Furniture Shopping

I’ve had a few anxiety attacks this week as I've been furniture shopping. I didn't realize how organized you had to be and how expensive furniture really costs. In order to make sure I was making the right choices, Cindy, a sales associate at City Furniture suggested that I go home and get these essential things before I even started to break out the credit card.

Digital Camera

Before you head out for an entire day of browsing, take pictures of your empty room (all angles). We sometime tend to over estimate how much space we really have to work with, having those pictures handy will remind you of what you’re working with. Also snap pictures of all the pieces you find that you really like, this makes it easy to compare.

Tape measure

Embrace the tape measure, love the tape measurements. I never thought I’d ever say that. Measure your room and write the specs on a reference sheet to take with you shopping. Make sure to measure your hallways and doors too. Remember the furniture is going to have to squeeze through those spaces too.

Pen and Note Pad

Use them for writing down tape measurements of the pieces you like, the stores name, and most importantly, the price.

Eye Candy

Bring ripped out pieces of room ideas that you love. It will help the sales person get a better idea of what it is you want. I tried explaining to the sales associate the type of bed I was looking for and no one could see the vision I had. When I showed them a picture of it off of google, they new exactly what I was looking for.