Choosing furniture is not easy. Choose quality furniture even more difficult. Here are some basic tips: how to choose the right quality furniture and what to pay special attention to.

upholstery of the W 505 Gold daybed from the Longhi factory	Complex seam When creating upholstered furniture, three main types of seam are used: simple, double and false double. Most reliable option- double seam. It is very important how the outer edge is processed - for leather furniture it should be painted. The more complex the seam, the more expensive the furniture.
armchair Cod. 001 Armchair by Moletta & Co	Beautiful stitching Firstly, the stitching on high-quality furniture should be perfectly straight, and secondly, it should be beautiful. Today, stitching in contrasting colors, decorative edging made of cord, and ribbons are in fashion.
armchair Agathos 9755 from Maxalto by B&B Italia	Cases A big plus for any good furniture is covers. They solve all cleaning problems. It’s convenient if you can immediately buy a replacement set of covers and change them according to the season or while the second one is being cleaned. Sometimes furniture covers can be ordered from the factory that made the sofa. Some companies annually release collections of replacement covers for sofas from previous years (so that the sofa does not go out of fashion 10 years after purchase).
Sgabillo stool from Zanotta factory, design by Bill Max	Fastening parts The service life of the furniture directly depends on how the joints of the parts are made. Nice furniture- This is high-quality handmade work. This articulation is also decorative: for example, there is a classic fastening - “ dovetail", which is not customary to disguise in any way. Its modernized analogue, the “comb” (pictured), is no less beautiful.
Locandiera wardrobe by Morelato, design Duranti Maurizio	Surface treatment Monitor the quality of wood processing, especially paying attention to the ends - this is where “weak” factories most often make mistakes.
Tim table leg from do+ce factory, design Vila Ricard	Joints Be sure to look at how the joints of the materials look: if there are large or uneven gaps, or traces of glue are visible, this is not in favor of the purchase.
Wave armchair backrest from the MAV factory	Rear wall Ask him to move the sofa or closet away from the wall, look behind his back. Carefully executed back wall- an indicator of quality furniture. But an unsightly sheet of hardboard, protruding nail heads, cheap fabric (different from the main upholstery) - this is “economy”, even if they ask for exorbitant prices.
Kubo shelving unit by Meritalia, designed by Rashid Karim	Inner wall Good furniture should be equally good from all sides: both from the facade and, as they say, “from the rear.” Aerobatics, even from the inside beautiful furniture finished with the same materials and the same meticulous craftsmanship as the exterior. It is this feature that distinguishes expensive, high-quality furniture from simply expensive furniture.
dresser handles CD-BMBE-747/B-UF from the TeakHouse factory	Handles and fittings Pull the furniture by the handles - they should be quite comfortable. Recently, there are often no handles at all - the doors open with a simple press. Practice to see if you are comfortable.
chest of drawers EUR-01-0074 Aged Eglomise from the John-Richard factory	Drawers Check how they open - roll them back and forth. Well-made furniture has drawers that move quietly and smoothly, are equipped with stoppers that prevent the drawer from falling on your feet, and, ideally, also that will close the drawers completely and without knocking.

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Many people today prefer to spend their free time at home. Therefore, it is very important to choose the right furniture for your home and arrange it correctly. Having done right choice, a person will be able to get a harmonious, cozy home where they can put their thoughts in order and relax. To achieve such a result, you should not rely only on your taste; you should also get acquainted with some recommendations from experts.

Preparing to select furniture

It is very important to first decide what colors a person wants to see in his home. This important choice, because each color has a certain effect on a person. Some professional designers even consult with psychologists on this matter before choosing a color scheme for a new object.

When arranging small spaces, it is recommended to pay attention to modular furniture, allowing you to buy only those elements that are suitable for the room and will be used for their intended purpose. At this stage, it is useful to tag a furniture website such as Mebel-Today.ru in order to have a rough idea of ​​what is popular in the market.

Children's furniture

The choice of furniture for a child’s room should be approached very seriously, because the child’s development will depend on it. creativity, it will influence activity, promote or slow down the development of responsibility and independence. We should not forget about safety. It is better to place all pieces of furniture close to each other, thereby leaving as much space as possible more space for children's play.

