What I look for in furniture

Over the years, I have had a lot of furniture. The first furniture that I ever had was purchased for me by my mother. She and my father had rented me an apartment in Houston to live in by myself. The day that the apartment was ready, I moved in. My mother came from San Antonio to take me to the new place.

She bought me several pieces of furniture, including a twin side bed with box spring and frame, a dinette set and the two chairs and a comfortable chair for my living room. The next piece of furniture that I got was a huge couch that was left beside a dumpster at a local apartment complex.

Once I got on my feet it was time to go out and get some new furniture.  Budget and price were still important, but not the main considerations; rather I was looking for comfort, quality, ease of care, and manufactured by a reputable company.

Comfort

Now I have a few dollars to spare I will definately be going for furniture that is comfortable.  My priorities are a new bed and lounge chair.  Comfort is less important in dining furniture, but outddor furniture shold be comfortable as well.

Quality

I am sick of furniture that deteriorates in a few months.  The old saying is you get what you pay for and I'll be targeting good quality furniture that will last.  Even leather furniture can very in quality so you need to be careful. 

Ease of Care

Hand in hand with quality is ease of care.  I want to be able to easily get rid of those dog hairs and wine stains, not to mention bit of baby poop when the time comes. Leather has its benefits, but cloth furniture treated to resist stains can provide the best of both worlds.

Reputable Manufacturer

So I guess if I'm after all the above then I will need to go to a well known furntiure manufacturer with a good reputation.  Every city has them, and I plan to go to the best department stores for my test driving and the yellow pages for the buying.

I think that I have been to almost all of the furniture stores in San Antonio. Furniture stores can be fun once in awhile. I like walking around and imagining what kind of home that each piece should end up in.