Inspiration
Buying Guides inspiration from Furniture100. Practical reads to help you choose well.
A faux leather dining chair with a curved, raised-side back, crossed black metal legs, a 47cm seat height, adjustable floor protectors and a 120kg load rating. What the numbers mean at a table, and what nineteen buyers said, including one who ordered six.
A mid-century dining chair with a rattan backrest and a white PU seat, built on a metal frame with wooden legs and rated to 250 pounds. How it differs from the all-wood Nora, who it suits, and what to check before you order.
A dining chair with arms and a curved wraparound backrest, in grey, green, brown and white boucle. Who it suits, why the arms matter for a long meal, the one thing a reviewer warns about, and what eleven buyers said.
A full body massage chair with 14 fixed massage nodes, eight airbags, heating at the waist and feet, a motorised recline to 165 degrees and a touchscreen control, in a frame slim enough for a living room corner. What each stated feature is, who it fits, and the two measurements to check before ordering.
A table lamp with a transparent glass body, warm metallic accents and a cream boucle shade, 45cm high and 19cm wide. Why a fabric shade makes it a bedside lamp, where it works, and the one thing to check about height before it goes on a bedside table.
A fluted console with smooth sliding tambour doors, gold-tone handles, a concealed compartment and a full lower shelf, 120cm wide by 30cm deep by 85cm high on slim cylindrical legs. Why tambour doors beat drawers in a hallway, and what five buyers said about its weight.
A floor lamp is either for reading or for the room, and the two want different things. Where to stand one, why beside a chair beats behind it, and when a three-globe or a crystal tree earns its place over a plain reading lamp.
A curved-back dining chair on wooden legs with a curved iron disc under the seat instead of a cross-base, rated to 150kg, in five finishes: beige linen-blend, beige and grey corduroy, black, and beige velvet. What the disc does, what seventeen buyers said, and which fabric for which room.
A table lamp with a sculpted glass base finished in polished copper or polished chrome, a white fabric drum shade with a metallic inner lining, 47cm high and 32cm wide, taking an E27 bulb to 60W with LED recommended. Why it works in pairs, and copper against chrome.
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