Fitting Furniture to Your Personality
If you decide you want to go for a completely new look, maybe more contemporary or more classic, you'll want to choose the style.
But unless you're able to remodel the whole place at one time you will want to make sure it still blends enough with the feel of the rest of the house.
If you are in a position where you can get new furniture you won't have a hard time finding just the right look with the wide selection available these days.
But if you happen to live in a less populated area with less choice easily available you might consider shopping online.
Many quality companies can ship a sample of the wood or material so you can get a better idea of how it looks in person.
If you aren't able to get all new furniture you'll need to consider other options.
If you're current furniture is still structurally sound you may want to refurbish it to give it new life and a new look.
If you're brave or skilled enough to tackle the job yourself you can get just the look you want and give the room a personal feel.
If not you might consider finding someone in your area to do the work for you.
Another budget option is to find used furniture.
You can unearth some nice used or gently used furniture through classifieds, second hand furniture stores, garage sales or other online avenues.
Often times you can find great deals this way, but you may need to be a bit more patient and wait for just the right thing to come along.
Before choosing the furniture make sure you take into account the size and shape of the room you are furnishing.
If you have a small room you don't want to buy oversize furniture because it will make the room look even smaller and it will feel tight and cramped.
Think of the sizes and types of furniture you will need to make the room functional, but also make the room flow and feel well put together.
Consider how the furniture will fit within the room taking into account any doorways, sliding glass doors, windows and areas that flow into another room.
One way to make sure all the pieces you want will fit in the room is to carefully measure the areas and put something like paper or newspaper in those areas so you can feel how things will fit and know what size of furniture to look for.
For instance in a living room you may want to measure an area for a couch, end tables, a coffee table and a love seat to see what will fit and how it will feel.
Now you're ready to start shopping.
This is the fun part whether you're looking at new or second hand; it's still new and fresh to you.
But unless you're able to remodel the whole place at one time you will want to make sure it still blends enough with the feel of the rest of the house.
If you are in a position where you can get new furniture you won't have a hard time finding just the right look with the wide selection available these days.
But if you happen to live in a less populated area with less choice easily available you might consider shopping online.
Many quality companies can ship a sample of the wood or material so you can get a better idea of how it looks in person.
If you aren't able to get all new furniture you'll need to consider other options.
If you're current furniture is still structurally sound you may want to refurbish it to give it new life and a new look.
If you're brave or skilled enough to tackle the job yourself you can get just the look you want and give the room a personal feel.
If not you might consider finding someone in your area to do the work for you.
Another budget option is to find used furniture.
You can unearth some nice used or gently used furniture through classifieds, second hand furniture stores, garage sales or other online avenues.
Often times you can find great deals this way, but you may need to be a bit more patient and wait for just the right thing to come along.
Before choosing the furniture make sure you take into account the size and shape of the room you are furnishing.
If you have a small room you don't want to buy oversize furniture because it will make the room look even smaller and it will feel tight and cramped.
Think of the sizes and types of furniture you will need to make the room functional, but also make the room flow and feel well put together.
Consider how the furniture will fit within the room taking into account any doorways, sliding glass doors, windows and areas that flow into another room.
One way to make sure all the pieces you want will fit in the room is to carefully measure the areas and put something like paper or newspaper in those areas so you can feel how things will fit and know what size of furniture to look for.
For instance in a living room you may want to measure an area for a couch, end tables, a coffee table and a love seat to see what will fit and how it will feel.
Now you're ready to start shopping.
This is the fun part whether you're looking at new or second hand; it's still new and fresh to you.
