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Hotel Furniture Design Updated For Comfort
April 14, 2010

Hotel Furniture Design Updated For Comfort

Hotels across the country are busy redecorating. With current travel trends tending to be directed as much by the economy as by travel reviews, today’s pennywise travelers are finding ways to save on their accommodations, but that does not mean they are willing to compromise comfort. With fewer travelers booking rooms, hotels are feeling the need to update their look. Thus many are installing innovative amenities and updating hotel furniture in order to increase bookings. Some hotel chains are advertising their new look, going so far as to name the brand of bedding they’ve switched to in order to lock in the comfort-driven traveler. Others are simply featuring improved hotel décor in their ads and brochures. Since more hotels are becoming “suite” hotels (where you get a bedroom, bathroom and a sitting area), the rooms require more furniture, too. No longer can your host get away with a bed, two end tables, lamps and a dresser in the bedroom plus a fold up suitcase rack. Now they need to furnish a settee, a desk with access to Internet connection and a number of other updated furnishings just to complete the room. While the cost of redecorating a large hotel can be quite...

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Price Furniture FurnitureInFashion 80 Furniture Sale Success
April 14, 2010

Price Furniture FurnitureInFashion 80 Furniture Sale Success

Whether you are selling off your old furniture to make room for new, or you operate one of the biggest furniture chains in your area, a furniture sale is only as good as the advertising that entices prospective buyers to your store/location. Oddly, effective methods do not differ tremendously based upon the size of the store. Of course, the larger the furniture sale, the bigger and more expensive the marketing will be, but all furniture outlets need the same thing. Maybe you’re a big local furniture store needing to liquidate surplus to make room for new stock, or you’re a part of a chain and you’ve gotten a mandate to sell off the “old” stock, you both have the same problem. As a matter of fact, even if you’re a homeowner who just redecorated their dining room has old furniture too nice to throw away that you want to sell; you have the same problem as the big stores, but probably a much smaller budget. Each of you needs customers who are ready to buy. In a rocky economy, you can spend your entire ad budget on television, or a print campaign. Try thinking smaller and target specific. Pop up banner ads...

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Conservatory Furniture Takes Humidity
April 14, 2010

Conservatory Furniture Takes Humidity

Conjure up an image of a conservatory. While it’s true that there are buildings called conservatories of music or of art, most would agree the term more often brings to mind a room with lots of glass, plants and an outside-while-inside sort of feeling. That is precisely what I believe a good conservatory should do. It should make you feel like you are in a garden. The advantage of course, is that your conservatory garden can bloom all year long indoors, no matter how cold it is outside. Disadvantages? Well, of course, conservatory furniture does need to withstand a good deal of humidity. To cope with the humidity generated within a glassed room filled with plants and water, furniture manufacturers have fine-tuned the construction of items designed for use in these specialized plant rooms. Naturally water resistant materials like bamboo and teak work well for conservatory furniture, as do manmade materials like plastic. Metal furniture requires a special paint or coating to prevent rust, and is not used as commonly as it once was. One very good idea is using glass or tile-topped tables like the ones so often found around swimming pools. They hold up to the humidity and can...

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Café Furniture – Not Just For Bistros Any More!
April 14, 2010

Café Furniture – Not Just For Bistros Any More!

Warm weather means cleaning up that deck and, even more scary, taking the covers off last year’s patio furniture. It never ceases to amaze me how dull and lackluster good patio furniture looks after two seasons in the sun and a couple more under wraps. I noticed this spring that a neighbor of mine has had great idea. She went out and bought some real café furniture  for her deck this year. Now her back deck looks like a sidewalk in Paris, without the Eiffel Tower, of course. This made me start thinking and looking. During the spring, a walk down any of the popular streets in the downtown area will show you the sidewalk cafes and coffee shops opening up their business onto the sidewalks. Colorful umbrellas spring up from wrought iron or tile topped tables. The chairs range from simple and somewhat uncomfortable, to elegant and quite comfy. Still, don’t expect you’ll find any of these at your neighborhood home improvement center. Still, if there is a need, some enterprising individual will find a way to fill it. Fortunately, a quick look on the world-wide-web turned up a number of vendors selling café furniture of varied types and differing qualities....

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Salon Furniture That Turns Heads – Furniture In Fashion
April 14, 2010

Salon Furniture That Turns Heads – Furniture In Fashion

Today’s salon furniture is sleek, aerodynamic and extra comfortable. Manufacturers are constantly updating the look and the line of salon décor. Customizing your order allows the salon operator to set his or her shop apart from the competition. Whether its stock or you opt for custom work, make sure you salon’s look is as distinctive as the style you want to give your clients. From station chairs that raise and lower using hydraulics to prevent pumping with your feet, to sink chairs that have elongated neck cushions to prevent discomfort for the client during rinsing, the furnishings for your salon are as much about your client’s comfort as they are your style. Fortunately, most upscale salon furniture keeps both of these factors in mind during their design process. This allows you an opportunity to furnish your salon with the look you like and the comfort they’ll love. Of course, salons are not all about work. You’ll need a waiting area, too. Be sure the furniture there is as comfortable and chic as the rest of your shop. Don’t, however, go overboard with plush fabrics that are high maintenance. You’re busy enough cleaning your stations and sinks without having to stop and tend...

