Where is the best place to buy young, "hip" furniture?

Go to craigslist, locate your city and select furniture. Search for the furniture you want under dealer. There's some really modern and hip furniture dealers on there, with stores and very inexpensive.

Oh man! Just get cheap stuff till the kids are grown. We spent 3000 on a complete living room outfit about 5 years ago and it's ruined. Well, not totally, but I refuse to get new stuff till they are gone. (Then here comes the grandkids! LOL! But at least they won't be living here! At least I hope not! LOL!) Kids do more damage than you think. You can still get new, but I'd seriously look in the paper for a bargain first. It really makes you uspset when you get all that new stuff and expect it to last and it doesn't. And they just don't make things to last anymore to keep themselves in business so you HAVE to by new every few years. But yeah, bottles, snacks, crayons crumbled, candy papers, you name it, you'll find it under your cushions later on, maybe even now with the 5 year old. Then there is the occasional "accident", weather it be pee or cherry kool-aid, it stains and smells and ruins the furniture. And wood can only take so much hitting and banging before it gets down to the wood and you have to sand to fix. Toys are a good one on that. So yeah, go for the cheap stuff now while your raising them and save the better stuff for when they are gone! Good luck in convincing him! Mom of 4 kids, 3 dogs, 2 hamsters, 60 fish and a husband. Crazy around here!

Ikea, or Pier 1 Exports

it really depends on where you live. ikea is not bad and they are decently priced. in my hometown we have some retro chic stores which sell funky thrift finds. if you can't find anything like this you can always go to normal thrift stores and garage sales and paint your furniture (if you're artistically inclined).

Try http://www.homelement.com/ they have a wide selection of contemporary furniture.

Ikea is perfect. It's inexpensive and looks great.

Crate and Barrel (http://www.crateandbarrel.com)/

CB2 (http://www.cb2.com)/

know the perfect website:

http://www.wakeupfrankie.com/

http://www.funkylights.com/

http://www.bluefroggoods.com/

http://www.wickedelements.com/pillows1.html

http://www.funkyfurnitureandstuff.com/Index.html