| Your home is an investment and your car is an | | | | eras. They are buying not for the age, but for the |
| investment... so why not your furniture? If you think | | | | details and quality. |
| about it, you can spend a lot of money on pieces at | | | | 4. There is a sentimental value. Of course, you may |
| the local department store, but in a couple of years, it's | | | | not be interested in selling your custom built furniture on |
| already falling apart. Why waste all that money on | | | | day. If this is the case, the piece also makes a lovely |
| something that's not going to last? Consider buying | | | | family heirloom that gets passed down through the |
| custom built furniture instead. | | | | generations. Your daughter may have fond memories |
| 1. You have to pay for quality. Most pieces on the | | | | of your dressing table and on her wedding day, you |
| market consist of at least some pressed particle | | | | can give it to her as a special gift. |
| board. It is really hard to find solid wood anymore. And, | | | | 5. You get exactly what you want. You may have a |
| the thing is.... you can pay thousands of dollars for | | | | hard time trying to fit cookie cutter pieces into the spot |
| these pieces that have rolled off the assembly-line and | | | | you want to fill. By working with the craftsman, you |
| still have flimsy quality or a cheap look. | | | | can design a piece specifically for the spot and you |
| With custom built furniture, you are paying for quality | | | | know it will fit and look great. |
| and craftsmanship. Solid wood and hand-crafted | | | | You get to choose the wood, color, the hardware, the |
| construction ensure that you are getting a piece that | | | | size and any intricate designs you want. The |
| will last a lifetime. | | | | craftsman will help you because he knows what will |
| 2. No one else is going to have it. The same old things | | | | work and what won't. But, in the end, you get a piece |
| fill the showrooms of stores across the country. How | | | | that you love because you had a hand in its creation. |
| many times have you walked into someone's home | | | | To find a craftsman, look examples of his work. Has |
| and said, "I have that bedroom suite!"? With custom | | | | he done something in a similar style that you want? If |
| built furniture, people will be asking you where you got | | | | you want an antique look, you don't want a builder who |
| it and you can say that it is a one of a kind. | | | | only works in contemporary style and vice versa. |
| 3. It is an investment. Old world craftsmanship adds | | | | Have fun with it and make it your own. You and your |
| value to a dresser, armoire or desk. Think about how | | | | family will enjoy the piece for years to come. |
| much people pay for antique pieces from different | | | | |