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Chairs & Stools

Chairs and stools, more than most home furnishings, are used daily and get a lot of wear-and-tear. Look for these quality features when buying chairs and stools.

Leg Stretchers ensure chair legs do not loosen from strenuous use. Leg Stretchers ideally should also be both glued and screwed in place.

Solid Wood Construction (all parts and components)

Reinforced Corner Block Bolts with 1/4″ bolts & locking nuts/washers for maximum stability.

Chairs should be leveled ensuring stability. This is easy to check. Check each chair and stool on a flat surface and make sure they stand flat and do not wobble.

*Also look for chairs and stools equipped with metal glides to protect flooring.

Tables

Because tables are large surfaces that are mounted upon legs or a pedestal, long-term stability through good construction is paramount. Look for tables that are reinforced with corner blocks and corner block bolts. Locking nuts (or washers) also ensure maximum stability.

If purchasing an extension table, look for folding leaf hinges. Folding leaf hinges enable the leaf to store flat as well as add leaf apron protection.

Apron Stabilizers ensure strength and stability to tables.

Standard wood gear extensions wear out after extended use and do not extend as smoothly as metal ball bearing extension glides when transitioning from smaller to larger dining.

Gap Covers ensure  aprons are continuous and allow for minor table expansion due to drastic climate changes.

Self Storing Butterfly Leaf (leaves) tables save space and most times can be made smaller or larger individually, versus having to be managed by two or more people.

Bedroom

Drawers are everything with bedroom furniture. If dressers, nightstands, and chests’ drawers don’t fully open, then you’re not able to use them fully, and items (clothing) are not easily accessible.

Full extension metal glides allow for drawers to open to full capacity. Solid wood construction, versus particle board or plastic components, makes for long-term stability.

English and French dovetail drawers are notably the two types of drawer construction in the industry. Understand the difference.

English Dovetail drawers feature jigsaw cutouts on the sides of each drawer piece, which when joined together form a tightly fit drawer. French Dovetail drawers are based on cutting out a slat in the middle of a board and also a corresponding piece of wood that can slide into the middle cutout.

Finishes

Pre-catalyzed clear conversion coatings are non-yellowing and are free of hazardous air pollutants. Pre-catalyzed clear conversion coatings offer outstanding UV resistance and offer the highest resistance against normal household chemicals such as vinegar, juices, ketchup, olive oil, hot/cold water, nail polish remover, ammonia, alcohol, windex, Lysol, 409, coffee, wine, among others.