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Occasional Tables Odd Furniture Terms
April 14, 2010

Occasional Tables Odd Furniture Terms

I know that I take words a bit too literally. It’s probably part and parcel with being a writer. Still, when I am shopping in a furniture store and I see an item labeled as an “occasional table”, I begin to wonder. If it is only a table on occasion, what is it the rest of the time? Lots of furniture names make you wonder. Loveseats are for more than making out, and they look a lot like a small sofa. Why not just call them small sofas? Okay, I am getting carried away. What I really wanted to talk about was all of the fun you can have with occasional tables all of the time! Of course, let’s set the record straight. I am fully aware of the fact that they’re called occasional because they can have multiple uses and can be used in different sorts of decors. While I might find their name a bit confusing, I really enjoy the use of an occasional table beside my sofa to hold my carafe of wine and a plate of crackers when guests are around and then that same table in the corner by my sewing chair to hold the lamp...

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Living Room Stylish Furniture Live
April 14, 2010

Living Room Stylish Furniture Live

The term “living room” conjures up different images for different people. Some see it as a neat, pristine, lovingly cared for room without a spec of dust. For them the living room has fine furniture and elegant details. In short, it is a room that would frighten both insolent dust and curious small children away. For persons more like me, the living room is a place where you and your family “live”. Part of what makes a livable living room is as uniquely personal as you. You know what you like and what sort of style you wish to convey. Still, you cannot miss when you shop around and find comfortable, easy-to-care-for living room furniture. While this less formal furniture can be stylish, it should also be sturdy. Find a sofa that is great not only because it looks good. Find one that is great because it can comfortably hold one adult, three six-year-olds and a wimpy dog while they watch a horror movie? That’s a great start. Of course, kids and dogs, even husbands, can be taught how to behave in the living room. Those who prefer the stiff, more formal look are welcome to that task. I believe that I’d...

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Dining Room Furniture
April 14, 2010

Dining Room Furniture

Dining room furniture, like any other fashion statement, has followed many trends over the years. While it was developed and designed centuries ago, primarily for simple, serving and eating, it has evolved into some of the most elaborate and expensive furnishings our homes today. Oddly, furniture styles tend to mimic other trends currently in vogue. While trestle tables gave way to gate-leg tables, gave way extension tables to seat twenty, the styles are circling back around. More and more, the rustic look of our ancestor’s dining room is finding its way back into our eating areas. Small trestle tables with wide planked wooden tops and benches as opposed to chairs are popular in many “country kitchen” collections. While they are often the only dining room furniture in the home, often these are located at least partially in or very near, the kitchen. These tables are great places to congregate for food and offer a little extra “work space” in a small kitchen area, too. Gate-leg or “drop leaf” tables can be small or a bit bigger if needed. Lovingly reproduced to resemble vintage pieces, they are idea for a dining space in apartments or very small homes furniture . These are just...

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Coat Stands That Can Handle The Load – Hallway Furniture
April 14, 2010

Coat Stands That Can Handle The Load – Hallway Furniture

The lowly coat stand doesn’t get the respect it deserves. It can be a stylish piece of furniture, lovingly crafted and made of fine materials. No one notices. After all, the purpose of that coat stand is to be covered with coats. So, when you shop for one, while you keep the looks, the craftsmanship and materials in mind, also keep in mind the load it will have to bear. Depending upon where you live, coat stands or racks may only serve for four months a year or, if you live in those chillier regions, they could be in “full service” for ten out of twelve. Of course, even in warm weather, there are raincoats, hats and jackets to consider. All in all, strength and ease of use are the two biggest factors to weigh when choosing the right stand for your entryway. I personally enjoy a wall rack or a coat stand that is meant to butt up against a wall or tuck into a corner. Those coat “trees” (my name for them) that stand out in the middle of the foyer like a sapling waiting to be blown over by a breeze are just a bit too top heavy when...

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Bedroom Furniture Trends To Follow – Home Furniture
April 14, 2010

Bedroom Furniture Trends To Follow – Home Furniture

Of all the rooms in our homes, we each probably spend more of our time in our bedrooms. Of course, a good portion of that time we are, hopefully, asleep. Still, ask just about anyone which room in their home most reflects their personality, and many will answer that it is their bedroom. From the nursery to the bedroom of an elderly grandparent, the bedroom furniture, art and other decorations are personal. So, when we discuss trends in bedroom furniture, we realize that we have to spread a wide net to include plenty of individualists. The trends are not so much replacements as revamps. The four-poster bed has undergone about a dozen of these since its introduction, as have chest-of-drawers, nightstands and dressers. The idea is to make today’s furniture function better in today’s bedrooms. That means a smaller dresser mirror because a flat screen television is eating up the majority of a wall. It might require unique head or footboard to work with an adjustable bed, or one of many other adaptations necessary to bring the furnishings up-to-date not only with current styles, but with our lives. Children’s bedroom furniture has probably undergone some of the most exciting changes. From bunk...

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