The following must be present in the nursery: a table for a computer, at which the child can draw, make homework, wardrobe, bed. To store toys, you can use spacious drawers, you can also place them on wall shelves. All elements should not cause any inconvenience to the child; he should be able to open all cabinets and drawers independently. When arranging a nursery for two children, it is advisable to use bunk bed, which will save space, or you can buy a Eurobook sofa, which will also look very organic.

Bedroom furniture

It is not recommended to fill this room with a large number of furniture elements. The main item in this room is the bed. This furniture should be comfortable, because this indicator The quality of your sleep will depend. It is best to choose a spacious bed that will not creak. It must have a strong frame. Style, color and other indicators no longer play an important role. It is only important to ensure that they suit the interior and that the owner likes them.

Living room furniture

The whole family usually gathers in the living room, where they spend time with friends and welcome guests during the holidays. When arranging it, you can give free rein to your imagination. The color of the furniture plays an important role - it should evoke positive emotions, improve your mood. We should not forget about functionality, the ability to easily adapt to the requirements of any person. The furniture in this room shows the taste and status of the owner of the house, and therefore it should be beautiful, moderately expensive, durable and reliable.

Hallway furniture

The choice of furniture for this room in an apartment and a house has its own characteristics. You should buy items that are truly necessary. Usually there is a mirror, a stand for storing shoes, and a clothes hanger. You should not use a lot of furniture, since there should be enough space in the hallway to take off your shoes and undress without feeling discomfort.

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First and foremost important rule: pieces of furniture should be harmoniously combined with each other and create a single ensemble. Today you can find various sets of furniture - sets. Usually they are created for one room: bedroom, kitchen, office, nursery. The advantage of sets is that you do not need to select individual interior elements yourself, but can use ready-made design solution. How to choose the right furniture for your apartment? Decide in advance how many pieces of furniture you need for each room and how you plan to arrange them. At this stage, problems may arise that will force you to abandon the purchase of a set and purchase pieces of furniture individually.

There are basically two such problems:

• difficult to choose a headset with the right amount objects, there may be more or less of them. Then you will have to decide what to do with the “extra” furniture or how to find the missing items. For example, if you have to buy one additional chair, it will most likely stand out noticeably from the entire ensemble;
• one room is divided into several functional zones, for example, part of the room is reserved for the kitchen or dining room, and part for the bedroom or living room. In this case, the room will have to be furnished separate groups furniture. It is not advisable to buy ready-made sets for such rooms.

How to choose the right furniture for your apartment?

An equally significant factor when choosing furniture is its convenience. Pay attention to the shape of the furniture and its design features. The number of options for placing furniture in the interior depends on this. For example, very practical option- folding furniture or transformable furniture. There are many models of furniture that, with one movement of the hand, turn from a chair into a bed, from a bed into a closet, from a closet into a table. The main thing is that there is enough space in the room for such metamorphoses.

If possible, choose furniture standard sizes. It is much more practical and easier to install.

Furniture quality

Give preference to factory-made furniture. It is usually different high quality. In addition, large manufacturers provide a warranty on their products, and before the expiration warranty period the buyer, if necessary, may require free repair, replacement or refund for the purchase.

It's good if in quality connecting elements Not metal bolts and screws are used, but grooves and profiles. When purchasing furniture made from laminate or veneered MDF and chipboard, pay attention to the thickness of the wooden boards, as well as the quality of the edge finishing around the perimeter of the boards.

The quality of upholstered furniture is determined by the upholstery and filling used in its manufacture. The ideal option is upholstery made of chenille, jacquard, pile fabric and others natural materials or leather, leatherette, flock. Modern manufacturers of upholstered furniture usually use foam rubber, holofiber and other similar materials as filler.

After the renovation, you just want to “dress up” the rooms with new decorations, and finally afford comfortable and high-quality upholstered furniture. It would seem, why think for a long time? I went to a specialized salon, looked through catalogs, chose the samples I liked, paid for the goods, and that was the end of it. But in practice everything turns out to be much more complicated. From the assortment of upholstered furniture in the store - its shapes, sizes, functionality And color solutions- my head is spinning. The variety of products not only does not make the search easier, it turns it into some kind of gambling, the result of which is emotional devastation and a complete lack of understanding of what you came here for in the first place. That is why, before choosing upholstered furniture, you should clearly understand for yourself what interior or functional nuances the purchased product should solve and what characteristics of the product you consider prerogative. Future operating conditions also play an important role.

