Another Filipino has gained some attention, this time in the world of furniture making. Vito Selma showcases his line of wooden-inspired furnishings, rendering a stunning and complex furniture design line that carries simple and artistic touches which should be great for any contemporary home setting.

Apparently Vito places emphasis on the bold and nude nature of wood, designing them in a way which should more than gain the attention of people seeking different home furniture for their abode. He refers to it as his ‘partner’, implying an equal give and take of complications and accomplishment, a mutual understanding. The result is that the wood seemingly assimilates the literal ‘flow’ of Vito’s creative outputs and his inspirations.

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Vito Selma Wooden Furniture

The movers and shakers of the world can continue living their nomadic existence without fretting over petty problems like, how to ship the furniture. The PACKED & SHIPPED Furniture Collection will resonate with all the gypsies since the entire collection is transportable! The entire lounge collection can be fitted into a  60 x 60 x 15 cm box and one can be flat-packed. Since the collection is made of foam, fabric and larch wood, one won’t damage it when moving.

The PACKED & SHIPPED Furniture Collection

Lago Air Bed With Shelf And Upholstered Headboard

As an alternative to the usually smooth chairs we have in the market, the Castor Design Curve Chair should be something for the ones looking for something different to sit on. It comes with a reclining shape, something stylish for people seeking a new piece to add to their home furniture collection.

With that said, the chair should be something great for people needing a different way to relax. The chair should be a great way to improve anyone’s living space, somewhat a bit along the lines of oddly made acupuncture thanks to the chair’s bumps and curves which can hopefully hit some pressured body nodes or points.

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The Castor Design Curve Chair

Here is another colorful home furniture masterpiece called the Prism Table. It is a three-dimensional piece which offers an interestingly designed table courtesy of designer Peter Pless.

If you want to get to know more about what Pless has to offer, he even has other creations like a two-seated, half-stool and some blue-circled walls. These kaleidoscope tables should provide something different, especially for people who want something new to find in their homes.

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The Prism Table

The BRICK in Swift Current is offering a 2009 close-out inventory deal on a selection of items. Among the deals that they are offering include a 50% off on all fabric, leather and reclining sofas when you purchase a matching loveseat or chair. So if you are looking for something cost-friendly and happen to be in the area, check them out and garner some great savings on useful home furniture you may need.

(Source) Southwest TV News

Hot Buys at the BRICK Closeout Inventory Sale

At some point, your refrigerator may need a new paint job. Especially for the models that have been around for some time now, the normal impulse of people is to have them repainted in the primary color that they were in. But if you look around, why not try something different. Why not employ a unique and one of a kind design catered to your liking?

Coolors makes it possible. They can redesign any home furniture to any design you desire. For starters, here are cool refrigerator designs which can really show off your artistic nature. A wide variety of designs can be chosen or maybe perhaps something more appealing to your liking.

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Coolors Colored Refrigerators

Cardboard has taken its use to another level. By expanding the vivid imagination towards how these corrugated cartons can be conceptualized into attractive home furniture solutions, Diseno Cartonero has created functional and elegant pieces of furniture from cast-off cardboards often collected by garbage collectors.

Besides being nice to look at, Morahan’s pieces exemplify a certain humanitarian spirit through his own version of fair trade. The artist collects his recycled cardboard materials by purchasing it from garbage collectors (or cartoneros) at a higher price than they would receive at a recycling facility. Morahan then makes all his pieces by hand, so that each becomes a unique creative expression.

(Source) Inhabitat

Recycled Eco-Cardboard Furniture from Diseno Cartonero

However, while this does address the conservative method of addressing your home furniture needs be sure you make a careful check and evaluate the stature of these furnishings. The last thing you would want is to purchase a defective piece of home furnishing so avoid being impulsive and check them out as careful as you can. Besides, they are not going anywhere so make sure you get the real value for your money when you buy them to comprise a manageable home to live in.

Buying used, from a thrift store, antique shop, or flea market is one great way to keep it green. You’re giving old products a new life, avoiding production of new products, and getting some cool unique finds to boot.

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Color it Green with Used Furniture

Better yet, by making your own furniture polish, you are not only saving yourself the problem of having to buy every now and then but are also putting a stop with regards to the endorsement of harmful chemicals that these products normally provide.

Here is a sample on how you can make your own furniture polish:

Ingredients:

Just put the mixture in an old washed out spray bottle and used a microfiber cloth. You can buy essential oils to improve the odor.

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Make Your Own Home Furniture Polish

Among them include furniture items that can really get the attention of most people looking to shape up their homes. Money may be hard but if you come across a living room item like a sofa or a coffee table with a 50 to 75% discount tag attached to it, wouldn’t you check if you can handle the tab?

