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Furnished vs unfurnished — anyone regret going one way?

Kwame Mensah 🏆 Community expert
10 Jun 2026, 15:45

Weighing this up right now. Furnished feels like less hassle for a first apartment, unfurnished feels like better value if I'm staying a while. For those who've done both — any regrets either direction?

4 replies

Sofia Mendes ⭐ Helpful member
13 Jun 2026, 02:44

Furnished for the first year specifically, to avoid buying things I’d just have to sell again if I ended up moving on sooner than planned.

Anna Kowalski ⭐ Helpful member
14 Jun 2026, 21:58

Unfurnished worked for us since we already knew we were staying — no regrets on that front.

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Marco Rossi ⭐ Helpful member
18 Jul 2026, 14:42

Regretted furnished slightly — the quality was mediocre and I ended up replacing half of it myself anyway, so I paid twice in a sense.

Elena Popescu ⭐ Helpful member
24 Jul 2026, 23:01

Does unfurnished usually still include appliances at least, or is it genuinely a completely empty flat in most cases?