Just Comfort, Or Comfort with Style – Take Your Pick

The furniture you choose to display in your home is an extension of your personality. Your choice of furniture is a sure shot indication to the onlooker of your attitude towards life. The theme you choose – traditional or modern, chic or sleek, pure comfort or comfort with elegance – it all goes towards reflecting your personality.

Whatever the kind of furniture - bedroom furniture, patio furniture or dining furniture, all go a long way in giving and indication of your persona. The furniture is amongst the very first things to get noticed the moment someone enters your house.

Besides indicating your personality traits, it also gives an insight into your outlook towards life. Not only the essential furniture, but also the seemingly insignificant add-ons like rugs, lamps and tables give the onlooker a fair idea what you are all about. Beds, bunks, tables, chairs, couches, and spreads for all of them, clearly indicate the behavioral traits of the creator of that setup.

Picture a scene when you enter a friend’s flat. The dining table is bare except for a used plate, and the dining chairs scattered around aimlessly. A piece of clothing lying on the dirty looking rug, and a bare look accentuated by a couple of poorly polished cane chairs. A centre table that looks like it came straight from a garage sale. What comes to mind? A bachelor’s pad, no doubt, and one who is not too concerned about the way he lives. If this is the way he keeps the furniture in his home, this is probably how he will treat all that come in contact with him- a casual, laid back attitude that whatever is, goes. Neatness is the last thing I’m bothered about. Let me live my life- others don’t matter.

Cut to another view. A neat, plush black leather sofa set inviting you to just sink into its depths. Promising to envelope you in comfort the moment you decide to settle into it. A dining set including an etched glass top dining table covered with a handsome table pad, with smart looking, matching dining chairs to complement its beauty. A neat bar in the corner sporting all the latest and exquisite labels. Matching curtains to complement the entire set of the living room. What comes to mind? Obviously someone who doesn’t like to take things lightly. A perfectionist who’d go out of his way to achieve that special something. Comfort matters to this man, but class is equally important. And we haven’t even entered the bedroom yet.

Of course, what I have cited are two extreme examples, just to put across my point. While you may not fit into either of these, what matters is that you understand the immediate effect the look of your furniture has on the people whose opinion matters to you.

The next time you decide to stop by the roadside stall selling those cheap stools, pause to give it a thought. Does that attractive looking piece going cheap really go with the theme of your home furniture, or would it do well for itself if it continued to sit there awaiting the next buyer.

Take your time choosing your pieces, and you will never be the loser would you like to be identified with? Take your pick.