Furniture Queen

Below are some helpful tips on what to look for as you catalog shop for your next furniture piece. After years of selling online and most of my customers relying solely on a picture on some of their most important purchases, I know what will help the average consumer make their shopping experience less shocking. Even I go by some of these same guidelines when shopping for anything via catalog. Furniture pictures used in catalogs are meant to project style and quality. Sometimes the color seen may be slightly lighter or darker in reality. 1. The first and most important tricky factor in catalog shopping is the color of the item. If you are looking for an exact shade when buying your furniture, catalog shopping may not be for you. Below are a couple of reasons why. a. The color pictured on your monitor may not be the actual color of the item you will receive. There are many factors that feed into this. Your monitor color settings may not be the same as your next door neighbor’s. For i...

While I love all the furniture I sell, the Barlow bed is top on my favorites list because it brings a rich “wow” factor if decorated accordingly for a fraction of the cost of other beds. With its rich espresso finish and cushioned backing, it looks like it costs hundreds more than it does. I practice what I preach. Out of all the items featured in my store, I personally own the Barlow bed in King Size which I have pictured. Featured with the London nightstands (which by the way I spent way more on the nightstands than the bed), it looks elegant and modern all at the same time. Sorry, my picture is not a souped up professional picture but you get the picture (hehe). I just keep snapping till I get one I like. Like I said, my Barlow bed is pictured with the London nightstand but because this bed is a material and not a wood, you will never get an exact match so you can pair it with many of the nightstands in my store. Of personal choice for color and style, the London priced at $149....

There are allot of factors that feed into your final decision on what furniture pieces you will purchase. Cost, style, color, durability , and overall look and feel that you are going for. My first apartment, I was really into the queen a nne victorian look on a very small budget. My apartment warming present from my mom was a beautiful, victorian style couch from big lots. Lucky me, that was the most expensive purchase besides the dining set. My first coffee set was an inexpensive cherry coffee set. I got a beautiful swivel tv stand from Clay Road Furniture. It was on clearance and an awesome deal. My dining set matched the coffee set to a tee so I was happy that the colors and style flowed in my living quarters of the apartment and I worked hard at finding the best deals. It was the search for my first apartment's furniture that made me want to sell furniture. I was selling jewelry back then at Trader's Village and was looking for another business to get into. It was ...