Entertaining
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
Your dining room does not have to match!
The days of matching dining rooms are finished! Today’s furniture buyers want their dining rooms to reflect their families’ personalities by mixing and matching different pieces to create a only one of a kind dining experience. All the dining room furniture you buy from your local PMD Furniture Direct™ franchisee should be something you love that is a reflection of your home and personality.
The table, the centerpiece of any eating experience, is the first thing you need to consider when combining different styles of furniture for your dining room. Because of this, the rest of the design will play off of this focal point. Tables with lighter finishes and glass or stone tops lend a casual feel while darker finishes tend to be used for formal settings. If you plan on using the dining room for every meal, a glass top table is also easy to clean and maintain.
Next, consider the chairs. Even in a formal dining room setting the chairs don’t have to be the same. Wood, upholstered, leather, and even metal are just a few of the different styles of chairs you can choose from. And even when mixed and matched, these varying choices can add a style all of their own to any dining room. Mix and match back styles, use different styles for the side and arm chairs, apply coordinating fabrics to add some excitement to your seating. Side chairs can also be placed throughout the dining room for a unique look.
Finally, the serving pieces can be constructed from different materials than your table and chairs. Painted sideboards, china cabinets, and buffet tables will give them an eccentric one-of-a-kind look and add an interesting style to your dining room. Finish the table off with a centerpiece that matches the color or style of your curtains and there you have it–a dining room that is a reflection of you.
When matching your dining room with your families personality, visit your local PMD Furniture Direct ™ franchisee and get those just right dining room pieces from the Royal Heritage Home Furnishings Collection and start enjoying your dining experiences today!
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Monday, June 7th, 2010
Spending the night in an unfamiliar room can be such a drag sometimes, especially when the sleeping conditions are reminiscent of sleeping in the great outdoors. So why would you want to put your guest through that same experience?
Take into consideration the things that make you feel at peace when staying in an unfamiliar place. This is the most important factor to make your guests feel right at home in a guest room. It will also give them a warm and cozy feeling knowing their comfort was thought of when you invited them into your home.
Follow these suggestions when shopping at your local PMD Furniture Direct™ franchisee to create a comfortable, relaxing experience for your guests:
- Keep it clutter free. Remove any furniture that might give the room a cluttered feel. Guests will feel more at home if they have enough room to accommodate themselves.
- Don’t furnish with all your unwanted furniture. This too can make a room feel cluttered and hodge-podge.
- Give the bed all the comfort you would want if you were sleeping on it. Provide extra pillows and don’t skimp on the linens. A thick duvet isn’t a bad idea either.
- Provide a nightstand next to the bed. This could be a great place for a lamp for reading purposes.
- Place a bowl of candy, magazines, books or flowers in the room to make your guests feel welcomed.
- Hang a mirror on the wall so they have a place to freshen up.
- A clock radio, wastebasket, iron and ironing board, tissues and a bottle of water are nice personal touches.
When creating a comfortable guest room for your dearest friends, visit your local PMD Furniture Direct™ franchisee to find the perfect pieces of furniture from the Royal Heritage Home Furnishings® Collection that will give your guest a home away from home experience.
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Sunday, May 9th, 2010
Say goodbye to the days of pale sea blues and aqua’s. Sprint 2010 is here and with that comes a forecast of bright and vibrant colors! Strong intense blues like peacock, teal, and royal are making their ways into homes across America. However, the color of choice of this very bright season is turquoise. Moods are known to be stimulated by bright colors and can be greatly affected by them. Blues are known for providing tranquility and freshness, giving any room a sense of well being. Bright blues will just emphasize those feelings making your room a place everyone will want to be.
We tend to lean to the safe side when purchasing larger ticket items, like a sofa or dining table, from your local PMD Furniture Direct™ franchisee. This means browns and beiges will most likely be the color of your furniture purchases. These neutral colors can be given some spirit by accenting them with bright colors. A turquoise throw pillow or lamp will add style and energy to the room.
Bright colored accent pieces can also be easy on your budget and be easily replaced in the changing seasons. You probably will not want bright turquoise colored throw pillows during Christmas time, so going bright on small accent pieces can give you the luxury of changing the style of your room easily and affordably.
Visit your local PMD Furniture Direct™ franchisee to shop our vast selection of affordable, durable and beautiful furniture from the Royal Heritage Home Furnishings® Collection.