A good recourse that some people are using would be to head for pawn shops and perhaps pawn a watch or piece of jewelry. It is sort of like similar to using your credit card to purchase something. You don’t come across great deals everyday so don’t be surprised if people would look for other means of getting money to take advantage of such sales.

(Source) KTBS

Best Buy Home Furniture Ideas Just Starting

Here is something for the avid home designer in all of you. For people who are looking for new home furniture design ideas, Alfresco Homes has offered a range of new furniture ensembles headed by Everwoven all-weather wicker collections and two marble mosaic lines of bistro and dining sets and accessories.

Aiming to adhere to the various needs and usual traditional home ideas that people are wanting for their proper ambiance home ideas, people are sure to find something certainly suitable for their home and interior design needs. Check out their site for more of what home design ideas they offer today.

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Alfresco Home Provides New Furniture Ideas

While most of us are drawn towards thinking of what gadgets and stuff to fit into our room, the base of it all has to be the overall theme of it. We overlook the aspect of considering what base colors, usually a toss up from the usual primary colors such as white, beige or gray. But if you think of it, it seems like it would be safe to start it all off from the neutral gray colors.

Of course, you can pick it up from there. Normally tinting the gray either lighter or perhaps darker would depend on the home owner’s taste. You don’t need to consider other home furniture and appliances for now since knowing this gray color is a neutral and can blend in with any other color or design. That is what makes a touch of gray the safest among colors.

So while there are colors to choose from, it is all about picking out the primary base color for a particular part of your home. It may not seem catchy for now but wait until you have all those furniture and ensembles packed in it. That is where the magical aura starts.

“Everyone wants to cleanse their palette with gray or black or deep, rich colors,” said Darl Grooters of Palos Park, who took on the dining room. “We’ve had so many wild oranges and rusts and lime greens.”

Anne Coyle of Chicago always uses gray in rooms she designs, calling it an elegant background that goes well with any other color and elevates the room. She was in charge of the bedroom.

(Source) Daily Herald

Are you Forgetting the Color of Room Walls?

In times where people cannot find the right furniture to suit their home needs, there are some who have the talent to create such with the right vision and craft. Such was the story of one Bruce Marsh who made first few pieces some years ago when he was not able to find the suitable ready made furniture.

Now as it turns out, discovering the talent of making your own furniture has enabled Marsh to go into business, accepting orders that are handmade. Among the home furniture being ordered from him include chairs, benches, beds and tables. Most of them are available at his website.

He works in hardwoods like walnut, teak and oak, most of which come from managed forests, and uses water-based finishes. The Townsend Split Table (right) has a top of inch-thick hand-hewn planks and comes in a choice of woods and sizes. A walnut table 36 inches by 96 inches that seats 10 is $1,250; in rosewood, it is $1,950.

(Source) The New York Times

Handmade Townsend Split Table

There are a lot of furniture designs we can see out there and apparently we can either look them up on the web or drop by nearest furniture fairs such as this one being hosted by the Midvalley Home and Furnishing Fair. Ranging from catchy living room to bedroom furniture, any home owner should not miss checking out what furniture solutions are present from various companies during such events.

For the Midvalley Home and Furnishing Fair whose theme is “Fairytales do come true”, various furniture considerations ranging from lazyboy chairs to sofas can be seen here. If you are looking for something to spice up your home, furniture fair events are something you should not miss!

Any living room needs the perfect accessories and tenants like Khazanah, Kohimaran Oriental & Lifestyle Gallery, E-Tree Home and Home Treasures provide shoppers with colourful items at the North and South courts.

(Source) The Star Online

Fairytale Furniture Dreams Come True

Home furniture will always have their share of the wear and tear and though they don’t talk or stress what they are feeling at times, we can clearly see how they can look “tired” at times.

Now the answer does not lie in retiring them and getting new furniture to put in your homes. There are ways to rejuvenate these home furniture and Slipcovers offers a lot of improvements to uphold the quality and projection of these falling furniture pieces through time.

“Slipcovers can be an extreme makeover for furniture that looks a little tired–at less than the cost to reupholster,” says Jan Jessup, national spokesperson for Calico Corners. “Think of slipcovers like a pretty new dress for your furniture. Textured and patterned fabrics will help you create the look you want.”

(Source) PR Web

Slipcovers Can Liven Up Tired Furniture

But home owners should not fret. There are people who have a good eye and make these sleek designed home furniture. With the proper measurements and design, there are furniture items anyone can fit into any space in their home.

Newly-certified Architect Eduardo Calma has always been consistent with his vision.

Contemporary in approach, he prefers to talk about space rather than objects. After all, with sleek finishes and clean lines, what else do you need?

His colors are non-colors—deep earthy tones from elegant wood veneers that stand out against whitewashed walls and highlight geometric shapes.

