Home Furnishings Guide

The first order of business is to set your home furnishings budget.  Then decide what interior decorating style you prefer, such as modern, traditional, or craftsman.  Select furnishings from the category you like best.  Choose the overall color scheme you want, starting with your paint colors.  Then select wallpaper, if applicable, and the fabrics for soft furnishings or window treatments that coordinate with the paint color scheme.  Consider your furniture requirements, and plan your room layout and furniture arrangement.  Choose area rugs or carpeting as well as lighting and pictures to achieve the ambience you desire for your room.

It's best to work in a practical order.  Paint and wallpaper the ceilings and walls first, then install wired lighting fixtures and fans, and thirdly install floor coverings.  It's often easier to hang window treatments before putting large furniture in place.  Lastly, hang pictures and locate smaller decorative items in the room.

Each April and October, the High Point Market connects the people, products, and promotions of the home furnishings industry.  For insight into this market and this fascinating industry, visit the International Home Furnishings Center website.

The resources listed below provide a sampling of the many interior decorating products available.

• Amish Furniture
  
  Guide to hardwood furniture made by Amish craftsmen.
  www.Amish-Furniture.us
• Baby Cribs
  
  Baby cribs, cradles, bassinets, and nursery furniture.
  www.BabyCribs.us
• Children's Furniture
  
  Children's furniture from leading children's furniture manufacturers.
  www.ChildrensFurniture.us
• Cuckoo Clocks
  
  Black Forest cuckoo clocks and cuckoo clock parts.
  www.CuckooClocks.us
• Down Comforters
  
  Down comforters, down pillows, bedspreads, quilts, and bedding.
  www.DownComforters.us
• Floor Lamps
  
  Traditional style and contemporary style floor lamp guide.
  www.FloorLamps.us
• Grandfather Clocks
  
  Compare traditional floor clocks and grandfather clocks.
  www.GrandfatherClocks.us
• Home Office Furniture
  
  Home office desks, chairs, tables, and storage accessories.
  www.HomeOfficeFurniture.us
• Kitchen Furniture
  
  Find manufacturers and dealers of kitchen furniture and accessories.
  www.KitchenFurniture.us
• Office Chairs
  
  Office chairs, ergonomic chairs, and executive chairs.
  www.OfficeChairs.us
• Slipcovers
  
  Ready-made slipcovers, slipcover patterns, and slipcover resources.
  www.Slipcovers.us
• Table Lamps
  
  Table lamp style guide and manufacturer directory.
  www.TableLamps.us
• Table Linens
  
  Tablecloths, table linens, napkins and tableware.
  www.TableLinens.us
• Unfinished Furniture
  
  Finished and unfinished solid wood furniture suppliers.
  www.UnfinishedFurniture.us
• Wicker Furniture
  
  Casual indoor and outdoor wicker furniture.
  www.WickerFurniture.us
• Window Blinds
  
  Guide to window blinds, shades, drapes, and shutters.
  www.Window-Blinds.us
• Window Curtains
  
  Learn about curtains, draperies, valances, and related window treatments.
  www.WindowCurtains.us

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