Choosing The Right Upholstery For Your Lifestyle

By Towne Home Furnishings

Believe it or not, selecting the right fabric that works for your home requires putting your lifestyle and design taste into perspective. In fact, here are some helpful questions you should ask yourself before choosing and upholstery for your furniture:

1)      Will it be exposed to sunlight?

2)      Can it sustain heavy wear due to children, pets & high traffic?

3)      Is it spill & stain proof?

  

To help you make your decision for the purpose of practicality and durability, let’s take a look at the pros and cons of natural fabrics vs. man-made or engineered fabrics.

Natural Fabrics:

Fabric	Pros	Cons
Cotton	Durable & easy to clean	Not as resistant to soiling & wrinkling
Leather	Forgiving & easy to clean	Develops more character with age
Linen	Stays clean & absorbs moisture	Does not resist piling & fading
Wool	Water repellent & durable	Blended with a synthetic fiber for cleaning purposes
Hemp	Durable	Wrinkles easily

  

Man-made Fabrics:

Fabric	Pros	Cons
Acrylic	Resists wear & lightweight	Low-quality will pill in high-wear situations
Microfiber	Durable & easy to clean	Electrostatically charged; can pick up dust & lint
Olefin	Durable & fashionable	Low moisture absorption
Rayon	Durable	Wrinkles easily
Vinyl	Easy care & less expensive than leather	May crack with time

Now that you have your upholstery choice down pat, don’t be afraid to opt for a vibrant color. To inspire yourself with the latest color trends, you can refer to Pantone’s color trends of the year. Also, a pattern will add visual interest. Besides adding depth to your space, it just may help camouflage spills and other mishaps that are inevitable. Choosing durable upholstery is applicable for sofas, dining chairs and rugs, especially in high traffic areas. The idea is to achieve bulletproof decorating. That sums up how you can achieve your desired look that meets your needs.

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How to Host for Christmas

By Towne Home Furnishings

Are you hosting for the holidays this year? As you know, hosts have a lot on their plates. This implies that your work will be cut out for you long before your guests arrive. In order to pull off an elegant get-together, whether it is a sit-down dinner or a cocktail party, you need to consider whether you will be in a position to accommodate your guests. The question remains, do you have the appropriate furniture for hosting this season? Here are some smart buys that have multifunctional use.

The sleeper sofa:

Are you looking to replace your sofa? Or are you having difficulty coming up with sleeping arrangements for guests that are coming from out of town? Then why not consider purchasing a stylish sofa that transform into a queen-size bed? Not only will you wind up with a beautiful sofa to seat your guests and that meshes perfectly with your home décor, but it would provide the perfect retreat for overnight guests. It’s a win-win situation.

Dining room hacks:

There are a few dining room hacks that can help you execute a successful dinner party. Ideally, the most accommodating dining table would have a leaf extension. That way, seating your guests will be a breeze. If you do not have such a table or cannot attempt to purchase one, contemplate buying a bench, especially since current trends favor mixing styles. This gives you freedom to purchase a bench that doesn’t necessarily match! By using a bench, you can maximize the seating around your table, as the other chairs being replaced by the bench will be additional seating. However, if you plan to host a self-serve meal to avoid the fuss of figuring seating arrangements, you may want to look at the practical “Trishelle” dining set. This set has shelving below the table, which can be convenient to pile plates, cups and cutlery below the food you want to display. There you have it, your perfect buffet sidekick! 

Multifunctional living room pieces:

The dining room is not the only room you should examine when thinking about serving your guests. Your living room can feature convenient pieces such as an ottoman, which can serve as a foot rest for your guests would like to enjoy some television or as a tray to serve your perfect Christmas cocktail drink. The ottoman is not the largest purchase you can make, but it is quite nifty. Next is the famous coffee table that meets storage. The “Vennilux” coffee table is a masterful blend between style and practicality. 

 

This storage crate allows you to store pillows, throws and even poufs you may want to pull out for additional seating!