When asked how best to choose upholstered furniture, most people try to find a universal, the only correct answer. But it simply doesn't exist. Why? The fact is that in one family there is pets, in another there is no, but there is a child, and in others the grandmother is allergic: tell me, is it possible to give them equivalent recommendations? Same thing.

However, we will try to thoroughly understand what and how modern high-quality upholstered furniture is made of, and by what indicators you can determine whether a particular sample is suitable for you or not.

Upholstery

Upholstery material is the most expensive part of upholstered furniture (on average about seventy percent of the cost). It is the first thing that catches your eye when visiting the salon.

There are natural and artificial upholstery.

Natural fabric is almost impossible to find. And for furniture, no matter how paradoxical this may seem at first glance, it is not a successful and profitable solution, since it very quickly loses its original appearance and gets worn out. Among natural materials, only leather can be called worthy of respect. For upholstery of armchairs and sofas, buffalo, cow, and calf leather is used. The thickness and method of dressing are the main indicators of not only its quality, but also its appearance. Thin skin is more elastic and pleasant to the touch. At the same time, such delicate material requires a special, more attentive attitude.

In furniture making, it is common practice to use leather with a thickness of one to five millimeters.

All kinds of decorative folds present on upholstered leather furniture are created not just “for beauty” - they skillfully hide seams and flaws. After all, even small armchair It is impossible to cover with the skin of one animal.

It's no secret that there is faux leather, also actively used as upholstery material for furniture. It costs much less, but looks no worse than the “natural product”.

But still, any leather furniture, as they say, for an amateur and a connoisseur. If a playful cat lives in the house, then the decision to purchase such products is generally a risky business. Because the “charming purr” will definitely want to sharpen his claws on the “stylish piece of furniture” sooner or later.

The most common type of upholstery is fabric. It is characterized by the following advantages:

• satisfactory wear resistance;
• low peelability (resistance to the formation of pellets);
• the ability not to stretch or sag.

Contrary to popular belief, there are not so many upholstery fabrics - there are velor, chenille, jacquard, flock, stretch, microfiber and tapestry. All the rest of the illusory variety is nothing more than a collection of derivatives from the above names.

You are certainly curious about which fabric can be considered the most worthy and practical? Definitely one that will be easy and not troublesome to clean from dust and dirt (especially if your taste preferences tempt you towards white, beige and other light-colored samples).

Most the best option from this point of view, it can be called flock - it withstands cleaning procedures well, maintaining its original appearance for a long time.

Furniture upholstered with jacquard requires maximum care in handling - frequent cleaning will inevitably damage the delicate silk surface.

Worth knowing! For any of the fabrics, the presence of Teflon impregnation is more than desirable. It will protect the “insides” of the furniture from moisture - spilled liquid will simply spread over the surface without being absorbed.

When purchasing furniture in a store that positions itself as a supplier of high-quality certified goods, you can safely ask the sales consultant for a passport upholstery fabric. Thus, you will be able to once again make sure that you have not made the wrong “address”, and the opportunity to gain information about the features of caring for a specific material will not be superfluous.

Attention to seams

Ask, what do seams have to do with how to choose the right upholstered furniture? Yes, the most direct!

Seam - very important factor; sloppy and crooked immediately “gives out” low-quality products.

For a quality product, all seams should be the same, even and in no case unraveling.

Important! Many factories “sin” by using needles that are too wide, leaving tiny holes along the entire length of the seam. This is noticeable and reduces the “degree of aesthetics” of the upholstery.

Fillers

The filler is responsible for the shape of the furniture. The more time a person spends on a sofa or chair (depending on their intended purpose), the more critical one should be to the quality of the filler.

Interesting! According to statistics, people who are forced to sit for seven to eight hours every day develop an unconscious habit of changing their body position up to two hundred times in sixty minutes!

The main requirement for fillers is elasticity. In other words, the ability to “quickly” restore its original form after deformation. appearance. What is important, at the same time, such quality as softness should not be lost.

