Retailers
Ready-to-assemble furniture can offer sensible choices for
almost any taste or budget.
Here is some of what we've learned after years of putting
together furniture from several manufacturers.
IKEA
The Swedish mega-store is a popular choice for all budgets.
Materials range from particle board to solid wood, so it pays to
look through their extensive
website
and catalog.
IKEA's strengths are affordable prices, sleek, modern design and
storage solutions for small spaces. They offer modular storage
systems:
PAX for clothes,
EFFEKTIV for office,
BESTA for media,
TROFAST for kids and
AKURUM for kitchen. These are frames, doors, drawers and
interior fittings that you can mix and match to fit your space
and needs.
Crate & Barrel
Crate & Barrel offers many simple, elegant designs, and
features a good number of pieces made from solid wood. Their
products assemble sturdily, and usually last long enough to
warrant the higher price tag. Check out their
Walker line of home office furniture for a distinctive look
that you'd never believe came out of a box.
Their offspring,
CB2, offers a younger, more modern look in a similar price
rage.
west elm
Contemporary and stylish,
west elm's
minimalist pieces - often constructed from solid wood - are a
long-term investment. For a sturdy and grounded sleeping
experience, check out their low
wood bed frame.
Bush
A trusted name in office furniture,
Bush
offers several product lines, including Westfield, Components
and Saratoga, to suit many different types of office set-up. We
have had many requests for the
Bush Tuxedo series, whose clean-cut, classic look and
versatile configurations work in many work spaces.
Bo Concept
Bo
Concept's fashionable styles push the envelope with a sleek
and handsome line that varies between ultra-modern, sexy,
luxurious and simple chic.
South Shore
This practical Canadian brand offers wide varieties of
functionally-designed furniture.
South Shore does not sell directly through their website but
through independent retailers such as
K-mart,
Target and
Staples.
2modern
2modern
is on a funkier level than most ready-to-assemble furniture.
Check out the
BluDot
collection for mod color-block furniture pieces, or the
home-office furniture and eye-catching media storage. Some have
called it too modern.
Overstock.com
Browse
Overstock for significant discounts on an extensive variety
of furniture. The wide selection of styles ranges from Victorian
to sleekly modern.
More information to come.
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