About.com Interior Design Guide Coral gives her tips on selecting furniture for your home that can serve more than one role.
As part of her 12 tips, she includes tidbits like: choose a color scheme and stick with it, try to think outside the “box” and put furniture in unexpected places, and don’t be afraid to experiment.
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Jan Zimmer writing for TheTimesHerald.com gives us her tips on buying furniture to last.
Be sure to measure so that you know your new furniture will fit in the space. You can mock up the size using boxes, just to get a feel for how it will work in your home.
Read more at: http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20130629/LIFESTYLE/306290018/Jan-Zimmer-Tips-buying-furniture-last
BHG shares a guide for how to shop for furniture.
Purchasing furniture may be one of the largest purchases you will make, so it is important to know what to look for.
It’s a good idea to actually see the furniture. Sit in it. Get physical. Try and use the furniture like you would at home to make sure that it will suite your needs.
For more tips and tricks, see more at Furniture Shopping 101
MSN Money shares these 12 tips for buying good furniture
Let your lifestyle determine what colors and fabrics you choose. For example, if you have a large dog that constantly climbs on the furniture, if you brought home a white suede fabric couch, it may become torn and stained very quickly. If you have kids or pets, you may want to stick with dark colors and stain-resistant tough fabrics like linen or tweed.
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Shown above: England Furniture‘s Brantley Sofa