In mass production, designed for the “audience” of the so-called middle class, synthetic fillers are used.

Furniture with natural interiors (a la spring blocks with down and horsehair) is not uncommon on the market, but its price sometimes “bites painfully.”

In the vast majority of cases, this is the painfully familiar foam rubber. Or, as they say “scientifically” - polyurethane foam.

Foam rubber can be soft (mattress) and hard (intended for making forms of armrests/headrests). It is worth noting that manufacturers often avoid using the first type altogether, because according to their quality characteristics it is significantly inferior to the second.

Practice has shown that the most durable foam rubber is Finnish. And also Czech.

Modern domestically produced foam rubber is certainly better than that produced in the eighties, but it is still very, very far from exemplary quality.

Batting or padding polyester is used as a spacer between polyurethane foam and fabric.

There are also fillers that appeared in the “native open spaces” relatively recently - these are Durafil, Britfil, Fiberform. All of them are made from polyester fiber (100%).

If you had the opportunity to look at a sectional view of a sofa, what do you think you would see? Real " layer cake» from various types of fillers! Cushion fiber or foam rubber, insulating fabric, upholstery - depending on the manufacturer.

Remember, conscientious manufacturers do not skimp on “layers”. Yes, such upholstered furniture is not cheap. But it will serve accordingly.

Based on the information we have presented, ask sellers specific questions regarding the quality and origin of the fillers. Don’t be shy - you have every right to demand comprehensive information on all “points” from the store or salon staff. And, in the end, it's your money.

Frame

When making even the softest, “airy” furniture, it is impossible to do without hard materials.

The furniture frame is made of metal or wood, and even more often - of both.

The lion's share of home upholstered furniture is transformers, respectively, a combination of wooden and metal structural elements found in every second model.

Only “devices” for offices and reception areas do not unfold or move apart under any pretext, since there is simply no need for this.

Mechanism

A number of “transformations” of upholstered furniture are widely known, among them:

• “folding bed” (American or French);
• “click-clack”;
• "accordion";
• "dolphin";
• "Venice"
• "book".

Due to ignorance and lack of habit, it is not surprising to get confused. But this is at first glance. In fact, there are only three main types of mechanisms:

• roll-out/pull-out (“dolphin”, “Venice”, couch, sofa);
• folding (“folding beds” of all types);
• folding (“click-clack”, “book”).

Roll-out (wheels) and retractable (runners) allow you to extract “ready” additional space from under the seat.

Folding - remove the mattress that needs to be folded out.

And the folding one involves a certain shift of the seat forward and the tilt of the backrest to the desired position (the “click-clack” mechanism has several working positions).

In terms of strength, all mechanisms are approximately the same.

Upholstered furniture as part of the interior

Which upholstered furniture to choose from an aesthetic point of view, of course, only you have the right to decide. But we will still allow ourselves to give you some practical interior advice based on the principles of common sense.

• the colors of upholstered furniture should correspond to the general character of the interior and not fall out of it. Do not be tempted by too bright, “screaming” upholstery;
• The size of the furniture is also not a minor factor. It’s hardly worth “sculpting” a luxurious designer sofa into a room with an area of ​​ten square meters;
• if the room is dominated by square and rectangular shapes, upholstered furniture with the same outlines will become a harmonious part of the decor. The same can be said about smooth lines in the interior.

That's all. We sincerely wish you a practical and wise choice!

In this article, we will talk about what stages each homeowner will have to go through when planning to purchase furniture, what features of the choice should be paid attention to, as well as ways to plan the arrangement and modern gadgets that will become your assistants in this process.

At first glance, it seems like a no-brainer for any room in the house today. In fact, there is so much choice that the main question is the financial capabilities of the home owner.

However, often even a very expensive sofa, which looked great in the store, suddenly turns out to be larger than necessary at home, does not fit into the already designed interior style, and in general, this is not at all what we wanted! Storage space is a problem - owners who haven’t thought through in advance how many drawers and shelves they need are then forced to look for an opportunity to additionally install a bedside table or hang a shelf.

That is why choosing furniture is a very responsible task. Moreover, you are purchasing it for more than one year, you will have to live with it for quite a long time, and the price of the issue is far from a penny. We hope that our article will help you choose the right items for each room in your apartment or house.

