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Setting up a home in the UK

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mynamechangemyrules · 13/08/2021 22:40

Ok I'm not sure if this is where this should go, but hoping for some help!

I've just moved back to the uk after a total of 18 years living in other places around the world.

I've just got divorced and I've brought the kids here and ex remains in the country we were last in and has just stopped paying maintenance...

SO..! I need towels/ duvets/ kitchen crap etc.
I have the money right now to buy ok/ good stuff but I also am relatively limited in my budget as there's a lot of beds to cover! I'm getting furniture off eBay/ Facebook marketplace but want to buy new for some stuff.

Where do I buy stuff like this here..?! I used to think John Lewis was the pinnacle of reliability, but is it still?

I also want to be eco if possible- so do I 'invest' now rather than getting 'cheap and cheerful'..?

For example- bloody duvets... We will prob all be cold as I haven't had a winter for 18yrs and the kids have never lived anywhere cold. What tog do I get for a start and then I've read that wool is great and eco but it's quite an outlay. But will I regret cheap synthetic ones in a few years..?!

Sorry a bit of a ramble but I'm massively overwhelmed at all the decisions to be made just to get a home ready for the kids in a weeks' time.

Basically- which
Duvets and pillows
Towels
Bedsheets
would you recommend and also
Which one-stop-shop might sell them all (online pref as I'm clueless about my new home area too 🤪😫)?

Thank you!

OP posts:
HasaDigaEebowai · 14/08/2021 09:33

Home Bargains is a cheap tat shop? Really?

I love a bit of a home bargains but yet it is cheap tat that nobody needs. Its great for cleaning products though.

WashableVelvet · 14/08/2021 10:55

You can get lovely vintage pure merino blankets on eBay - cheap, eco and luxurious, and good on the end of a bed for an extra winter layer

Italianmeringuebuttercream · 14/08/2021 13:35

If you can afford it, I'd definitely get Hungarian goose down duvets if you feel the cold. I got a king size one a few years ago 7 tog I think and it's absolutely amazing - like sleeping under a cloud. Mine was apx £250 3 or 4 years ago from John Lewis.

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