Furniture Knowledge Base
furniture? Im from Chicago Suburbs. Where is the best place to get furniture for cheap?
Furniture? What are some of the best companies that finance furniture purchases?
Is leather furniture sticky to sit on in the summer and cold in the winter? I am looking at replacing my living room furniture this year and I need some suggestions? First, we have 2 cats (and yes they sometimes scratch the ends of the sofa and loveseat that we have now-in fact it looks horrible) 2. The upholstery fabic we have now has piles all over it? I don't want to go down that road again when we choose new living room furniture. The room it will go in will be sat on constantly (no formal living room in my house) and occasionally napped on. I need suggestions. I not not going to spend a fortune on the new furniture, but I would be willing to spend some extra for it to last for at least 5-7 years (if not longer). Any feedback would be appreciated.
How should I go about getting furniture for a move to New York? Nice and cheap furniture stores in NY? I'm moving to New York in October and trying to figure out the best and cheapest way for me to get new furniture. I live in Tennessee, and there are a lot of nice and large-chain furniture stores down here that I can get good deals with. However, transporting and moving furniture might be a problem and getting it delivered up there is not an option. Are there a lot of nice and cheap furniture stores in New York or in surrounding areas?
Commerical furniture delivery - How do you send coffee tables by freight? I am in the process of setting up a small furniture making business and I need to know how do you go about sending coffee tables etc that are not flat- packed. I would imagine that you would bubble-wrap the items and then get a freight company like Fedex to pick them up. Is it that easy? Should I consider putting these type of items in crates. The coffee tables I have made would be sent out lndividually to customers. They are not overly expensive and really not that large. But would Fedex etc accept this type of furniture without being crated. If it is OK to send just by bubble-wrapping, what is the best way to do this to ensure the items does not get damaged? I would also be sending out the coffee tables etc to international customers.
What furniture maker makes solid wood bedroom furniture? I'm looking for furniture makers/brands that make solid wood bedroom furniture without veneers, and preferably ones that use old-fashioned carpentry techniques like dovetails, mortise and tendon, etc... Also, on another note, is Broyhill a good furniture company? My sister is looking into getting the Fontana collection for her room and I wanted to check that out for her. I'm still trying to see if I can find solid hardwood furniture before I give up and go with something else that uses veneers. Thanks.
How do i pack my furniture during long absence? Hi, we are buying a new set of sofa (Leather), a new dining table (glass top with steel/aluminium bottom) and a cot (wooden). We would be using it for 2 months. Later we would be going to a different place for 4 to 5 years before we get back here again and use this furniture. During this long absence we are planning to pack all the furniture and lock it up in a room till we get back (after 4 to 5 years). Please let me know how I can pack these pieces of furniture and with what material should I pack such that once we get back the furniture is still in good shape as it would be today. Your ideas and suggestions would be of great help to me. Regards Sangeetha
What color furniture would look best in a white apartment? I'm moving into a new apartment in a couple of weeks, and I'm going to go buy a bunch of new furniture. But I'm not too sure as to what color furniture (sofa, tables, dinette, etc.) I should get. What will go good with an apartment with walls that are white, and carpet that is sort of a "dirty" white, but white nonetheless. Right now I'm thinking the obvious black but what do you think?
What is the best furniture fabric and color for pet hair? What is the best furniture fabric and color for pet hair? I have an Australian shepherd and two cats. I want to get microfiber furniture (the cats are not declawed). I want to know is this the most durable fabric for my money? Also, what color should I pick so pet hair won't really be too noticeable? I can't really prevent the animals from getting on the couches because they sleep on it at night and during the day when I am at work. So: Best fabric? Best color? Cleaning suggestions? Also, I do not want to put a furniture cover over the couches. Thanks.
where can i buy furniture at a decent price? me and my fiancee are moving into an apartment very soon. and we are going to buy furniture instead of renting some. and we cant decide where to go. what are some good furniture stores? and what is a decent price for them? and what furniture should we need, and buy for our apartment? thanks for the help.
What living room furniture are good for a high shedding dog? I have an elderly Jack Russell dog who sheds terribly. I am in the market for some new furniture and I would like to know what furniture would stand up to teenagers and an elderly dog whose habits I do not intend to break. Also, I would like to not break the bank on price and I do not want a sleeper sofa. I am not opposed to leather.
