Sunday, June 12, 2011

Finding The Right Furniture Store Saves Time And Money

By Adriana Noton


Of all the things to shop for, furniture may be the favorite. Both men and women enjoy shopping for the home. Making a commitment to big-ticket items is a shared experience involving taste, a sense of style and a need for comfort. The imagination kicks in when thinking of those dinner parties with the new dining set, movies watched while lounging on the sectional and a night of sweet dreams in the new bed. Finding the right furniture store to fit your needs is half the battle.

The first consideration will be the price point which will determine the quality to a certain extent. If you are looking to furnish your first apartment, that will in all likelihood be a transitional home. You would be wise to shop in discount stores or big-box stores that sell easy-to-assemble pieces. These work well in small apartments. If you know you will be moving or consider flexibility a good career option, these budget-friendly pieces will work out fine. If and when the time comes to move, you can easily sell them or give them away without too much invested. Limited furnishings allow you to travel light when the time comes for a new destination.

If you are furnishing your family home, perhaps your first home, other variants come into play. You may have years of child rearing ahead of you and all the spills and wear and tear the furniture will suffer. In this case, you will want to go with a mid-range store that sells furnishings you can afford; meant to last approximately a decade. Your particular needs are what many stores aspire to fulfill.

Maybe you have just purchased the house you will grow old in, your dream house. Your children are now at a civilized age or you are empty-nesters. Now is the time to look at those quality pieces you always dreamed of. You may be thinking, this is the last sofa I will purchase, the last dining set, the last bedroom suite. I want the best quality and the most stylish. Visit the higher-end stores and think of longevity as well as a timeless quality.

You may want to go green. Furniture is now sold as manufactured from recycled materials, an environmentally conscious use of materials or sustainable products. You will soon find this fashionable marketing tool selling all goods and services. Make sure the store can make legitimate claims and are not just using it as a sales ploy.

In this same line of thinking, consider recycled furnishings. Consignment stores offer gently used furniture. It is an opportunity to find quality pieces at affordable prices or pieces that need not last a lifetime. With a little refurbishment or upholstery updating, you can have the look a brand new furnishings without the price tags.

Big cities offer furniture warehouse stores. In these treasure troves, you will find the one weird piece your interior demands. Decorators have long known these are the places to find that one-of-a-kind piece that adds an eclectic flair to a room. The items stocked are lightly damaged, discontinued or returned items. The things no one wants but you. This is a place to let your creativity flourish. And easy on the budget.

Look online and in your local newspaper for the Cheap Furniture NYC stores that offer what you are looking for. Then hit the showrooms with your tape measure and color chips. Make sure to ask the salespeople questions. Come back several times to make sure you are purchasing the right items for your interior. Then make your selections after careful consideration. You do not want to be hauling that bedroom suite back to the return desk. This is where finding the right furniture store for your needs is smart preparation.




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