You have finally found the vision on how you want your bedroom to look after researching the internet for months. Now down to the hard work of stripping the walls, filling in the imperfections and finally painting or wallpapering.
Have you done enough research about the quality of your bedroom furniture? No, then let me lend a hand.
Oak or walnut wooden beds
Try to buy a bed that is solid wood. Key factors to look for are no small finger pointed laminations on the siderails, head and tail rails. Look for signs of white sapwood showing towards the outside of the bed. Whilst this is not crucial to the construction, it shows that the manufacturer has taken time to put the sap face to the inside of the bed with the pure oak tones showing.
Oak and walnut wooden chests
The main construction of the chests should feature solid wooden legs all round. The top should be solid wood also with no man made products. The drawers should be dovetailed all round and solid in construction and strength. Are the drawer fronts made out of one piece of wood? Many manufacturers joint their drawer fronts whereas quality manufacturers use one piece of timber. The backs of the drawer should be grooved into the back legs and no screws, nails or pins used to hold the back panel in place.
Oak and walnut wooden wardrobes
Wooden legs should be used in all wardrobes, the back panels again should be grooved into the back legs. The veneered back panel should be veneered both internally and externally. Whilst this is not compulsary, it shows the manufacturer puts high emphasis on a consistent finish. Internally, the hanging rail should not be of cheap metal, it is far better to have a solid turned rail and brackets. If the wardrobe has drawers, again the drawers should be dovetailed and made of one piece of solid wood.