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New home checklist: what to buy, room by room

The complete list for your first home, split by priority. Start with the essentials and let the rest come in as the money does.

Essential24 itemsImportant17 itemsCan wait15 items
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Kitchen

16 items
Essential
Important
Can wait

Laundry area

6 items
Essential
Important
Can wait

Living room

7 items
Important
Can wait

Bedroom

10 items
Essential
Important
Can wait

Bathroom

8 items
Essential
Important
Can wait

Cleaning and extras

9 items
Essential
Important
Can wait
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In meukanto, this list comes with prices and a timeline.

It adjusts to your place and to what you already have, and you check off every purchase until your home is ready.

Frequently asked questions

Want to see prices? See what it costs to set up a first home.

What should I buy first for a new home?

Bed and mattress, a fridge, and a stove with pans. With those three, you can sleep, store food and cook from the first week.

How many items are on a new home checklist?

This list has 56 items: 24 essential, 17 important and 15 that can wait. To start living there, the essentials are enough.

What if I’m moving into a studio?

Use the same list and skip the living room. In a studio, a folding table and a box spring bed with storage help you save space.

Check off every purchase until your home is ready

Download meukanto and get this list adjusted to your home, with the price of each item and the month everything will be ready.

Free to find out what it costs. No sign-up.