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Your living room is a place where some of your most precious memories will be made. Whether it’s Christmas morning, your child’s first step, or that once a year sporting event, your living room will be the focal point of many memories you will hold dear. The centerpiece of this very important room is the sofa. The sofa will be one of the most important pieces of furniture you own. This very important piece of furniture needs to fit the lifestyle of your family and be a place where you want to relax and enjoy each other’s company.
When deciding on what sofa to buy from your local PMD Furniture Direct™ franchisee, you need to understand the different types of sofas so you can decide which one best suits your family.
Styles of Sofas
Standard: The standard sofa is typically the most common of the sofa family. It generally seats about three adults and is a stationary piece of furniture.
Sectional: For families who tend to host a lot of parties or have a larger living room sectional sofas are usually the better choice. The larger sectionals usually come in a L or U shape and are perfect for having conversations.
Sleeper: If you are prone to having many overnight guests for holidays are other events, then a sleeper sofa is a must have. Sleeper sofas has a built in bed frame that pulls out from underneath the seat cushions.
Motion: Perfect for laying back and watching a ball game or movie with the family, motion sofas have built in recliners or rockers. This will give you a place to kick back and relax after long day.
Loveseat: The loveseat is much like its companion the sofa except for the fact that it is a bit smaller and can generally only seat about two adults. A loveseat is a perfect compliment to any sofa and can provide extra need seating space.
Next week we will continue with the different designs of sofas and how they will compliment your design style.
Visit your local PMD Furniture Direct™ franchisee to shop our vast selection of affordable, durable and beautiful furniture from the Royal Heritage Home Furnishings® Collection.
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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Your dreams are about to come true!
Standing lofty against your living room wall is the entertainment center you’ve been dreaming your whole life about. But now the fear sets in. You look to the left and see a bundle of electronic equipment that you must now, somehow, put together in order for your dreams to become complete.
But have no fear. If you follow the next few simple steps, you will be able to put together a great entertainment system that will blow your friends away.
- Place the television in the middle of the entertainment center. Connect your Blue-ray, DVD or VHS player to the television using HD or HDMI cables.
- Connect the home theater receiver to the A/V (audio/video) output on the television. If the television does not have an A/V Out, then connect it to the DVD or Blu-ray player. It is best to use either RCA or fiber optic cables for this.
- Center the channel speaker below or directly above the television.
- Place the two front speakers on each side of the channel speaker.
- For maximum impact, the channel speaker and two front speakers should be placed equidistant from the listening area in an arched arrangement. They should also be at the same height, ideally at ear-level for the listeners.
- Put the two rear surround sound speakers on each side of the listening area behind the listening area. These can be placed above or below the seated listener.
- Finally, place the subwoofer around the room and experiment to find the best location. Turn on a movie or music and move the subwoofer to various spots in order to find the best sound.
Visit your local PMD Furniture Direct™ franchisee to shop our vast selection of affordable, durable and beautiful entertainment centers from the Royal Heritage Home Furnishings® Collection.
You and your friends and family will soon enjoy the ear-splitting, seat-jarring surround sound from your new home theater set up!
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Friday, April 9th, 2010
“Oh, NO! Why doesn’t my new sofa look as good in my home as it did in the store?”
We have all asked ourselves this question and it’s one of the most frustrating dilemmas for furniture consumers today. What can you do when the piece of furniture you have just spent countless hours shopping for has a completely different look in your home than it did in the store, magazine or photograph that inspired you?
The solution is simple: Accessories!
Professional designers accessorize rooms to the max. When shopping for that ideal piece of furniture through your local PMD Furniture Direct™ franchisee, make sure you take into consideration the accessories that have been shown in the room setting, such as:
• Occasional Tables
• Occasional chairs
• Curio Cabinets
• Artwork
• Picture frames
• Lamps
• Rugs
• Candles
• Throw pillows
• Blankets
• Floral arrangements
• Decorative accessories
• Place settings
• Table centerpieces
When adding new furniture to a room, go shopping in other rooms of your home to find accessories that will add drama and interest around your new piece. You can also visit your local PMD Furniture Direct™ franchisee to shop our vast selection of beautiful and affordable accessories from the beautiful furniture from the Royal Heritage Home Furnishings® Collection.
