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Top Furniture Buying Mistakes by Abe Abbas Forgetting to Measure Your Furniture: Don't neglect to measure the room ahead of buying to see if your new furniture will fit. You will be amazed at the number of furniture purchases that never make it into a home because the buyer neglected to measure the furniture or forgot to take into account hallways, doors, elevators and stairs. Ignoring Scale:A sofa that looks just right in the store, might look too big in your room or not big enough. It is hard to judge when you're looking at a picture or seeing it in a showroom. Also measure to make sure that your new piece matches the scale of the furniture you already own.

Custom  Furniture World has a wide selection of shabby chic furniture, including solid wood and distressed looking furniture. Check out these great prices.

Leather furniture offers a luxurious look and feel versatile to many décor styles. Here are a few tips on how to clean and care for your leather furniture to help prolong it's good looks and make it last for years to come.

The right occasional furniture can make or break a room's design. Like a great pair of shoes that completes an outfit, finding just the right combination of style and function is a challenge. Occasional furniture is not optional furniture; occasional furniture is an important functional component of a room that should be chosen with care and consideration of many different factors.

You've just brought home your new sofa, love seat, chair - here are some simple tips to help protect your investment and keep it looking fresh and new. Before you do anything, it's a good idea to read the label usually placed under the base cushion or visit the manufacturer's website for furniture care information.

So you've recently purchased bonded leather furniture or are considering it and want to know how to care for it. Bonded leather gives you the look and feel of genuine leather at a great price. The quality of these products has really come a long way, offering all kinds of textures, colors, and styles, fooling even the most discriminating eye. Bonded leather is made from ground up pieces of leather held together by an adhesive and coated with polyurethane to protect and give the look of leather. These products can contain anywhere from 10-99% leather, the remainder being fibers and adhesives. Bycast leather is similar; it is scraps of leather coated with polyurethane to bind together.

Worried about your wooden furniture? Here is how to take care of it... Varnished wood is considered to be one of the most popular surfaces available in furniture However, such kind of furniture needs special care. Here's how you can do it: -Protect the wood from water and other liquids, such as alcohol, food or cosmetics. If water or other liquids are allowed to settle on a wood surface for more than a few minutes, they seep through the pores in the varnish coating, into the wood, staining it. -Keep the varnished wood free of dust and dirt, as it can make the surface grimy. Using a vacuum cleaner with a brush attachment can do the job. A dry, soft, lint free cloth can also help remove dust and smudges and will also give the surface a soft shine. Lightly soiled varnished surfaces can be cleaned by using teak oil.

With the proper care your oil-finished solid wood furniture ages beautifully; its mature colors warming and mellowing with the passing years. The following are some methods to clean and protect your furniture. The following are some methods to clean and protect your furniture.

Along with housing and cars, furniture can be one of life's major expenses. Buying used furniture can save you big bucks while giving your house or apartment a one-of-a-kind look. * Older furniture tends to be solidly made, with all-wood construction and dovetailed drawers. And unless you're talking about the very cheapest pieces at Ikea or Walmart, even the flimsiest new stuff tends to cost considerably more than what you'd pay for used. * The resale value is also considerable. New furniture, like cars, depreciates the minute it leaves the store. If you get sick of a used piece, you can probably resell it for what you paid.

Before you begin your shopping trip, take some time to think about your requirements. This guide will help you hone in on what you need. Measure the space Home office furniture varies widely in scale, so the first step anyone should take is to measure the room, or the space within a multi-function room, it will be placed in. Don't forget to measure the doorways. Many furniture returns are made because the furniture can't be moved into its intended room. Try laying things out with an online room planner to get an idea of how you want to set up the space. Power and Connectivity Next, consider whether or not there are outlets, phone jacks, or internet ports access in the immediate area and plan your furniture placement accordingly. You will save yourself a lot of frustration if you plan for these necessities in advance. Attention to this detail will also allow you to line up power strips, battery backups and the like before you put the furniture in place. Otherwise you may end up doing a contortionist act to plug in your computer.

