Trying to separate out quality wood furniture from cheaply made junk is as close to finding a needle in a haystack as you’ll get. Two pieces can look practically the same, but one will last a decade while the other will get wobbly within months. You can make it easy on yourself by shopping at a ... Read More about Good Wood Furniture: Shopping Tips
American-Made Furniture: What the Term Really Means
The news this week about Williams Sonoma getting fined $3.17MM by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for false “Made in the USA” claims reminded me how hard it can be for consumers to source these products. Due to confusing terminology or straight-out lying, you may think you’re buying an ... Read More about American-Made Furniture: What the Term Really Means
Sagging Sofa Cushions: How to Avoid Them
Chances are, you don't think much about your sofa cushions until they start to disappoint you. One day you glance over at your sofa and see that the seat cushions look like pancakes or your back cushions are full of lumps. The sad news: This can happen to even the highest quality cushions. That's ... Read More about Sagging Sofa Cushions: How to Avoid Them
Types of Wood for Furniture
If you’ve spent any time on this blog or our online shop, you know that we think how a piece of furniture is made is just as important as how it looks. We’ve already covered the best way for a piece to be constructed with our blogs on wood materials, joinery, veneers, and finishes, but we haven’t ... Read More about Types of Wood for Furniture
The Best Shades of Gray Paint
I’ve been in my house for almost two years and have still only repainted the two rooms I did when I first moved in. For those walls, I chose Benjamin Moore’s Simply White because I did not (and still don’t) have a design plan and needed something that would work with whatever I decided to do. ... Read More about The Best Shades of Gray Paint