The Anatomy of Contemporary Modular Sectionals

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Are you tired of the same old sectionals? The following contemporary sectionals are modular sectionals and offer infinite configuration options.

Start with a Left Hand Facing loveseat.

Don’t like the dark leg finish? No problem. There are a few leg finishes including this lighter one.

Now add a Corner Curve:

Now add an Armless Loveseat:

Finally add a Right Hand Facing Chaise:

Put all those pieces together and you have a sectional:

All those pieces can be reversed:

Don’t like this particular configuration or the leather color? No problem. There are many more configuration options as well as leather options. Here is another example:

Prefer fabric with yet another configuration? No problem, here’s one in fabric with a Left Hand Facing Armless Chair on the left side and a Right Hand Facing Bumper on the right side:

To purchase these modular sectionals go to FOWfurniture.com

A Guide for Buying Complementary Occasional Tables

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Progressions in technology and other areas tempt customers to rethink their home’s most central place, the living room. Basic cocktail tables or end tables are a thing of the past. Today’s occasional tables play more than a utilitarian role or even a mere ornamentation. A great functionality of today’s contemporary cocktail tables is storage, among other things. Here are some ideas that will help you with your next occasional table purchase:

• Use triangular or round cocktail tables with stationary upholstery.
  
  
• Use cocktail tables with casters for motion upholstery because they are perfect companions. This especially applies to home theater seating.
  
  
• If you need to solve some of your storage needs, choose the ones with drawers or the ones that offer more shelves.
  
  
• Make sure that the occasional tables are scaled to the sofa or sectional. Try to match the shape and size of the tables to the upholstery.
  
  
• The occasional tables should be in the same design constant with the surrounding furniture. Try to make the tables interact with the adjoining upholstery.

Use these simple rules and you’ll have sleek and trendy occasional tables.

To purchase contemporary occasional tables go to FOWfurniture.com

Helpful Tips for Reducing Carbon Footprint of Furniture Stores

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There won’t be enough energy in the world since countries like Vietnam, China, and India are growing exponentially and are competing for the same energy as us. Everyone can attest to lately, as the demand for oil goes up, the prices follow. As a result, things are becoming financially stretched for everyone including furniture stores. The carbon footprint left behind in the furniture industry can be narrowed and not only will this help the environment, but it will also pass the savings on to the end consumer. Can a typical quality NJ furniture store, for example, really go green? Sure it can and here are some ways:

• Install weather striping on all the doors in the furniture store, thus reducing a substantial amount of air that can get in or leak out.
  
  
• Change the entire store’s lighting to fluorescent bulbs. Fluorescent bulbs are almost three times as efficient as halogen. Not only will this make a dramatic difference in the energy efficiency but the energy savings will mount up rapidly and cover the higher initial cost of the fluorescent bulbs.
  
  
• Encourage employees to carpool. Not only will carpooling save money, but it will also reduce traffic and most importantly save the environment.
  
  
• Coordinate all of the delivery trips to minimize extra driving. This will save gas and time.
  
  
• Use diesel trucks or better yet, use bio-diesel to run the delivery trucks. Pure bio-diesel reduces carbon monoxide emissions by more than 40%, hydrocarbons by more than 60%, and particulates by more than 40% according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
  
  
• Tune-up all the delivery trucks. Tune-ups drastically improve fuel efficiency.
  

Furniture stores can go green by following the above suggestions. All of the above suggestions add up.