Choosing the right home furniture can be both fun and thoughtful task. You may find it difficult to choose comfortable and useful furniture pieces that will complement your personal style and match a common theme. It's likely that you will not discard every piece of furniture you have, but that can give rise to questions like which pieces of furniture you will want to keep and how those pieces will fit in inside your new house.
The most crucial factor in choosing between keeping a furniture piece or leaving it behind would be its functionality. Here are a few things you should consider while you are making the decision:
- Consider the activities taking place in a particular room and accordingly choose specific furniture for each room. For example, you will need a bed for the bedroom and seating arrangements (like couches) for the living room.
- Focus on the needs of each member of your family and select appropriate pieces for them. For instance, one of your family members might like a comfortable lounge chair, and additional storage might be required for keeping toys for kids.
Here we will explore a few tips for buying the right furniture :
Choose the design you want
- Begin by listing the patterns, colors, and textures you would prefer to have.
- Select an exemplary mixture in alignment with your room a make sure it can be accommodated in your room. Moreover, you need to maintain abstraction as well as consistency.
Common furniture categories are as follows:
- Modern furniture- Metallic, angular, and sharp.
- Casual- Simple designs made of wood with a comfortable look.
- Old-fashioned- Antique pieces made of dark red wood chintz and demask.
- Country- Floral, soft, and painted wood furniture.
- Peele- Highly personalized and ethnic furniture pieces.
Usually, it’s best to choose a theme for the rooms and compare the tone to the look. We suggest you conduct some research to obtain valuable information on home décor. You can check relevant magazines, television shows, catalogs, books, websites, and furniture chat rooms to obtain more useful ideas.
Many experts say that it’s a good idea to make a scrapbook where you can include pictures of styles you prefer; this will help you streamline your search. Any design or style you choose should be customized to meet your demands. No one should have complete control over your designs, including the interior decorator, parent, or best friend.
Aligning and assembling your furniture
- Make sure you select pieces that are solid and heavy.
- Avoid items made of fluffy aluminum frames and particleboard. It’s better to go with durable wood construction while you buy furniture for your new house.
- Thick wood frames have longer durability and are a fine standard for quality furniture.
- Ensure that the cost of the furnishing items are compatible with your expectation about their longevity.
Cushion also plays a key role when selecting furniture for sitting. Don't forget to conduct a proper test before you purchase any furniture piece. Check the comfort level offered by a furniture piece and not only its attractiveness.
- Take the accurate measurements of the room you might want to furnish.
- Comprehensively analyze the existing furnishing items of your house and check the time you need to complete the desired activity and think about if your new furniture will fit well with the existing furniture.
- If you think that some furniture needs to be repaired or refurbished, make sure you visit a home service center near you and book a registered furniture repairman.
Choose space-saving furniture
You can opt for a new bed design which has drawers attached and choose modern bookshelves which can be hung on the wall to save space. It’s a good idea to not leave a lot of unused space and make sure that your furniture has high integration and functional features. You can also take furniture and use them in other ways, such as consolidating drawers and small tables to make a dresser.
Good quality
- Choose a set of furniture made of a durable material that has a good lifespan.
- A supplier may offer you poor-quality furniture, so we suggest you analyze the furniture pieces carefully before you buy them.
- Make sure you ask for the warranty on your furniture before you consider buying it.
- Regardless of the situation, you must not waste your money buying low-quality furniture pieces. Just because a furniture piece is made of wood or iron does not mean it’s of good quality.
Check the finishing
- Look through the furniture pieces properly and check if any wood is protruding from them. Also make sure to examine the finish and color.
- Recently, carpenters are making use of techniques to modify a piece of antique furniture by changing its color and giving it a different style.
Silhouette
- You much check whether the trendy shape and style of the furniture will last long-term or not.
- Make sure you consider furniture as an investment that will clearly state what kind of a person you are.
- Ensure to choose a decent silhouette that you can enjoy throughout your life. New trends and furniture fads can look exciting for a while, but they may not be appreciated by you later if the trend fades and you realize that such a style wasn’t for you.
Overall, any furnishing product you choose should have a decent shape and style. Moreover, there are several upgradeable options available in the market that you can use to customize furniture to your taste.
Living within your standard
- Avoid buying white silk fabric for curtains (or anything white) if you have kids or pets that are prone to causing a mess .
- Don't buy costly leather sectionals if you rarely have guests in your house or only have a small room to hang out. This will unnecessarily take up a lot of space and make your house look messy.
Check the price
It's important for you to check the cost of furniture before you decide to purchase it. Here’s what you should do:
- Visit various furnishing/home décor stores and suppliers and compare the quality and price offered by them.
- Make sure you choose a product which is reasonable and of decent quality. Don’t get tempted by the attractive look of the item and end up paying more than the actual amount.
Search for sellers offering free services
Look for a seller who will offer you at least one free service such as a design consultation, product brochure, and or room planner manual. Be positive and opportunistic if you want to make the right buying decision.
Exclusiveness
If you want to choose an exclusive furniture set for your new house, here’s what you need to do:
- Invest time into choosing a unique and unusual furniture set. For example, the overall shape of the product might be out of the ordinary, its nail heads may have details, and tufting might be different.
Popular furniture trends
Curvesome lines
- In most modern-day furniture you will find curvy lines. For instance, there are sofas with rounded backs and even curved sideboards.
- Regardless of whether it is a high-end furnishing store or a budget-friendly store, you will find arches, soft lines, and curves in every piece of furniture.
- Another popular style is having ribbed and fluted details on chairs, couches, vanities, cabinetries, and fireplace fronts.
Textured exterior
The use of Boucle wool fabric is quite popular now. It is used in many ways on furniture as well as pillows. With its texture, you can find warmth and comfort in your furniture set.
Matte metal finishing
- For the next few years, less shiny and more matte finishes for nickel, stainless steel, and pewter furniture will be the trend.
- For faucets, stainless, brushed black, and matte finish would be the most standard choice.
Vintage furniture
In the current time, people are more inclined towards purchasing furniture that will develop with them and their house. It would therefore be a great idea to mix modern furniture with heirlooms and create a timeless feeling in the room.
Choosing the right furniture for your house can be a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be if you know the guidelines to choose it correctly. We suggest you research different furniture stores and take note of the price and quality offered by them. This will help you choose the right furniture piece as per your budget.
However, if you just want to move a few heavy furnishing items to your new house, it would be a good idea to hire professional movers instead of moving them at your own risk. Moving heavy items by yourself may either damage the furniture pieces or cause you back injuries.