The Selection of Furniture

Trying to re-decorate the home is in itself an interesting challenge, because everyone wants to spend as little as they can while creating a unique design that really works for their lifestyle. This is the reason people from all over the world go out of their way to find inexpensive and unique furniture to accentuate their homes.

How does one know if it truly is a fabulous furniture find? Read on.





Cheap and Great Potential

Furniture that is inexpensive is usually found at rummage sales, furniture fairs, discount stores, salvage yards, and flea markets. This is why designers use the phrase “flea market finds”, and why there is great truth to the saying, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure!”

When visiting these flea markets, sales, and discount stores, haggling and asking for a lower price is a common occurrence. Look for cheap furniture that is still in good shape and will not require major structural repair. Pay attention to ornate details, architectural designs, and interesting structures. Many of the unique period designs of the 1950s, for example, have found their way to these thrift stores and bargain areas. For a relatively small cost, they be repaired, updated, and re-upholstered to bring them back to life.

More importantly, remain open-minded when picking out various items that may be used for entirely other purposes than those for which they were originally intended.

For example, sturdy wood in a rich color that was used formerly for a door or a window pane will work well as a coffee table or desk in your home.

Don’t be afraid to go to salvage yards and look for wood, excess metal, and other rejected portions of furniture. These may be used as materials for projects like tables, stools, window treatments, and other purposes and many of these things may be free or purchased for a very minimal price.

Antiques in Excellent Condition

In flea markets and furniture fairs, some antique furniture and ornaments may be found among the ordinary knick-knacks. Keep your eyes open for these antiques and don’t be afraid to pay a little more for a unique and authentic antique piece: it’s a fabulous find if these antiques are less expensive than they might be, especially if they need very little restoration and/or repair.

Multi-purpose and Nifty

It’s absolutely fabulous when a piece of furniture fulfills more than one purpose around the home or the office. Savings abound when one piece of furniture may be used for multi- purposes at the cost of a single piece.

Most of these multi-purpose pieces of furniture are executed by many designers in very ingenious pieces in order to mix functionality with the design. Watch for these smart designs that are found in the most unexpected places, like all-around home stores and department stores.

Find the Genius Furniture Designer

Many furniture expos feature first-time designers offering the public their products for the first time. Because this is their debut offering, many of these designers offer their avant-garde and noteworthy designs at a much lower price than they would in the more sophisticated home and furniture stores.

An expo arranged by furniture associations and furniture maker guilds, where visitors who pay an entry fee, often offer various discounts and bargain. The discounts and bargains offered the public are made possible by the sponsors of the event; making it a haven for new designs from up-and-coming designers.
When at these furniture expos, don’t be afraid to talk to the designers themselves, and don’t be afraid to try to bargain when you intend to purchase more than one piece.

After hunting for fabulous finds, the final measure of a fabulous furniture find is the use you gain from that piece of furniture. Make sure that the purchase you make will end up as a useful part of your home, so that the fabulous furniture will give you the stylish design as well as your money’s worth.