(Source) Philippine Daily Inquirer

Fitting in Furniture in Sleek Space Living

For one thing, sales are being held due to overstock of old items that may not necessarily be categorized as the fast moving items. A lot of these are home furnishings and if you are wise you would take a closer look if they are indeed worthy purchasing. They may not be hot right now and for sure if you have the product worth extinct, you would agree that it does not always follow that you are getting a bargain.

Finally, the timing of your purchase is crucial – which means you may have done well to wait until the last days of clearance. Most stores are unwilling to discuss quite how low they will go, but at Heal’s, where a spirit of openness prevails, they cheerfully disclose that there will be reductions of up to 70% in the last week.

(Source) Times Online

Avoid The Home Furniture Discount and Sale Baits

We all know for a fact that these hard times will have us thinking twice on how much to spend on furniture. But the thing is, second-hand furniture which may be antique for that matter and well preserved can more than be a good bargain for people who want to brighten up their homes.

Victory Vintage Home offers a lot of these chic and antique furniture that are sure to interest most home owners today. Fairly priced and classic collections that modern home builders will surely be interested in for better laid out homes.

Prices are reasonable: small lamps start around $50, a pair of 50s caned wood chairs are going for $185, and a neat 60s buffet is on sale for $550. New items are added on a regular basis and there’s nothing as unique for you home as a piece that may be the only one of its kind (as many pieces may have slight modifications from the original such as a fresh new paint job).

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Going Retro with Victory Vintage Home Furniture

For most people, the issue of having to spend a lot for remodeling or redesigning any part of their home is a cause for delay in being able to get the ideal designs today. With the rising cost of purchasing home furniture, designs and materials, people are bound to shelve it for now.

But what if you can get it all for a mere $500? Not a bad deal if you can come up with a good design for a room right? All it really takes is patience and resourcefulness as shown by two design students who were able to transform a guest room into a modern designed room only the financially able can do so.

The designers began by hunting for furnishings to replace the pieces they were removing, as well as accessories to liven up the space. Thrift stores and antique shops offered a lot of decorative inspiration, as did two significant pieces of furniture: a small walnut coffee table with dovetail inlays cost $10 at the Goodwill store in Cambridge; their most expensive purchase was a $100 credenza from Eddie’s Furniture in Somerville. “We talked him down from $130,” Boyer says. (Paying in cash made it easier to get a lower price.)

Boyer and Cabanilla discovered some suitable accessories – such as a large mirror – hidden in the couple’s storage areas. They also added a few newer items, like wooden shelves from IKEA that mount to the wall to save on floor space. The final, redesigned room includes all of these pieces set off by walls newly painted light beige, one of which has a barely perceptible metallic glaze on it that adds a golden glow to the room.

(Source) Boston.com

A $500 Makeover for your Guest Room

For furniture designers, it is not about what it can currently provide potential home owners. It is the lasting impression and the improvement of its overall look with the help of time. The longer they are kept the better and most people can seen this when they have old furniture which eventually become antique and higher priced when appraised by furniture specialists.

In place of high-tech plastic furniture were more pieces made of wood. New lighting fixtures tended to show off their bulbs instead of concealing them. Wall coverings, drawn by hand, had an old-fashioned feel.

Furniture makers used reclaimed, indigenous and painted wood. One designer, Karl Zahn of Brooklyn, works in white pine from upstate New York. “I like the way it ages and develops scars with use,” he said. “In fact, it is made to be abused.”

(Source) The New York Times

Aging Furniture Returns Better Appeal

One thing you will notice is that you have to build your own home and through proper funds, you can get a wide range of options to decorate your dream home in a virtual reality setting. This has apparently been the cue for IKEA as it has undertaken this unorthodox and indirect way of making their stuff popular to date.

In-game advertising (IGA) is nothing new with product placing cluttering up the likes of FIFA International Soccer billboards containing real-life brands, but hard coded advertising is still relatively new – ie the sort that allows actual interaction with branded products.

This isn’t the first time, however, that The Sims has been subject to this form of ad. Just last year you could buy and wear H&M clothes in the game. This Fashion pack was extremely popular, selling around 1 million copies.

The Sims 2 Ikea Home Stuff expansion pack will be available in June and cost around £12.

(Source) Techradar.com

IKEA Uses RPG to Promote Bedroom Furniture

This financial woes have hit most businesses today. No one in specific is to blame. The times are just hard and people are just trying to avoid overspending with what they have right now. With that in mind, it should not be surprising if other bed and furniture stores follow the lead created by Home Depot.

Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement chain, says it’s closing 15 underperforming stores and scuttling earlier plans to open 50 others. Disney is closing about 98 stores as it takes back control of its stores from Children’s Place, whose subsidiary had run the Disney Store chain.

The announcements coincided with news on Thursday that consumer spending rose a weak 0.1% in March on an inflation-adjusted basis.

(Source) USA Today

Home Depot Closes 15 Stores