| Furniture comes in all shapes and styles from beautiful | | | | the attention paid to disguising joints can usually only be |
| hardwood pieces, to luxuriously upholstered pieces but | | | | seen by lifting up the table and seeing the cleverly |
| the shopper who wants well constructed and durable | | | | hidden inset dowels or screws. If glue as well as |
| furniture will have a number of standards they use to | | | | doweling or screws are used to secure seams it will |
| identify fine furniture. How to identify fine furniture may | | | | be invisible with quality furniture and the seams will |
| seem more difficult than it actually is when faced with | | | | match perfectly and not gape. |
| a showroom full of pieces of varying styles and | | | | Not all quality furniture is strictly wood, upholstered well |
| construction. However there are some very easy | | | | crafted furniture has certain features that will make it |
| ways to tell when furniture is quality and intended to | | | | last and ensure it is comfortable. These small |
| endure and when it is more cheaply constructed. | | | | differences are not always apparent at a glance and it |
| One of the first details to examine on fine wood | | | | may require asking the store salesman about the |
| furniture in order to separate it from similar less well | | | | details. For instance, the frame of an upholstered |
| made pieces is the wood grain. Woods used for | | | | quality sofa will be a strong hardened wood, not |
| excellent quality furnishings are carefully selected for | | | | softwood which will warp and sag over time. |
| aesthetics as well as durability. While simulated wood | | | | Most upholstered furniture used for seating such as |
| grain veneers and coatings exist they are easily | | | | love seats, sofas or recliners will also have a spring |
| detected. | | | | system with padding over it to help provide a more |
| While fine wood furniture may have a very thin wood | | | | comfortable seat. A basic set of springs is relatively |
| veneer applied to the base, the difference is that the | | | | inexpensive but most quality furniture will have the |
| wood veneer will lay over a hardwood base in the | | | | 8-way hand tied spring system which is more |
| case of quality wood furniture. Less well made pieces | | | | expensive and time consuming to make but provides a |
| may have veneers applied to a fiberboard, or pressed | | | | very comfortable seat. Consult furniture stores |
| wood base and will not be as sturdy or durable as | | | | Calgary for more detailed information. |
| quality wood veneer furniture. | | | | When checking wood furniture for quality signal of a |
| A basic wooden chair is comprised of four legs, a | | | | quality piece is the weight of the furniture. Fine furniture |
| back, structural supports and seating. However, the | | | | is substantial because good hardened wood is heavy |
| difference between high quality pieces and less well | | | | and that is one of the easiest ways to determine if a |
| made furniture is easily apparent because attention is | | | | piece is constructed of good materials. |
| placed equally upon beauty and durability with quality | | | | Looking into a furniture store through the window, it is |
| furniture and the method of joining these pieces is | | | | probable that every piece of furniture in sight seems to |
| usually invisible. | | | | be fine furniture. However upon closer inspection the |
| Well made and finely crafted furniture such as a | | | | quality furniture will stand out because of the attention |
| wooden coffee table will have the joints disguised so | | | | paid to every single step in the construction. |
| that nothing mars the graceful lines of the table and | | | | |