Technique

I don't usually blog about larger shops, but there are a few things that make Technique particularly noteworthy. First of all, they have both high quality furniture and prefabs PLUS the furniture coordinates easily with the prefab homes and businesses. Second, their stuff is unique.

You can get a prefab diner, piano bar, casino, skyscraper and more, all low cost and relatively low prim. Then, you can choose from a variety of well-made furniture which all come preloaded with a variety of cute and realistic poses. For example, the way cute IKEA-like bed up there that's coordinated with a super huge painting and fun rug? You actually toss and turn when you sleep in it! How cool is that? My favorite piece is the couch shaped like the back seat of a classic Cadillac, also pictured.

The furniture can be high in prims (up to about 40 prims for a couch), but you definitely get the most out of the prims and price. Check out that couch with the gazillion pillows and fun prints. The price is remarkable. Most of the furniture is 150L or less, and cute home accents can be had for less than 50L. I bought a vase with bamboo-like stuff that looked exactly like something I saw in IKEA in real life for 30L, for example.

TECHNIQUE, Isle of Tharen (118, 67, 23)

Great IDEA

IDEA Home Center is having its grand opening today, and you know what that means: freebies, and freebies means Raychel is so there.

IDEA features a variety of furniture, art and decor that is reasonably priced and low in prims. The furniture is informed by the modern, simple lines from IKEA, as are the reasonable prices. They have some nifty little items, like the alarm clock pictured above that's packaged with a cute modern nightstand. That wall of colorful chairs actually represents their collection of four-piece living room sets, priced at 777L each. The couches, chairs and other furniture pieces are under 20 prims each as far as what I inspected. You can get a lovely sofa for 350L or 250L and 15 prims. End tables are generally under 100L, and coffee tables are about 130L.

Once more, I apologize for the low resolution, but I'm on the road in RL and stuck with a laptop through August.

Kankovan (179, 238, 86)

Trompe Le Monde

Le Monde has some neat low-prim furniture that's influenced by traditional East Asian and West Asian decor. I'm stuck with my laptop for the summer, which doesn't have the best resolution, so please excuse the blurry pictures.

The Persian-style fountains pictured above are under 10 prims; one is six and the other is 9. Le Monde also has special deals on bedrooms and living rooms, or you can buy furniture by the piece.

Le Monde, Anilis (29, 160, 112)

Studio Le Modern

When I walked into Studio Le Modern, my jaw dropped. I wanted to buy everything in the shop. Then, I looked at the prim count and I couldn't believe that such nice stuff was so low in prims. The nifty desk pictured above? 7 prims. The animated boss chair is 15 prims, but there are other matching chairs available for 5 prims each. The computer and keyboard are 5 prims. The lamp is 8 prims. So, you can have the whole set for a well-spent 40 prims, or you can pare down it down to as low as 20 prims. Not too shabby. The whole set is 700L and includes everything shown in the picture above plus a few desk accessories (post its!), a modular shelf and a small file cabinet.

Studio Le Modern also features a beautiful 8-prim fireplace for 100L and my favorite part of the house, the bathroom. The shower, bath and sink are all animated, rounding out a really nifty bathroom set.

Incidentally, the shop is located on creator Le Leinhardt's Rodeo Drive themed build, which is minimalist, classy and filled with neat goodies to spend your Lindens on.

Le's Rodeo Drive Beverly Hills, Howlin Wolf (27, 58, 22)

A home just isn't a home without one

Yup, that's me on the toilet.

I was just thinking the other day that the bathroom is probably the most neglected room in most builds. Well, there's no excuse for you to nix the bathroom any longer. For just 100L and 10 prims, you can have your very own toilet in Second Life. You can also choose from four complete bathrooms, including a tub, rug, toilet, towel rack and accessories for 775L at 111 prims.

Laridian and Modorary, the two shops share a space, are the "Rooms to Go" showrooms of Second Life; you can buy beautiful furniture by the piece or by the room. The rooms are around 500L-800L and include art work, rugs and home accents, all carefully coordinated by style and color. So, even if you aren't looking for a bathroom, I still recommend teleporting over and checking out their furnishings.

Plush Altstadt (216, 105, 23)

Chez Petite

If you read the SL fashion bible, Linden Lifestyles, you know that the best low-prim furniture available is at Chez Petite. My home is decorated almost exclusively with Chez Petite furniture and it looks wonderful with the bonus minimal lag. I have two of these 8 prim, 250L sofas in my home office, along with the black and white artwork that hangs on the walls.

Bargains abound with discounted furniture sets, all under 20 prims total for a complete look. There's even a low-prim hot tub.

Chez Petite - Low Prim Furniture, Calla (98, 49, 22)