Some of us love to devote hours to finding just the right piece for our homes, painstakingly going over every last detail. The rest of us are more interested in finding something comfortable to sit in at the right price. When you stop by the North Carolina Furniture Showrooms there will be no shortage of the perfect items to pull your rooms together.
However, there are a few pieces of advice that everyone should know when shopping for furniture that you may only hear from a professional interior designer. One of the first things is to always come over-prepared. Bring your room dimensions or layout. Bring paint and fabric swatches, color photographs, and even dimensions of existing pieces. You never know when the perfect items will jump out at you.
Other tips:
• Try not to have too many exposed legs on tables and chairs. You need to have a cohesive mix between skirted items and legs. Otherwise, the legs become a distraction and create an almost nervous energy. Skirted seating softens the rough edges.
• Go big on at least one piece. Don’t be afraid to work outside your comfort zone and throw in a really oversized piece of art or a coffee table. This can be the big statement your room is screaming for that gives you better proportions. Too many little things in a room will make it actually feel more crowded and smaller.
• Hang your draperies as high as you can go, and the taller the better. The interior designers at Hickory Furniture Mart love to play with proportion, and always recommend hanging drapes as high as possible to keep the ceiling looking tall.
• Don’t get too caught up with too many pairs of pairs. Try to keep the pairs to a minimum in a room, such as a pair of chairs with a pair of lamps. Too many pairs and suddenly your great room looks like Noah’s ark.
• Think about how your room will age. Surround yourself with items you love rather than the hot trend of the moment. Inexpensive items are fine if you know you’ll get rid of them within two years, but invest more in those things you know you’ll still love in ten years. Quality is everything.
• Add texture to a space with button tufting on seats, trim instead of self welt, or mixing up various shades of the same textural fabric. This extra detail will set the room apart from the rest.
Smaller details can make the big difference when presented right in a room. Consider working with one of the designers at the Hickory Furniture Mart to eliminate ghastly mistakes that can become expensive. They will be sure to steer to in the right direction.