10 Tips For Buying Wood Furniture February 5, 2008
Posted by Vedis The Home Lover in : Furniture Shopping , trackback
How good is that desk or bookcase you’re thinking of buying? How can you tell if the construction is sound, the drawers will work, the hardware is durable?
1. Feel the weight of drawers and doors. High-quality furniture has a sense of weight, scale and solidity to it.
2. Large cabinets, entertainment centers or sideboards should have leveling devices in the base. Keeping big items level is important because otherwise doors tend to stick.
3. There should be sash locks (metal latches) under the table leaves and table top.
4. When you buy wood furniture, drawers should work smoothly and should not bind when extended.
5. Drawer interiors should be smooth to the touch, sanded and sealed.
6. Glass shelves should be at least 3/8 inches thick and have plate grooves.
7. Better-end display and china cabinets should have halogen lighting, line switches and rheostats.
8. Upper-end manufacturers use heavier, more substantial, more decorative hardware.
9. Inspect hinges to determine if they are solidly secure and can handle the load of the door.
10. Check to see if there are dust panels (horizontal partitions) between drawers. They should be wood on the best items, cardboard or nonexistent on less expensive items. Dust panels keep dust and varmints from coming up under the piece and soiling the contents of the drawers, but they are not critical to structural integrity.
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