Aesthetics
When you are choosing the right furniture, you are going to make the selection that suits your personal style preferences. While finding the most comfortable glider recliner is important, if its style is too formal or casual for you, it will never become the recliner you fall in love with.
Ensuring the aesthetics match your own style is an important decision to make for your living room.
In visual terms, aesthetics includes factors such as balance, color, movement, pattern, scale, shape, and visual weight. If you are deciding between a leather reclining loveseat and a green fabric loveseat, consider these factors to determine how it fits you and your living room.
High-quality furniture is often designed with attention to detail and quality craftsmanship. When adding an entire room of furniture or just adding a new power reclining loveseat to an existing space, you want to make sure that it is a seamless addition to the aesthetics of your home.
Durability
When it comes to durability, this may be the most important long-term benefit of investing in high-quality furniture.
If you are deciding between two different fabric recliner sofas that differ in cost, first consider why the cost is different. The more costly sofa has likely been designed and crafted to withstand the wear and tear of daily use, meaning you won’t have to worry about replacing high-quality furniture often.
Generally speaking, the average furniture piece lasts between 4-8 years. It is important to note that when discussing the average furniture piece, average furniture is not constructed with the highest quality wood, metal, and other materials that are built to last a lifetime.
It is important to remember that choosing high-quality furniture is synonymous with choosing furniture that will last longer than average. For example, the average lifespan of La-Z-Boy furniture is 15-20 years.
High-quality furniture made with top materials will keep its value over time. Lower-quality furniture pieces are more widely available because they are made exactly the same, leaving no room for customization and personalization.
This means that furniture with this level of quality will depreciate in value. On the other hand, high-quality pieces are fewer and farther between, are better cared for and most of the time are being sold because the owner is moving to a smaller space.
If you have more questions on how La-Z-Boy South Texas constructs its furniture, feel free to set up an appointment with a La-Z-Boy designer.
What Is High-Quality Furniture?
After discussing the importance of durability, you may still be wondering: what is high quality furniture? How do you know when furniture is high quality?
To help identify high-quality furniture vs. low-quality furniture, the tables below will help you see the differences between high-quality furniture and low-quality furniture.
Wood
High Quality |
Low Quality |
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Joints
High Quality |
Low Quality |
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Drawers
High Quality |
Low Quality |
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Frame
High Quality |
Low Quality |
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Twists, creaks, wobbles Legs attached to the bottom of the frame (rather than part of the structure) |
Springs
High Quality |
Low Quality |
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Cushions
High Quality |
Low Quality |
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Upholstery
High Quality |
Low Quality |
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If you are interested in learning more about high-quality cushions, this article compares the differences between the good, the better, and the best sofa cushions.
What Comes Next?
Finding high quality furniture requires attention to detail. While two different leather reclining sofas may look the same aesthetically, they may not feel the same or have the same level of materials and craftsmanship put into the construction of the furniture.
If you are preparing to buy furniture now or very soon, it is important to ask questions about the piece you are interested in. The answers may help reinforce your decision or make you rethink if this is the best option for you.
It is also important to remember how important comfort is to identify the quality level of furniture. The only way you will know for certain how the furniture fits you is if you sit in it yourself.
If you are interested in La-Z-Boy furniture, come into your nearest La-Z-Boy South Texas store to sit in our furniture yourself.