It is impossible to imagine a single room in the house without furniture, be it a huge living room or a tiny kitchen. It is thanks to the correctly selected set that this bedroom has become so cozy and functional.

Functional tasks

Before you go to the store or place an order online, you should calmly think about what kind of furniture you will need. You must answer yourself the following questions:

1. What exactly will be in the bedroom, living room, etc. For example, will your main storage place be a wardrobe in the hallway or is there not enough space there and you will have to put it in the bedroom? Where will it be located computer desk— in the bedroom or living room?
2. How much storage space do you need? Think about whether one closet is enough for the whole family’s things or do you need a separate closet for children’s clothes? If you have large library, consider how many bookshelves you will need. If you have a collection of dishes or souvenirs, you need a place for them too.
3. Will the bedroom accommodate a double bed where the children will sleep? Is there a need for space for guests who may stay overnight?
4. Can the same piece of furniture perform multiple functions? So, a folding sofa will become a comfortable sleeping place, sliding and lifting coffee table- a dining table, and a bed with drawers - storage space. Such options are especially relevant for small spaces.

When thinking about the number of furnishings needed, do not forget that furniture must first perform certain functions and meet the needs of all family members. Ideally, if this is your first time furnishing your new apartment, you should make lists of necessary pieces of furniture for each room.

In this bedroom, the bed with a high headboard and the Baroque bedside tables fit perfectly into their place. The sizes, shape and style of the furniture are chosen impeccably

Planning the arrangement

So, we have decided on the number of pieces of furniture and their functions. Now you need to decide where exactly all this will stand. At this stage of furniture arrangement planning, you can act in different ways:

1. Just walk around the room and imagine where it would be better to put something. You should definitely arm yourself with a tape measure and measure each corner to determine maximum dimensions sofa, wardrobe or bed.
2. Drawing the location of cabinets and shelves directly on the wall will make it quite clear. This method is ideal for arranging vertical storage areas, for example, parts kitchen set or walls in the living room, although the maximum height of the back of the sofa or head of the bed can be indicated on the wall.
3. Draw a diagram of your room, maintaining the selected scale. Then draw pieces of furniture on the same scale, cut them out and rearrange them on the diagram, choosing the optimal location for the set.
4. Use modern computer programs. , designed for a computer, smartphone or tablet, will allow you to conveniently, quickly and very clearly imagine what the piece of furniture you like will look like in your room. Such programs work simply - you take a photograph of your room, select furniture from the presented catalog and arrange it in its place in your virtual interior. The resulting picture will allow you to evaluate how well the new sofa or chair will fit in the room.
5. Masking tape select places on the floor where you plan to place an armchair or sofa. This option will do for arranging upholstered furniture, which will take up quite a lot of space on the floor. Such dedicated zones will allow you to determine the maximum dimensions of the furniture.
6. Contact professionals and order a furniture design project. Overall, this is an excellent option that shifts all the hassle of choosing and arranging furniture onto the shoulders of specialists. The main disadvantage of this solution is high cost design project. In addition, your ideas about beauty may not coincide with the designer’s opinion. You can also use a service such as “Express design consultation”. In this case professional designer does not create a detailed and therefore expensive furniture project, but simply gives some advice. Such a visit usually takes about three hours and is relatively inexpensive.

When drawing up a plan for arranging furniture, remember that each room will have its own semantic center. In the bedroom it usually becomes a bed, in the living room - a set of upholstered furniture, a fireplace, an original coffee table or a wall with bookshelves, in the kitchen - dining table, and in the nursery - workplace or a bright sofa. The rest of the furniture must be arranged in such a way as to emphasize the importance of this central piece of furniture.

In this spacious bedroom we managed to install a full set of furniture - a king-size bed, two bedside tables and a spacious closet

Special applications for iPad may well replace traditional methods of planning furniture placement. With their help, you can feel like a real interior designer and spend several hours enthusiastically arranging all the new furniture models in their places.

Determining the maximum budget

The price issue is very important, as it significantly limits the choice. For example, furniture famous brand cannot be cheap, especially if it is original and created in a single copy. In this case, nothing prevents you from typing “ luxury furniture" Take a look, ask the price, and then you can look for similar models at a more affordable price.