Attention to detail will pay off and soon your rooms will have the same sparkle and shine as a designer showroom!
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Saturday, April 3rd, 2010
It’s a problem we’ve all faced at one point in our life. You’ve just finished purchasing some beautiful living room furniture from Royal Heritage Home Furnishings® but now have no idea how to lay out the room. Most of the time we spend countless hours moving furniture pieces around, like an endless puzzle, trying to figure out the layout we want. But this doesn’t have to be the case. Follow these steps to find the living room layout you want while also saving your back.
- Get a piece of paper and draw a layout of your living room. Include all doors, windows, outlets, radiators, and air vents.
- Design and cut out miniatures of your items. Make sure all the pieces are named with the dimensions of each.
- Locate a focal point in the room. All your furniture pieces will revolve around this point. It can sometimes be a entertainment center, coffee table, artwork, fireplace, or even a mantle. Draw this focal point on the paper where it exists in the room.
- Move your cut out furniture pieces around on the paper to experiment with different layouts. Make sure your seating areas face each other and not the focal point. You want to encourage socializing. Place sofas and chairs at right angles around the focal point.
- Find a coffee table or trunk to place in the center of your seating arrangement for drinks or board games. This can also be used as a display area to place reading materials or pictures.
- Leave spaces in the corners between the seating for end tables or lamps. If you have an extra chair that fits this seating group, you can widen the arrangement and place the chair diagonally into the corner and skip the table.
- Finally, fill in any open places with any additional pieces of decor you still have. But remember, less is more. You don’t want to over crowd an area. So place accordingly.
Visit your local PMD Furniture Direct™ franchisee to shop our vast selection of affordable, durable and beautiful living room furniture from the Royal Heritage Home Furnishings® Collection, and start designing your living room today!
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
No doubt you’ve heard this frustrated cry coming from the vicinity of your television. With tons of new and exciting electronic devices being made available to you on a daily basis, keeping all of it organized can prove to be overwhelming. Finding the proper entertainment center through your local PMD Furniture Direct™ franchisee is the key to solving this problem.
When looking for an entertainment center, the first and most important detail you need to consider is the size of TV it is designed to hold. Entertainment centers are designed to fit around the TV. If the center you plan on purchasing from Royal Heritage Home Furnishings® can hold up to 64″ TV’s and you only have a 32″ TV, this will leave too big of a gap on both sides and take away from the look of your living room. It is best to purchase both your TV and entertainment center around the same time, however, this is not always an option so buy the TV first and then shop for an entertainment center to go around it. Here are some other tips to consider:
- DVD players, DVD’s, CD players, CD’s, Blue Ray players, stereos, TiVo, tuners, and yes – even VCR’s are just some of the many media pieces you will acquire over a long period of time. Make sure your entertainment center has lots of storage space for current and future items.
- Glass cabinet doors work best for electronic components because you can control them with a remote while keeping the doors closed. They will also stay protected if you have children or pets.
- DVD and CD collections should go behind solid doors. This will keep them out of site and keep the beauty of the room intact.
Visit your local PMD Furniture Direct™ franchisee to shop our vast selection of affordable, durable and beautiful entertainment centers from the Royal Heritage Home Furnishings® Collection
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Monday, December 7th, 2009
Sharing a meal at an abundant table is one of the most memorable times at any holiday gathering. Save yourself some stress this season by preparing your dining room well in advance of your dinner next party.
Polish your silver, clean your china and crystal – or stock up on pretty paper plates! Press any linens, table runner, placemats or napkins. Determine where each guest will sit, and mark their place with a small gift.
Plan your centerpiece and decorations. Tall candles or hurricane lamps look lovely on a sideboard or buffet, but a lower centerpiece make conversation easier at the table.
Keep a file of all your favorite holiday recipes, then plan your menu well in advance and stock up on non-perishable items. When you set the table, place the serving dish and utensil for each dish on the table.
Protect your dining room table with a table pad or trivet. Do not use silicone pads on wood furnishings, as they can damage the finish.
Visit your local PMD Distribution Center for solutions to your dining room dilemmas from Royal Heritage Home Furnishings!
Tags: Buffet, Christmas Dinner, Decorations, Dining Room, Entertaining, Holidays, PMD Furniture Direct, Royal Heritage Home Furnishings, Sideboard
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