Hotels clean and maintain their bedding. They also buy good quality mattresses that will last a long time. Used mattresses can have infestations of bed bugs or other annoying pests. They may also have other…
The best and most comprehensive guide currently for online mattress shopping is a website Tuck.com. This website provides reviews for 120 different mattress brands including many online mattress companies That is just a small part…
Box springs are more expensive than foundations made without springs. Mattresses have improved dramatically over the past 20 years. In general they have become thicker and heavier. The foundation (or box spring) that supports modern…
Most sectionals are made from two or more separate seat units. These seat unit sections may have 1, 2 or 3 seats. Each of these sections will have attachment hardware that allows them to be…
No. There are hundreds (or thousands)of different Merlots and Cherries and Burgundies and Wines, etc. etc. If any two ever happen to be identical it is completely coincidental. There is a huge variation among colors…
Cushion construction is the single most important factor in determining the comfort and lifespan of your couch, sofa, or chair. Ashton-Mid-Size-Leather-Sofa A furniture industry survey recently indicated that most consumers expect their new couches to…
The black dust cover keeps you from seeing the unfinished materials that your foundation is built from. It also keeps out some of the dust, insects, pets etc. that would otherwise find their way inside….
“Robotic Furniture” refers to shape shifting furniture on a movable track system. Robotic furniture takes advantage of space in the room that normally cannot be used by conventional furnishings. This can include ceilings, walls, and other…
The answer to “Why people don’t make their own wood furniture?” is pretty much the same as for “Why don’t people just grow their own food instead of buying it at grocery stores?” Most people…
From your description it sounds as though a dowel broke off. To fix this, get an electric drill and simply drill a new hole (the same diameter as the original hole) right through the broken…
The vast majority of residential upholstered furniture manufactured after 2015 meets the TB117–2013 standard. The new TB117–203 standard is more cost efficient than the regulation it replaced. Equally important, it eliminated the potential legal liabilities…
Construction Details Frames – The photo below shows our solid oak frame construction. Our frames are corner-blocked, doweled, stapled and glued. In a normal sofa frame, the weakest part is usually the arms which are typically…
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