New Furniture During the Year of Mourning
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Question
Is it permissible for someone mourning for their father or mother to buy new furniture for the home during the year of mourning?
Answer
There is no prohibition against buying new furniture during the year of mourning, and there is no need for someone else to use it first. One can also recite the Shehecheyanu blessing during the year of mourning.
Source
Only new clothing is prohibited, not new furniture, and even if the Shehecheyanu blessing is recited, as explained in Magen Avraham, Siman 551, Subparagraph 42.