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Could Custom Furniture Be the Future? 6 Reasons to Answer ‘Yes!’
Shopping for furniture used to mean walking a show floor, picking from a limited selection, but at least you could lean back on a sofa.
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For a while now, it’s been more about browsing online, picking based on a sales pitch and reviews, and receiving some assembly-required box of cushions, brackets, screws, and a little elbow wrench. It’s a more extensive selection, but it’s still limited.
The next big thing in shopping for furniture might be custom sofas, tables, or furniture your home needs. Thanks to modular customization, you have limitless selection and exactly what you want. Need convincing? Here are six ways customization changes furniture shopping for the better.
1. The Perfect Fit For Your Space
Start with the essentials. You need a sofa that’s up to the task of filling out that grand open-concept living-dining-foyer combo, or you need a bench for that special cozy reading nook in the hallway.
If you’re trying to put together an ideal space from mass-market furniture off the show floor or purchased on faith from an online vendor, you might be able to make it look good with a little luck and talent. But you know it will always be a little off, and at worst, it’ll look like building blocks tossed around the room.
Nothing stands out like a misplaced sofa bed. Get exactly what you need: a concept loveseat for your small apartment or a sprawling sectional.
2. Express Your Personal Style
When people look at your home, they see it as an expression of your personality. Wouldn’t you rather it be a good picture (or at least accurate?)? You deserve to show off your personal taste by picking fabric for your futon or even the ideal arm style for your recliner.
This is most important with the biggest pieces of furniture, like the sofa that will be the centerpiece of the living room where you spend the most time with your guests. Take some time to design your own sofa online, and see what you come up with. You’ll understand.
3. Functionality For Your Lifestyle
Everyone has different expectations of their furniture. Some want a classy red satin daybed with a single tasteful throw pillow, while others prefer a custom sleeper sofa with consoles that open into cup holders and phone chargers.
Maybe you’ve always wanted one of the fancy tables that turns into a bigger table when you pull it sideways, while someone else just wants a built-in lazy susan to show off their salsa selection on gameday.
You’ll likely want a footrest, while someone else wants lumbar support, extra fluff, or all three. With customization, everyone can get what they want, and that’s when things get fun. Once the furniture market lets you have a fully deployable tailgate-ready entertainment center, there won’t be any going back.
4. Sustainability and Ethical Production
To take the focus off fulfilling all your wild furniture dreams for a moment, once people can be picky about materials and vendors, many of you will use that to make more eco-friendly choices. Many vendors would love to offer these options, but the realities of mass-market production make this more difficult. Opening the market for a la carte sustainability through customization will likely make for a more eco-friendly industry.
5. Invest in Long-Term Satisfaction
Right now, when you shop for furniture, even if you’re getting a great product you’re happy with, you’re still settling for something that falls short of perfect. With a furniture market built around fully customizable pieces, you can get the ideal piece of furniture every time.
Find Ultimate Relaxation With Custom Furniture
Maybe you’ll start with a sleeper sofa and work your way up, but you can ensure it matches your space, captures your taste, complements your lifestyle, and even keeps your purchases sustainable.
It leads to the kind of product you’ll be happy with for a long time, reminding you every time you look at it that you made the choices that created it. As custom furniture becomes more common and affordable, it’s a future worth looking forward to.
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