Top 10 mistakes while furniture shopping

Before you buy a cell phone ,a dishwasher or a new computer you talk to friend, read report, comparison shop. But do you invest the same amount of time and preparation in furniture shopping? After all ,a good sofa or dining table will cost more than those items and will last longer .here are the most common mistakes furniture shoppers make based upon a survey:

Lack of preparation : 

People often go furniture shopping without any sense of what they like ,their long –term goal ,or even something so basic as the dimension of the room .Before you visit your first store ,draw up a floor plan of the space you're shopping for including all measurements. Take some photographs of the room, and go through design magazines and tear out photos of homes or furniture pieces that appeal to you .Bring paint sample from the room, along with swatches of carpet and fabric from the other furnishings .If you don't have a fabric swatch, remove the cover from a cushion and bring it with you .Pack these clipping in a file holder or portfolio and bring it with you when you shop

Think about your long –term plans for the room: Do you like it the way it is, or do you want to change it? If it's the latter ,what kind of look or feeling do you want the space to have ?Buy for the way it is ;that way ,you 're not tossing out your furniture in three years when you finally get around to decorating it the way you want it.

Ignoring scale : 

Stores can play tricks with your sense of proportion. A piece that looks perfect in a store that's half the size of a football field and has 20-foot ceilings may appear humongous in an apartment with 8-foot ceilings .Carry a compact tape measure in your purse or car and measure everything before you buy .If you're still in doubt, go home and map out the piece in newspaper on your floor ,or make a mock-up with cardboard boxes.

Furniture Trends For 2017

There's nothing subtle about one of the trendy colour schemes in home furnishing for 2014. In fact ,the scheme is as stark as black and white .the combination of black and white is timeless ,enduring and essential .It's one of the few key that transcends furniture style and price point .designers say you can look for this colour combo to emerge with prominence in retail  home furnishings stores this spring .Home furnishing designers have gone back to the basics choosing black and white for their colour palette inspiration .Crisp ,clean white and dark ,dramatic black have come together .

Designers say black and white furnishings are a foil for rooms full of colour, providing visual balance while also being able to work as a room focal point or the background.  They say that from contemporary to traditional styles, this classics colour combination is versatile and can be used as an overall theme or just for dramatic accent .And, while all was once reversed strictly for upper-end furnishing, high performance fabrics are making this hue practical and popular at upper middle and middle price points, as well

So what does the trend portend for Office Furniture?

Here are our top 10 design trends for 2017:

• Home design style with a conscience –it's all about eco friendly design, products and implementation –focus on organic, natural, recycled and re-processable products .in the past eco-friendly or green design could be summed up in the words: ugly, dowdy and boring. That isn't the case anymore .Eco-friendly design has met stylish interpretation providing that earth friendly decor can at the same time be elegant, beautiful and exciting and Green.
• Contrast makes the Difference –high contrast color combination such as robin egg blue set against dark cocoa or white and black .Contrasting textures like smooth against rough such as manmade steel .Add a touch of the unexpected to your decor by paring up accessories or furnishings of mixed media –a soft chenille sofa dressed with rough textures horsehair or zebra pillow or velvet against metal.
• It's All About the X-the ``X' is everywhere in furniture and accessories design .It was spotted at Highpoint, the European shows and has been slowly making itself available in furniture and decor stores.
• Multipurpose furniture and accessories- Beautiful design is simply not enough for today's discerning home decor shopper, they want utility driven, multipurpose furniture and that will make their everyday life easier, less hectic and more organized.
• Leather with feminine touch –Leather is still a hot trend however this year expect to see the softer side of leather, furniture in smaller scale, earthy golden warm tones such as caramel, cappuccino, cocoa, and cinnamon as well as what are considered more ''tradition'' feminine colours ranging from pastel pinks to robin egg blue with contrasting accent colours of dark chocolate.
• Understated luxe-2014 is all about ''whispering '' luxury and elegance via your home decor, furnishing and accessories.
• All shades of white –from the purest whites to the softest ivories, the white colour family will be seen everywhere from walls to sofas to lamps to picture frames.
• Really big furniture and accessories –It's  all about design drama ,over-sized lamps chandeliers floral, mirrors ,decorative accessories and other design elements.
• Cool metals- grey tone metals such as silver powder, brushes nickel, aluminium, steel, charcoal and platinum
• Zen at home –we want peace at home and furnishing your home with design element that make you feel at peace and grounded are the keys to achieving a home sanctuary.