Furniture Reporter

We had an impromptu painting party, last night. 

My mother bought a new dining room suit, which arrived today.  Well, my sister commented that it was too bad we couldn’t have the room painted before it arrived.  Notice the “have it painted“?  My mother, obviously, did not.  So we ended up painting until after midnight.  The ceiling is white, of course, and the walls are “Boston Beige”.

Of course, now, Mom’s making noises about the kitchen and the living room, LOL.  My sister and I have decided that we will let my nephew, who thought it was fun, invite a couple of his friends over, and let them do the work while we supervise. :)

I’ve been thinking of having my bedroom painted, so, if they do a good job, I might let them have at it.  However, I won’t be doing it myself unless I suddenly develop amnesia, LOL.

What Day:Saturday, 24th
What Time:4:00, Eastern
Where: Jaguar Temple & Crystal Catacombs, Dizzywood
Moto: Hope you have fun!
Ends:6:00, Eastern
Sever:Snazzy
What About: Getting 3,500 hits
What Are We Going To Be Doing: We are going searching for the pieces or having fun or anything else that suits you!
Who Can Come: Anyone
We can go to anyone’s houses!

Like I promised, here is a better review of what happened yesterday.

New Free Item
There is a new free item at the Lighthouse, it’s the Wizard hat from the Halloween Party 2006 (I already had it from Halloween, and it was kinda rare, but now it’s not rare anymore :( ).

New Pin
Yesterday there also was a new Pin released, an Anvil. To get it you must go to the boiler room, the mouse over the pot of lava (or whatever it is) from the Anvil Maker 3000. Now just wait and see how the Anvil is made, when it’s ready walk over it and you have the Pin.

New Puffle Furniture
Check out the Puffle Furniture Catalog, becuz it’s updated. It has a cool new Koi Pond, some Bird Houses and 1 secret.
 

New Furniture & Igloos
Also there is new Furniture and new Igloos. Like the pink castle. Click on one of the images below to see a GIF version of the catalogs with secrets.
  <- Credit to Mohd222

Rockhopper’s Plant
Rockhopper’s plant is getting even bigger. You can now really call it a plant.

Don’t forget to decorate your Igloo, becuz the contest has started yesterday, also the prize is increased to 15.000 to 25.000 ¢oins.

That was everything for today (and yesterday).

~Jellyboard

Hello Penguins!
If you haven’t already heard, the Medieval Party has been extended until May 25! And I heard the team is adding another free item!

Also, since this is one of the biggest parties ever, we’ve decided make this one of the biggest contests ever! Not only are we going to increase the amount of winners, but we’re also adding to the size of prize! Judges will choose 20 winners instead of 10 and are awarding 25,000 coins to the top 10 winners and 15,000 coins to the rest!

Before I forget–there’s a new igloo in the igloo catalog today! Don’t miss it!

Some of you have been asking about what kind of igloos the judges will be looking for and so  here are some suggestions:

• Make it as creative as possible! (it not about having a lot of stuff in there)
• Make it a Medieval Theme
• Use a variety of furniture.  (we love to see new and creative uses for old furniture)
• Have fun!

Just remember, winners will be chosen based on the sort of creative scenes and rooms you can make–not based on the amount of coins you can spend or how expensive your igloo design is.

I hope that helps!!

Until then…waddle on!
-The Club Penguin Team

Furnishing your new apartment or dorm room might be a little difficult for you if you do not have parents who are well off enough to pay for it for you or if you cannot get scholarship money to help you with it, but if you can stay realistic as to what you need and what you do not need, you can make a little bit of money go quite a long way.

The first thing you need to do is make sure you are renting a place that you can pay for if you are not in a dorm room. If you can afford a studio by yourself and it is enough for you, then by all means, get a studio apartment. But, if you cannot afford a studio apartment on your own and a 1 bedroom is just a little more expensive, you could take roommate and one have the bedroom and one have the living room as a sleeping space. This allows you both to split the rent and it end up being less than a studio or 1 bedroom apartment for each of you. I would only suggest this if the person is someone you really get along with, though.

Figure out what furniture you absolutely have to have. Right now, I only have a futon, coffee table (serving as a TV stand at the moment), a computer desk, and a computer chair. This is the only furniture I have in my 700 square foot apartment, because it is all I need. I could splurge and go pay for a TV stand, but I do not really need it. My apartment would look nicer, but it is not a necessity for someone on a very tight budget.

If you have to have more seating for your apartment, bean bag chairs can be an okay solution. They are not typically expensive and depending on your own taste, they can be stylish.

Something else you should not forget about is the existence of thrift stores. You can find a lot of unique items here that you probably would not be able to find anywhere else and typically at a good price, although they may need a little love. Some pieces of furniture only need a little sanding, stain, and polish to look like new. There are plenty of places online to learn how to strip paint and refinish wood furniture. Take a look around.