The material used to make the furniture also depends on the maximum cost that the owners can afford. Of course, solid wood furniture natural wood, with forged parts self made or made from exotic materials, such as bamboo or rattan, will cost more than furniture made from MDF and chipboard.

Leather sofa, original carved coffee table, soft chairs, a chest of drawers by the window and elegant cabinets made it possible to fully furnish this cozy fireplace room

These are the chairs and round table, resting on the original leg, will cost more only because they are made in Italy

We select furniture according to the interior style

Before choosing furniture, you should also decide on the interior design. You don’t want your living room, which was planned as a real example of high-tech style, to turn into a room whose arrangement has clearly ended at the “high-tech” stage. Namely, this is the effect that will result from the incorrect selection of furniture.

Remember that furniture that is ideal for modernism will never be able to fit harmoniously into a strict classic interior. For the convenience of buyers, sometimes it immediately indicates that this set is designed in a specific design style. So, you can find furniture in Provence or Baroque style. But most often in such catalogs only the manufacturer, cost and material of manufacture are indicated, and the buyer himself has to guess about the stylistic orientation based on the external parameters of the piece of furniture.

In his articles devoted to the description various styles interiors, we have already written about the features of furniture. In short, the following basic rules exist:

1. For historical styles interiors, for example, classic and baroque, furniture with carved facades, sofas with rounded backs, chairs with gracefully curved legs are perfect. Furniture made of metal and glass is not appropriate in such interiors.
2. But for high-tech and other modern styles it is worth choosing furniture with laconic facades, possibly made of glass, with shiny chrome parts. Upholstered furniture should be chosen in strict straight shapes, with plain upholstery.
3. Ethnic styles they love diversity, so in this case the upholstered furniture can be bright, with appropriate patterns and ornaments. It is better to prefer cabinet furniture of dark wood and strict shapes.
4. Wrought iron furniture is ideal for Mediterranean or country style interiors.
5. Japanese or Chinese interiors require bamboo furniture, as well as items with dark lacquered fronts decorated with carvings.

If you are determined to decorate the interior in strict accordance with a certain design style, be sure to pay attention to choosing suitable furniture, otherwise all your efforts will not be crowned with success!

We advise you, when going to the store, to print out several photos at home with the pieces of furniture you like and ask to see something similar. Stock up on a real “portfolio” to show the manager what style of furniture interests you.

This milky sofa corner will look perfect in modern interior, decorated, for example, in a minimalist style

In the lung Scandinavian style the furniture looks great light wood, with minimal decor. In this dining area lunch group designed in the same style as a sideboard with glass doors

Choosing a color scheme

When choosing the color scheme of furniture, there are two main options:

1. Selection of furniture in the same color scheme, as finishing. For example, if you have light green walls in your room, you can purchase soft set darker shade of green. In this case, brown will go well with beige, and blue with blue. Such an interior will turn out to be very calm, perhaps somewhat boring, but it will never cause irritation and will always be relevant.
2. Contrasting color scheme. This option assumes that the furniture will become the most bright accent interior The classic combination is black and white, but many will find this option too laconic. You can also choose proven combinations of blue with yellow or milky, green and rich brown, gray and turquoise. IN modern styles One of the most fashionable combinations remains lilac and silver.

By the way, furniture selection apps also allow you to change the color of selected items, so you can immediately see how a particular sofa upholstery looks against your walls.

Working with applications for your tablet or smartphone, you can change not only the color of the furniture, but also the upholstery material

This spacious living room combines black leather furniture with gray decorative stone walls A flooring, well simulating heat natural wood, made the interior more homely, not so office-like

Without the bright red sofa, this snow-white room would look like a hospital ward. It was such a bright detail that made the interior very original and attractive in its own way.

Our recommendations will be especially useful to homeowners who are planning to completely replace the furniture in one of the rooms or who are choosing furniture for their new home for the first time. Take your time to the nearest furniture salon to purchase what is in stock. Think carefully about your decision, prepare in advance, go through all the required stages of selection, and only after all this, place an order in the catalog, call a furniture maker, or go to the store.

Anna Sedykh, rmnt.ru