Is there anyway to loan furniture for a condo showing? Hi experts - I am trying to sell my condo after a divorce so alot of the furniture has already been moved out. Unfortunately the condo looked 10x better with our furniture in it so I'm trying to figure out a way to get nice furniture back in the place temporarily, just for the showings until it sells. I feel like I have heard of some kind of service like this before, however I can't seem to find it on the web. Does anyone know of anything like this or have any other suggestions? Thanks so much for your time and help!
What is the best way to store furniture in a storage unit? I will be moving to TX soon and my wooden furniture will not be able to fit in my apartment. I don't know how long I will be there, but I am planning on having my items stored in a non-climatized storage unit. I am most worried about my antique wood pieces that will not fit in my apartment. How can I help keep moisture levels down in my unit? Are there battery opperated dehumidifiers? What is the best way to store my wooden furniture? Any suggestions to help eliminate the musty unit smells? How can I keep my furniture from smelling gross? Any suggestions in general about storing furniture? Thank you!
How do I clean furniture with veneer ? I used Pledge to clean a piece of furniture that has veneer. It looks good after I clean it put if I place something on it afterwards it leaves a mark. It goes away if I clean it with pledge again but I wanted to know if there is a different type of furniture cleaner made especially for veneer?
Has anyone had the Walmart Canopy furniture for a while and think its good? I am considering buying the sleigh bed in Queen, the nighstand, the dresser and chest. But before I pay for the furniture, I am afraid that it doesn't hold up. Has anyone had this furniture line from Walmart? I see the reviews on their website are good, but I am afraid those people reviewed immediately after receiving the furniture. Does it hold up? Is it easy to take care of? Thanks!
What is the best furniture rental company? Ok, now that I rented an apartment with your help, I need some rental furniture so I don't have to sit around on my bean bag all day. What's the best furniture rental company and why?
How do you remove tape from furniture without damaging the finish? We had movers put some of our wood furniture into storage for several months. When we moved the furniture into our new home, we found that the movers had used 2" clear packing tape to keep drawers from sliding out in transport. When I tried to remove the tape, it either pulled some of the finish off, or left the glue residue. I would like to make the movers lick the tape off, but that option is not available. Anyone have this experience? Any solvents or techniques to salvage my furniture?
How do you arrange home office furniture? I have a square room with large windows on the south wall, a smaller window on the east wall, a closet on the north wall, and an empty east wall. I have a large bookcase, a small cabinet, and two desks I am trying to arrange to be practical but not overwhelm and crowd the room, especially since it's all dark wood furniture. I've tried angling some of the pieces, separating the desks, putting the desks together to increase my workspace . . . I'm just confusing myself? Any suggestions? And please don't suggest those furniture arranging programs, I'd really just like to hear people's actual visions for arranging the furniture. Thank you!
What are some decent furniture retailers in london? I can't count how many times I've looked through the IKEA website! I would appreciate some good suggestions about other retailers I could look at that supply home furniture that isn't the cheapest nor the most expensive, and isn't likely to break down in a few years. (Not John Lewis or Deben-something) Actually that depends whether it's a coat hanger or a bed i'm buying. But overall, just good places (preferably with a website) that sell furniture worth the money. Thanks!!!
How do I get furniture polish off of ceramic tile? Our kitchen floor is ceramic tile. My husband wanted to spray Lysol but accidentally grabbed Pledge furniture polish instead and sprayed that. Ever since then the floor is super slippery. I've mopped and mopped and mopped but it's still slippery. How can I get the furniture polish off the tile?
How can I get furniture that will fit in my basement? My basement has a nice sized family room, but the problem is getting furniture down there. My wife isn't crazy about most of the sectional furniture that we have seen. She would like a sofa and two chairs, but I don't think a sofa will fit down the stairs. Does anybody have suggestions of nice looking sectionals, small sofas, or other ideas? We live in the Denver area.
How to keep cats from scratching furniture? Does anybody have any unique ideas to keep cats from scratcing the funiture? I have a scratching post, but I still catch them using the couch every once in a while. I don't believe in having cats declawed, but I would still like to have nice furniture. Is there maybe something that can be sprayed on the furniture that deters them from scratching it, yet doesn't damage the furniture? Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks for your help.
What color furniture should i get for my living room with dark brown carpet? I am moving into a small apartment with dark chocolate brown carpet. It meshes with the kitchen with tile floor that has reds, browns, and neutral colors. The walls are white and i am not allowed to paint them. Should i do wood furniture?Black? I don't know what color couches to get as well. Please help and if you have any pictures that would help out. Thanks!
