Category Archives: Furniture Basics

What are the Different Types of Leather?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check out the deal going on this week: the Marina Leather Club Chair priced at $169. You might be wondering, what kind of leather is it? The Deal Décor deal of the week is made from bonded leather. Here’s a brief summary on the types of leather that are out in the market:

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What are felt-lined drawers?

Drawers that are felt-lined mean that a felt lining is placed onto a drawer.

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English & French Dovetail Drawer Construction

We often get asked what is the difference between English and French dovetail drawer construction. Put simply: both are techniques used to join pieces of wood to form a drawer; however, they differ slightly because of how the drawers front, sides, bottom and back are pieced together.

 

 

 

 

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Top 3 Things to Consider When Buying Home Office Furniture (1/3)

WHAT ARE THE most important things to consider when putting together a comfortable, yet functional home workplace?

For many of us, our home office space may currently be a fold up desk or more likely a kitchen dining table, which doubles up as a place where your family can sit down and share a lovely family made meal.

So what are the most important things to consider?

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Why does Furniture cost more in New York City than in San Francisco?

FURNITURE TYPICALLY COSTS more on east coast cities like New York than they do on west coast cities like San Francisco.

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How to Get Great Deals on Used Furniture

Some of the best deals are for used furniture.  However, when you are buying from individuals, you need to be extra savvy because you don’t have a return policy and it’s 100% buyer beware.  Here are a few tips that will help you navigate the world of used furniture shopping.

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Insider Tips for Making IKEA Furniture More Durable

Secret ingredient for making your IKEA furniture more durable

Photo: Secret ingredient for making IKEA furniture more durable - Gorilla Glue

Although IKEA has developed incredibly inexpensive furniture, it also gets the reputation for creating disposable furniture.  However, with a few tips from Deal Decor, you can make your furniture much durable.  Whether you intend to keep the furniture a long time or sell it after a couple years, a small investment in materials and time can pay off in either years or dollars.

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Buyer Beware: Is that Really on Sale?

RECENTLY @ SHOPPING TIPS we’ve been hearing about more and more furniture and home decor shoppers being burned on their purchases.  We decided to write about this topic because we don’t want the same to happen to you and it’s therefore very important to understand when there’s really a sale versus when a business is selling just to take  your money. Read More …

Is Furniture Bad For Your Health?

FURNITURE THAT DOES not accommodate the shape of your body and the activities that you are doing can in fact do real harm to your health.

In a recent article about standardizing furniture sizes of classrooms in Vietnam, the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) found that 30.8% of students were suffering from spinal variation and 6% were humpbacked.  MoET also reported that the higher the grade of the student, the more vulnerable he or she would be to back problems.

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