Solid Wood Many people go shopping with the intentions of looking for beautiful solid wood furniture; heirloom pieces to last generations. An investment in solid wood does require that the home owner needs to provides conditions for that investment to thrive. Taking care of solid wood furniture can be a task. Changes in humidity and […]

  Wood is an amazing material. What would mankind have built everything out of if it hadn’t been for wood? Soft enough to cut with a hand saw and yet strong enough to build boats, bridges and buildings. Even the best quality solid wood furniture requires regular maintenance however and is subject to problems if […]

  There was a time when great minds thought that there would be one or two supercomputers on the planet that everyone would buy time on to do their computing. It was believed that it would never be cost effective to have a bunch of smaller computer systems let alone billions of them. As it […]

So you just got new furniture. It’s beautiful and comfortable and it fits perfectly in your living room, kitchen, or bedroom – wherever it’s going. However, there’s one concern that hasn’t left your mind – how am I going to protect this furniture from damage so I can enjoy it for years to come? Here […]

If you haven’t experienced it yourself, you have more than likely seen destroyed and frayed couch or chair arms in your friend or family member’s living room. It’s very unattractive and means replacing upward of thousands of dollars in furniture. But there are a few quick and easy ways to prevent cats from using your […]

Few of us have the opportunity to start fresh every time we want to change up the look of our room.  By adding a new piece of furniture such as a chair or a sofa you can redesign your room using your existing treasured items to create a fresh look or feeling in your home. […]

                I am a long-haired 50 year old. Some say I’m fighting against growing old and there may be some truth to that. While the truth is that I am a rocker, I find long hair easy to maintain and the fact that my wife likes my greying locks doesn’t hurt either. I do recognize […]

Laminate floors are not new material to the flooring business. In fact we are 30 years and several generations of products in. The new thing is the technology that makes these products so lifelike that it is hard to distinguish them from a genuine wood floor. Even the texture of the surface is aligned with […]

Leather furniture classes up any room. It adds a hard-to-replicate, versatile element of aesthetics to any space. It could add to the classic look and feel of a solid oak library/study/den or could add to the clean lines and modern design of a minimalist loft on the Lower East Side. Leather is available in tons […]

The psychology of color impacts more than most realize on a daily basis. This should be taken into consideration whenever choosing a color scheme for furniture, paint and carpets in a room. A color scheme can influence and encourage the fundamental purpose of a space and influence how often it is actually used. You will […]