How much do home decorators mark up furniture? I bought most my furniture through a home designer because she basicially designed my home inside with the builders and the furniture is unlike you can find at a furniture store....how much do you think she marked it up? plus she designed how everything looks inside.
What is the best way to remove built-up furniture polish and waxes from varnished wooden furniture? Hi When I absent-mindedly wiped off some water from my night stand with a baby wipe the other night, I noticed that the baby wipe came up quite soiled. I am not sure if the finish is old fashioned varnish or a modern polyurethane or something similar. The night stand is not a valuable piece, but I wondered suddenly about other varnished wooden furniture .... baby wipes clearly are for babies... but what do you use for furniture .... are there any 'furniture wipes'? Thank you so much
What paint colors go with light oak furniture in a nursery? I just found and bought a light oak furniture set for the babies room. I was planning on dark cherry, and I had an entire room picked out (brown and aqua). When the price of the light oak set was too good to turn down, I bought that instead. Now my whole room has to change, and I'm panicking. I always get dark furniture, now I have really light furniture with a yellow tone (not my strong suit). What wall colors would make me love this nursery again? Help!
What colored furniture would go good with the ugly brown carpet you see in apartments and cheap duplexes? My boyfriend and I are finally moving into our first place on our own. It's a great little duplex, and the only thing I don't like about it is the ugly brown carpet that all of the cheap apartments and duplexes have. The dark brown. The walls and everything are painted white. What colored furniture should we start looking for? I want it to look CLEAN, but it seems like it's going to be hard with such dirty, ugly carpet...
What color furniture should I choose to go with a chocolate brown couch? I'm leaning towards burnt orange and peach or light pink accents throughout the apartment. I have a black coffee table and side tables and I'm not sure if I should switch those out for brown or another color. Would the black furniture be a good fit for the look I'm going for? Or would brown pieces be redundant since I already have a brown couch?
What is a solution to my cat going onto furniture? I am moving and will have roommates. I am bringing my two year old cat. They do not want him to go on the furniture. He is used to going onto the furniture at my apartment that I am moving out of. Is there a spray or something I could use on the furniture that will not harm the furniture (from suede type couches to wooden things)? I don't have the heart to spray him with water as he is very skittish. Thanks!
How does Lay away work when buying furniture? I am planning on buying furniture but I will be doing it with lay away I wanted to know when you buy an item using lay away do they let you take the furniture home. Or do you have to first pay everything and then they let you take the furniture home. I am confused please help...
What stores in boston sell furniture that is affordable but not too cheap? I'm looking to buy furniture in Boston that is a step up from IKEA's prices/quality, but all I've found are stores that have nice stuff that is way too expensive, or huge chain stores that are really ugly. Any suggestions for non-modern, low to mid-range furniture stores? I'm especially looking for wooden book cases.
What are the best furniture stores in the Houston, Texas area? I have researched the various furniture stores in the Houston, Texas area and Rooms To Go and Ashley Furniture had furniture I liked for prices I could afford. However, even though BBB gives the stores fairly good ratings, consumer reviews are not good. The BBB is not reporting any complaints against Star Furniture but the store prices are a little beyond my budget as is the case with Gallery. Any suggestions would be a great help?
How is the best way to mix furniture colors? I have a black wrought iron bed with black/brown bedside tables and dresser. My daughter's furniture is white. We have to share a room for a couple years, long story, anyway, I will be buying an inexpensive bedding set to match her bedding set, but our furniture does not match. Is there anyway to help blend them? The room will be geared more for her definitely. I just do not know how to do it?
How to prevent the furniture from getting scratched when the cat jumps on it? I just brought home a new cat for the first time. I am noticing that the furniture she jumps on already looks scratched. I have some brand new end tables and a coffee table in the living room that I don't want to get ruined. How can I prevent her from jumping on those? If I can't prevent that, is there a way to prevent it from getting scratched when she does jump on it? I would not declaw the cat so you guys can stop worrying about that!
How can I stop my cockatoo from destroying all my furniture? I have a 2 years old umbrella cockatoo. He is great. It's totally incapable of bitting a human being, he is very carefull as to where he "DROPS" (like he would only go on the floor not on a human or any furniture), and he speaks quiet a few words. But I cant get him to stop chewing all my furniture. I have had him for 4 months now and he has partially destroyed or damage about $9000.00 of furniture, starting with dining room table and chairs, dining room display case, etc.... And now my leather sofas. If I leave him on the cage he will screams so i can take him out, and when I do, then i have to supervise him at all times because the minute I look away he is bitting something. He knows when I watch him, and 10 seconds after I0 look the other way he starts chewing. Its like a game for him I think. What can i do?
