Growing Old with your Furniture
The idea of buying a new living room set appeals to all of us, but can also be very daunting. Why is this so when home makeover shows and HGTV are always showing us how to redecorate our homes and living spaces? Do it often, they say, and do it on a budget if you must. But you and I know that it's not as easy as that, because (a) we're more sensible than to throw out our perfectly good furniture when it's still perfectly good, and (b)even if we had the money to replace it, we'd probably take it and go on vacation instead. Besides, haven't we all heard of that elderly someone who kept a favorite armchair around, the kind you sit in to watch TV after dinner, for 40 years? Don't we all want to have that kind of history with our furniture? Unfortunately, most furniture these days can't stand the test of time. Thus, investing in some high-quality /eco-furniture.com/living-room-furniture/couches.php">couches or one first-rate sofa is a pretty good idea.
First Impressions are Important
Buyers Beware
So now that we've resolved to buy quality pieces of furniture, we have to face the decision of the style of furniture we want to buy. The living room is often the first thing that people see when they come into your home, so the style had better be something that both reflects the homeowner and gives a good first impression to his or her guests. Case Study: Eileen
Not Everybody Loves Clowns
Eileen, for example, likes clowns, but that doesn't mean she should have a clown-themed living room. A few novelty pieces here and there may be a nice touch (in fact, a sad clown painting in a room of Victorian-inspired furniture can be downright classy), but a full-blown polka dot and tiny tricycle extravaganza will give guests the first impression that she's either a little juvenile or just plain crazy. And knowing how many people suffer from coulrophobia, the fear of clowns, she'll likely be categorized the latter.Instead, Eileen should focus on a more neutral theme for her living room set, such as with this Aberdeen Collection or this Leah Collection. The two collections are completely different, but are very versatile and would work well as Eileen's first living room set. This way, she can keep the furniture as she grows older and restyle as she sees fit with minimal touches and minimal costs. That sad clown painting, for instance, could be easily switched out of a neutral room and replaced with a seaside landscape or boat oars and-presto!-Eileen will have a nautical themed room.
Eileen hasn't found her living room furniture yet, but she has bought one piece that she is dying to put in it: a vintage Bozo-the-Clown figurine for her /eco-furniture.com/living-room-furniture/coffee-tables.php">coffee table.
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Finding Inspiration
www.ecofurniture.com is a really great place to start looking for inspiration for your future living room. There are tons of beautiful styles to browse through, and you can easily make a list of your favorite pieces to mix-and-match.And by all means, buy the furniture directly from the site if you like it.
In Conclusion
Trust Your Instincts
Good luck finding the right piece of furniture! Feel free to let me know how to best personalize, but not dominate a space. Or, if you'd like, give Eileen some tips (she's a real person). New Guestbook
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