Here’s the unexpected store where I buy affordable furniture and accessories for my home

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I thought my days of shopping at Urban Outfitters were over after I graduated college, but I was wrong.

The store may be best known for its bohemian clothes and accessories, but it also sells beautiful furniture and room accents for prices that often make them more attractive than home stores like West Elm, Pottery Barn, or CB2 with similar aesthetics.

Granted, Urban Outfitters photographs most of its "Apartment" section in a way that makes the pieces in it feel best suited for a college dorm, and plenty of them are. But if you separate the pieces from how they're styled, many of them are also excellent additions to more adult living spaces. The quality of the pieces I've ordered so far is about the same as the quality of the pieces I've bought from those other home stores, too, which is to say it's good and made to last.

If you're looking to add a new coffee table, floor lamp, or mirror to your space, and you don't want to spend a lot of money on it, make Urban Outfitters' site one of the next places you go to look. Here are 12 pieces to help convince you it's the right move:

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Urban Outfitters photographs most of its furniture and room accessories in a way that makes them feel best suited for a college dorm, and plenty of them are. But if you separate the pieces from how they're styled, many of them are also well suited to more adult living spaces. Take this elegant circle mirror and copper side table for example; they're simple designs that would look nice in virtually any space.

Left: Averly Large Circle Mirror in Copper or Gold, $200

Right: Rustic Metal Side Table in Copper or Black, $89

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This arm chair would quickly elevate whatever desk it's paired with, while these wooden shelves would go a long way toward making your space look put together. They can hold plants, picture frames, and other things that might've otherwise took up precious real estate on top of your coffee table or nightstand.

Left: Gwendolyn Arm Chair, $229

Right: 3-D Pyramid Ledge, $34-$39

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If you have as many records as I do, you'll want a convenient and safe way to store them. I own this vinyl storage rack and am very happy with it.

Urban Outfitter's washed cotton duvet cover comes in a handful of solid colors, but you just can't go wrong with a classic, all-white bed — especially for $79. I stay away from crazy patterns or prints, even if I love them, because they tend to date quickly and can also feel childish.