How do I tell if furniture is antique? My grandparents have a house full of furniture and some of it is VERY old and some is new. I know the new stuff isn't antique but the older stuff I don't know. How would we know or go about finding out?
What is the best furniture fabric for pet owners? I'm about to invest in a nice set of furniture and would like to know what type of fabric is easiest to vacuum. I have 2 cats who don't shed a lot but I want something that will be easy to keep clean. I hate leather so please recommend something else.
How do I resell my furniture for best price? I am forced to suddenly move. I need to resell my furniture, but at the same time, try to get a decent amount back as I need the dough for school. The furniture I have is from the formal living room and dining room and is hardly used, still good condition.
How should I arrange the furniture in my living room/bedroom/doggie bedroom? I have a large room, but lots of furniture.... ALL of which I use. It is a rectangular shape, with windows and a door to the balcony at one end (side A- a short end) and the entrance to the room on the other side (side B the other short end). In the room we have a double bed, a couch, a large coffee table (needed for the storage inside), a bookshelf and an entertainment centre, AND a doggie area w/ a kennel and a litterbox. Summary: Side A (short side): window on whole wall,with door to balcony right next to it on wall C SideB (opposite short side): Plain wall, but with door right next to it on wall C.... Side C: Entrance to room next to sideB, cutout to kitchen in middle of wall, and exit to balocony door next to side A Side D: Big Plain Wall We rent so we can't change much.... furniture arrangement tips?
How to tell if furniture is of good quality? I found a set of furniture: queen sized headboard, dresser with mirror, smaller dresser and nightstand at a local place for $800 before taxes. It looks like it's sturdy but I'm having second thoughts about it. Is there any way to tell if furniture is going to last or not?
What good furniture stores are in northern Virginia? I am moving soon, just about all of my current furniture is going to end up at Goodwill (pretty much all I will keep is this computer desk & printer stand). Some of the furniture is over 20 yrs old - I am 27 so I've had a lot of it all my life & I am sick of the stuff I have even though it is not falling apart. Anyways, I have not lived in northern Virginia long enough to really know where good furniture stores can be found or what the names even are. I'll be living in Fairfax soon after I get out of Falls Church. I am going to be getting a new bedroom, living room & dining room set. Price is not too much of an issue but I want to keep it within reason.
What kind of furniture do I put in my bedroom to go with my bed? I have an iron bed, it is like old golden look, dull. It is a very beautiful piece of furniture but I don't know what else I could use in my bedroom that would go with it. What kind of side tables can I use? Is any color of wood okay? Is wood okay itself? Do I have to have any other iron pieces in the room? I honestly think that would be too much, but...I'm not sure. Help!
What are my options with a house full of furniture? I'm selling my house and need to decide what to do with all my furniture. I will not be buying a new house for a while as I am in employment provided rented accommodation. I have several large items - sofas, table, bed, white goods as well as many boxes of general clutter. Storage isn't an option as it works out as costing more than the goods are worth over the period I'd need storage for. I have no family or friends who require any of this furniture. I am unable to sell the furniture as I cannot be home long enough for collection. What can I do with it?
How can I clean my leather furniture? I have 2 kids and they have almost ruined my leather furniture! I have tried the cleaner from the furniture store but it didn't help. Is there something else I can try or do I need to have it professionally cleaned? Does anyone know approximately how much it costs to have a leather sofa and loveseat professionally cleaned? I've only had it for 2 years and it was expensive so I don't want to replace it. It's not the shiny kind of leather, it is the softer kind.
How do you keep a puppy from biting furniture? I have a four month old German Shepherd and I know he is teething. But he bites his bed and clothes. I replace the furniture with toys but he just goes right back to the furniture and clothes. I even hold his mouth and say no but he still keeps on going. How do I make him stop? Should I give him a timeout? Is he bored?
How do I restore painted wood furniture? My bedroom furniture is wood, painted black, and the dresser and nightstand have a light cherry stain on the tops. The pieces are fifteen years old, but high quality and in great shape. Everything just needs a little cosmetic work. Do I need to actually refinish the pieces? If not, what can I use to clean the painted surfaces and the stained wood? I'd like to get the furniture to look as new as possible! I have never done anything other than wipe them down with a cloth, and I am definitely a novice at any refinishing (or anything DIY in general). Any answers are much appreciated!
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