Happy hosting and more importantly, happy holidays!

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Style Your Dining Room

By Towne Home Furnishings

Dining room is not an ordinary room where we eat and that’s it. It is more than that. It is also a party room, a conference room, a playroom, an office, a craft and creation studio, and much more than that! That is why we want it to be so special and in our image. Every home has its style; which style is yours?

Contemporary:

Prisms, modern materials, natural colors and classic look combined to give a casual ambiance with a punch of fresh-looking.

Traditional:

Woodcut, brown-beige color scheme, textile with fine designs and candles for a warm ambiance and timeless design.

Urbanology:

Metallic materials, dark and clear colors combined, mix of textures and rustic punch of wood to give an industrial loft-style without despising the comfort.

Vintage Casual:

A punch of old-style mix with a modern-style resulting of classical old fashion décor and furniture. Add to this wood, grey-beige color scheme and inspiration of yours and you obtain the vintage casual style than you will love forever.

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Add Fruits To Your Decor!

by Towne Home Furnishings

Sometimes we have a lack of ideas on how to eat healthy. Then, we feel guilty because we know that it is important to eat well. If you are looking for inspiration to win this battle, here are some tips and ideas for you:

1- Bet on color

Buy fruits that have an attractive look; strawberries, red or green apples, oranges, watermelon, etc. The vivid colors will catch your attention and stimulate your appetite just because they seem more delicious than neutral ones.

2- Leave a fruit basket on the table

It is known; there are more chances to eat fruit if we have them right under our noses; one of the reasons for that phenomenon is the point we raised just above. We usually put fruit in a drawer in the refrigerator and when we are hungry, we take a quick look in the fridge to find something attractive for our stomach. Many times, we peek inside the refrigerator without actually opening any drawers or moving anything around to see what may be hiding way behind. Having the fruit basket at hand will help to avoid any wasting!

3- Add fruit to your decor

In restaurants, we often see paintings or big close-up pictures of fruit on the wall. This is not just to add color to their decor; this is another way to whet people’s appetite! In addition, it’s quite beautiful in a kitchen and a diningroom.

4- Keep it ready to eat

When you come back from the grocery store with all these delicious fruit, take a few minutes to wash them and get them ready to be eaten (cut them into pieces if need to be); sometimes we are too lazy to take the time to wash or cut fruit just before eating them. Now, there are no more excuses, they’ll be ready!

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Dining Room Camouflage

by Towne Home Furnishings

It’s always useful to have a secret hiding place not far from the table to store tablecloths, paper plates and plastic utensils. These are things that our guests don’t need to see and that don’t match very well with a beautiful decor. Servers, accent cabinets and buffets are masters of camouflaging such things! Take a look at some ideas we found for you:  

Buffets

Cabinets

Servers

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How To Choose The Right Light In Easy 3 Steps

by Towne Home Furnishings

Shopping for lights for the house seems to be very simple, but the truth is that there are points that we need to verify before purchase these luminous accessories. Here are 3 steps we must follow before shopping for lights:

1. What is the room size?
Obviously, large rooms will need more lighting than smaller ones! Determining if your room needs a lot of light or not will help you choose the correct light size; i.e. chandeliers and pendants are perfect for large rooms, but for small ones a floor or table lamps can do the job!

2. How much place do we have in the room?
Measuring how much space you have will also help you make a bright choice. If you already have a lot of furniture and/or accents in the room, maybe a thin light or a pendant could be great.

3. Which style predominates in this room?
Of course, sticking to the same theme as the other articles is advised for the simple reason that it will be more aesthetically pleasing!

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Marsala, The Color Of The Year!

by Towne Home Furnishings

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the color of year 2015: Marsala! This red wine tone is the trendy color everybody must have in their closet and home decor. This is a versatile color that both men and women can wear for a classy and sophisticated style. Of course, your house can wear it too! Look at some inspiriting decor within the seductive shade of Marsala: 

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