| The best home furnishings goes to.... | | | | height as a chair seat. |
| When you begin to invest in your furniture, the best | | | | They function as a footstool or extra seating and |
| home furnishings are those items that offer | | | | make a great coffee table |
| tremendous flexibility and years of pleasure. | | | | At the foot of the bed they offer a place for your |
| They are classics that really never go out of style and | | | | extra blankets and pillows at night or a place to put on |
| been derived from styles and designs of centuries ago | | | | your socks in the morning. You may choose to put an |
| with some or a few variations. | | | | ottoman in your dressing area or how about the |
| And fortunately for us there are several pieces that | | | | master bath? Nice! |
| fall into that category and a few excellent examples | | | | Ottomans can be upholstered in an endless array of |
| are these: | | | | beautiful fabrics or in leather and embellished with trims |
| Parsons Table | | | | of bullion and nailheads just to name a few. |
| The parson table has a timeless charm and can fit in | | | | A Chest of Drawers |
| any room or interior. It is a table with clean lines and | | | | A chest of drawers is a case fitted with drawers, |
| square straight legs of a diameter that is equal to the | | | | extremely versatile for storage, available in many |
| thickness of the top. The parson table is a modern | | | | styles and the next best home furnishings you will own. |
| shape of flush surfaces and is so basic that it can be | | | | A chest of drawers can be found anywhere from flea |
| built of any material or finished in any application, still | | | | markets, unfinished furniture stores, antique shops or |
| keeping its integrity. | | | | you can purchase one new. |
| The design is conducive and scaled for use as a | | | | They look great in any room that can use additional |
| coffee table, end table, dining or a sofa table. | | | | storage. |
| A Platform Bench | | | | - In the dining room they hold silverware, place mats, |
| The platform bench, easily accents any room, is a long | | | | tablecloths, napkins and candles plus the top can serve |
| low wooden bench with a slat top, originally designed | | | | as a buffet like the console. |
| by George Nelson in 1946. | | | | - A chest of drawers in the living room can serve as a |
| Use it at the foot of a bed, as a coffee table, in a | | | | console with decorative accessories on top. Fill the |
| foyer or in a mud room or as a magazine display for | | | | drawers with things you need to store and keep |
| the home office. | | | | hidden. It would be a good place for the kids' board |
| Console/Sofa Table | | | | games, photo albums, blankets and throws. |
| The best home furnishings include a console table that | | | | - Hang a mirror above a chest of drawers in the foyer |
| is interchangeable with the term sofa table and refers | | | | and keep your keys, maps, and the dog lease in the |
| to a table with four legs and is long and narrow, usually | | | | drawers. |
| 30" in height or so. | | | | - In the mud room, give each member of your family |
| It can be used at the back of the sofa, hence the | | | | their own drawer. |
| name sofa table or against the wall. It could have a | | | | The Sideboard/Credenza |
| shelf at the bottom for display and be with or without | | | | A sideboard, originally used as a side board for use in |
| drawers. | | | | the service of meals, has evolved into a decorative |
| Whatever you want to call it is a versatile piece of | | | | piece with drawers and doors. |
| furniture and works well in any room even rooms | | | | Typically used in the dining room, the sideboard makes |
| without a sofa! | | | | a great addition to any room giving you plenty of |
| - Used in the living room it can be a surface for photos | | | | storage for the necessities of toys, books, art supplies, |
| and task lighting, while under it you can place benches | | | | important papers and school supplies. |
| or ottomans for extra seating. | | | | Some sideboards go to the floor like a buffet and |
| - In the bedroom it can serve as a desk. | | | | others are up off the floor with deep drawers. |
| - Hang a stunning piece of art above or use as a | | | | The best home furnishings are classics and many go |
| media center under a flat screen TV that is mounted | | | | by more than one name. |
| to the wall, and store DVD's in the drawers. | | | | A sideboard of a different name is the credenza. |
| - In the dining room it can serve as an extra place for | | | | More often the name credenza refers to a piece that |
| an impromptu buffet, or to store coasters or place | | | | is used in an office typically behind a desk to rest your |
| mats. | | | | printer/fax, etc. on and to store files and books |
| - In the foyer it can house gloves or keys in the | | | | underneath. |
| drawers with a mirror above to check your reflection | | | | But it can work in any room as did the sideboard. |
| before leaving the house. | | | | - Add a tray with an assortment of glasses and spirits |
| The Ottoman | | | | and a credenza becomes a bar. |
| Another example of the best home furnishings to own | | | | - Remove the legs and mount to the wall for a |
| is an ottoman. The ottoman is a low upholstered seat | | | | mid-century modern effect. |
| without arms or a back and is approximately the same | | | | |