3sAz1Do1RIX8-4GsLWhIuiPESIoRtZx6ci00E0dWJDvl9wHEQ8_DGHQwzLDBsBa00VQO5C2IPTG_yd0Og\" alt=\"\" width=\"624px;\" height=\"624px;\" \/>What about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cb2.com\/weight-table-lamp\/s662942\">this lamp<\/a>? Everyone loves lamps, right?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/Cdbslmb9Xk69aPWYGSirBqSDx2c5G6AJq5Wm-NQ1v4eLGeqzhFFHP1LU6izhUq1FRt9U_ogcrvQgWYoT28p2fms4SLm10-iQ9YfyqoTovbjff6G9zuRlpa5Ci4pf_4OVKQ\" alt=\"\" width=\"530px;\" height=\"530px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So now you tell us you don\u2019t like walking? You probably hate wearing pants, too. Luckily, CB2 offers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cb2.com\/Catalog\/View-Online.aspx?catalog_name=83879_2441d7c1_50416ef7&amp;display_name=march%20catalog\">online shopping<\/a> and delivery. You\u2019ll probably have to go down the elevator and have some strange moving guy in your apartment for a little bit but hey, beats walking that 700m, right? \u00a0CB2 is located on the corner of Queen and Bathurst and is just a short streetcar ride away.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are people who totally love furniture shopping and relish in spending hours and hours scouring the city in search of the perfect Ottoman. Then there\u2019s people who couldn\u2019t give a care in the world for spending endless amounts of time furniture shopping but want their place to look pretty swanky. 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