Living Room Storage Tips from England Furniture

The perfect living room is not only visually appealing, comfortable, and inviting. It also has a place for storage and is free from constant clutter. If you find you have more things, than places for them then these tips may be useful for you and your living room.

Wall Space

Find standard open wall shelves of any size at a home improvement center for an inexpensive storage solution for books and decorative objects. A structured wall unit or entertainment center can house books and electronic equipment and provides space for decorative displays. If you’re going to stay in your home for a while, you might want to invest in custom-made shelves or cabinets. Any of these solutions gives lots of storage space without protruding too much into the living area.

Ottomans

england-furniture-parson-storage-ottomanStorage ottomans are a classic hideaway solution. Stylish storage ottomans can store a good bit of items and then are helpful as extra seats. Tuck them away under a floating shelf when you don’t need them.

Look Up

There is probably nothing higher than 5 feet in your room, but there’s lots of space above. Install shelves 12″ to 18″ below the ceiling to display collectibles, plants, hats, or photos.

Goodbye to Closet Doors

Consider removing closet doors. Many doors (even the folding style), eat up lots of floor space and that means less room for furniture and for storage options. Use a curtain closure instead. It’s streamlined and the door doesn’t affect the ideal flow of the room.

Behind Closed Doors

It’s ideal not to have to look at the things you’re storing, unless they’re decorative. Increase available storage space by enclosing shelves and cupboards behind doors. Instead of using an open one, choose a bookcase with doors. A 12″ deep shelving unit gives great storage without taking up much floor space. Choose a table for the end of a sofa or beside a bed that has a closed base with drawers or shelves rather than spindly open legs. Find a knee-hole desk with drawers for files and office items rather than an open writing desk.

Over the Window

Mount a shelf above the windows of the room for displaying things you don’t use but love to look at.

 

5 Sofa Colors that Won’t Box You In!

A sofa can be the centerpiece to your living room and it’s typically the piece of furniture that people notice first.  Many people change the style of their living room frequently, put they’re often not sure how to match a sofa color with the rest of the room’s color scheme.

While bold and bright colors are quite trendy right now, it can be hard to re-decorate with a bright lime green sofa. Whether you paint your walls blue, gray, yellow or red, your sofa should always go with the rest of the room.  We have a few tips and tricks to help you find a sofa that matches your versatile style.

One color that is very neutral is cream.  Many people are nervous about a white sofa and cream is a great alternative. A cream sofa will offer you considerable versatility. If a cream colored sofa is still too “white” for you there are darker alternatives. The colors tan, camel, or biscuit are warmer than cream, but they still provide you the versatility you’re looking for. Still looking to go darker? Brown is also another color that works well in terms of flexibility.

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The England Furniture Rondell Collection

If you’re looking for something completely different it is recommended to go with a gray colored sofa or soft muted colors. Like the color black, gray tends to go with all types of colors, therefore making it very adaptable. Muted colors tend to be a bit bolder. While they are still very versatile, they give you that pop of color many seek in there color scheme.

Throughout our lives, we experience a lot changes, including in our homes.  England Furniture can help you choose a sofa color and style that is perfect for YOU.

England Furniture: Plant 6 Achieves 10 Years with No Lost Time Accidents

On June 9, 2014, England Furniture’s Plant 6 attained a significant safety milestone by going 10 years without a time lost accident. Given the nature of the work – and the type of equipment used at Plant 6, our woodcutting facility – England Furniture considers this a proud and huge achievement. Plant Manager (Jerry Blair), and the England Furniture employees at this plant, deserve our recognition of a job well done. Plant 6 personnel enjoyed a steak lunch at the Plant 8 cafeteria, the receipt of a WOW tee-shirt commemorating the date, individual monetary rewards, and a drawing for additional furniture prizes.  Hearty expressions of appreciation from England Furniture management accompanied the festivities.  Judging by the pictures taken at the meal, everyone welcomed a chance to take a break from the daily routine and to get ready to work toward the next no lost time goal of 11 years. We are all keeping our fingers crossed for Jerry and his crew. Go Plant 6!

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