Sunday, January 27, 2008

Finished Furniture

I went to Orlando for the FETC conference and it was a good time to check out that area's furniture stores. We went to Orlando's new IKEA. What a change from So Fla's. Parked right up front and there were PLENTY of parking spots. The store was not crowded and we went right through.

Next day we trudged through 7 different stores. The same problem of really dark finishes. I took pictures of any that might be acceptable. After awhile they all look alike.

Rooms To Go outlet had a nice unit, but no base. It would be very hard to match the finish color with something else. Blaine had missed the party atmosphere and drove up. We decided on a Broyhill unit we both like and sometime in the middle of February we will update from the 'Blaine Built' unite crafted from leftover lumber from construction sites of 30 years ago to a real piece of furniture.

Now this is going to make something else look bad.










2 comments:

Anonymous said...

YIPEE!!!! I can't wait to see it in your home!

nbk said...

I loved the Broyhill at first sight, even though we could have put together some nice Ikea boxes, doors, etc. I like that the Broyhill is a finished console and not going to sag and fall apart with use. It's worth the difference.