Today, the home represents more than just a place to crash at the end of the day. For many people, home is their favorite place to relax and unwind, read, meditate, entertain family and friends, exercise, watch TV, play on the computer, and of course, sleep. But because it serves so many functions (and especially if you have a large family), the home can quickly become cluttered and chaotic. Arguably the most important thing you can do to create a stylish (and functional) space is to buy quality furniture that is not only good-looking and durable, but works with your lifestyle as well. Today's home furnishings offer lots of options to help you clear up clutter and store as much as you can out of sight, which will make your home appear more peaceful and roomy. Go vertical! When square footage is at a minimum, look up! It may seem counterintuitive to buy bigger furniture in a small space, but one effective piece of furniture can take the place of a lot of small pieces taking up valuable room. Instead of using a small TV stand in your family room, go for a large, wall-unit entertainment center that will beautifully frame your television and smartly stow your DVDs, gaming equipment, books, and various A/V components all in one place. If you have a projection screen instead of a regular-sized television, consider adding tall bookshelves on either side of the screen or along the side walls to neatly organize all your entertainment components.

When you purchase wood furniture, no matter the function, there are several quality indicators to look for. The type of wood, the finish and the construction should be scrutinized when looking for a quality piece. We also have helpful checklists for buying Beds and Bedroom Storage, Dining Sets and Occasional / Accent Furniture, and Entertainment Centers. These guides will help you understand differences in quality construction and help you find furniture that will withstand the wear and tear of modern life.

The handmade furniture created in the long life company experience in English and French Country and Colonial styles make Arte Bassano as one of the most important Italian well-known and very required mark in the artisan furniture branch. Due to the increasing of high quality and ever more personal customs demands, at around middle of ninety years, Mr. Stagliotto decided to found the new mark named "Brummel" as a new collection of artisan kitchen line in which the custom could find the common handmade, as testimonial and guarantee of the well-known "Bassano handmade quality", but with the up-date technique together with news, zest and everlasting value. Nowadays "Brummel" mark is well-known in all the most important furniture business in Italy.

The Arcari company was founded in the sixties in a small town situated in the province of Cremona. A great passion for craftsmanship wisely handed down from father to son, lead to the creation of a workshop for fitted furniture. Today it has become a specialized business in the production of natural wooden furniture where functionality and high quality materials are beautifully transformed into elegant and refined designs. Arcari is able to offer various solutions for all home interiors: Kitchens - classic practical design and modern technology; Bathrooms - for a warm homely atmosphere; Wall panels and bookcases; Bedrooms Arcari furniture has always excelled in high quality and sophisticated design.

Some people think of wardrobes as purely functional pieces of furniture, but that doesn't mean they can't be fashionable as well. The way we see it is this: a wardrobe is one of the most important pieces of furniture in the home (together with a sofa, bed and dining table), so we want it to look every bit as stylish, eye-catching and chic as the clothes we hang inside it. Furniture manufacturers are well aware of this, which is why they're now creating wardrobes and matching furniture that will instantly give your bedroom the 'Wow Factor'. One of our favourite styles of wardrobe is the sliding door variety - these have a cool, cosmopolitan edge, often with mirrored fronts that add depth and light to your bedroom. Speaking of light, the high gloss explosion has taken the world of home trends by storm in recent years.

First of all, you need to know that the tips that will be mentioned in this article are guaranteed to remove stains safely. The best thing to do is to refer to your Coleman Furniture dealer or retailer for suggestions or to contact Coleman Furniture customer service for advice. It is also advisable to seek professional help from cleaning companies. If you decide to do it yourself, it is advisable to test on small and unnoticeable area like the back portion of the sofa in order to check if the color will be affected.

When you purchase leather furniture, acquaint yourself with the proper ways to take care of these lovely pieces, so that they will be a part of your home for years to come. You may even void any warranty on your furniture if you don't use the proper cleaning products to maintain it. There are elements of maintaining fine leather sofas and other furnishings that need to be done regularly.

Want to talk about furniture? Well, you've come to the right place. Here you are free to discuss anything about furniture and we look forward to hearing from you. Feel free to talk about anything and everything in this board Post pictures of your furniture Ideas and improvement projects for your home.

Visual product configurators help manufacturers develop products that are adaptable, customized, multi-functional, and integral to consumers and enhance productivity. This makes 3D visual product configurators the most quickly adopted technology by furniture manufacturing companies. Read more, what is a Visual Configurator? and how it is helpful for furniture manufacturing.

Millwork drawings are a critical component in the furniture manufacturing process which can potentially impact operational efficiencies. Read this article to know how millwork drawing detailed with all manufacturing information is a one-stop solution for furniture manufacturers to achieve their manufacturing goals effectively.