Posts Tagged ‘wooden beds’
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
Do you wallpaper or paint? I’m sure that has been a discussion that you and your wife or partner have had when the time has come to redecorate the bedroom. The woman’s view is to wallpaper but you are thinking of the extra work involved in wallpapering and try to convince her that painting is the best option!!
First thing is to decide the look and feel you both want to achieve. Generally a calm and relaxed feel will be required as this is a room that you will spend a third of every day in. Are you keeping your bedroom furniture or replacing it with new? Home magazines are a good place to look as they can show different looks and tastes for the bedroom. Many customers visit us a AKKA furniture to view our bedroom furniture so they can visualise the look in their bedroom. We can put together in our roomset at our warehouse the pieces of furniture you are interested in purchasing to give you a general picture. We stock a wide selection of wooden beds along with bedside cabinets, wooden chests, wooden dressing tables and wooden wardrobes all available in either american white oak or american black walnut. So the furniture is chosen, now for the walls! (more…)
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Monday, December 6th, 2010
Buying bedroom furniture should not be an impulse decision. Due consideration of all aspects of your bedroom should be taken into account:
Is the bedroom being used by one person or two? How many pieces of furniture can I fit in? What pieces are essential? Obviously a bed, do I need more than one chest of drawers? How many wardrobes will I need? Could some pieces be dual purpose? If I have a large bedroom, should I go for larger items i.e. a triple wardrobe which may look more in proportion in the room? (more…)
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Monday, November 8th, 2010
At AKKA bedroom furniture we take the responsibilty of using ethical timbers very seriously. This means that we only use our american timbers that come with a forestry stewardship council stamp. This will identify that the timber has been sourced from a mill and forest owners that participate in managing it’s forests by re-planting trees after logging has taken place. This encourages people who live in the poorer parts of the world to see that they can still make money from the trees but also still see their natural habitat not totally disappear around them. (more…)
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Monday, October 11th, 2010
Call me sad or is it an obsession that I have but I’m always interested in wooden bedroom furniture that is on offer to the public via the high street and internet. Pricing will always be an important part of a customers criteria when they are selecting potential companies who they might want to look at. Quality of the the products , customer service back-up and does the bedroom furniture come from renewable sources are other considerations that people make.
Because we at Akka bedroom furniture design, manufacture and sell directly to you the customer we can be very competitive on pricing as we have such low overheads plus when you speak to somebody it is going to be the owners who are answering your questions whatever they are , not a sales person. We believe that it’s important that we try and convey our quality of the comprehensive range we carry in solid oak and walnut through the website so customers can make an informed decision on us. (more…)
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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
To create a good and well designed Feng Shui bedroom the space needs to be inviting and promote a harmonious flow of energy. You should feel excited and calm at the same time because you will be there to sleep and relax.
The bed is the most important piece of furniture that will promote intimate connection of your persona energy. A solid bed and headboard, be it wood or upholstered is vital as this will support your head and neck whilse your body goes into energy repair during your sleeping hours. A bed will need to have a good amount of space all round and underneath. This allows the energy to flow around your body while sleeping. Block this and the energy flow is blocked too. The best codes of practice are as follows: (more…)
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Friday, September 10th, 2010
Bedsteads provide a classic or contemporary look to your bedroom. At AKKA Furniture all of our beds are made from either American White Oak or American Black Walnut. Oak has a real warmth and beauty and will age beautifully through the hand oiled grain. Walnut is distinctive and luxurious and is uniquely associated with quality. All beds come with wooden slats providing a strong base for your mattress. (more…)
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Beds have been around since before the Egyptians, who also used the bed as a place where you could eat as well as sleep.
The Romans often decorated their beds in precious metals such as gold and silver. Mattresses in those days featured materials such as wool, feathers, hay and reeds.
The 18th Century saw a big jump in terms of sleeping because cotton was used for the mattresses. This meant that the vermin would not cohabitate your bed! Iron bedframes became quite popular at this time. (more…)
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Monday, August 23rd, 2010
What is contemporary furniture you may well ask? The way this can be answered is that the emphasis is on concept and design ideas that can be made into full size furniture. Contemporary furniture designers have to be able to create new and original designs and techniques to produce a stunning piece of furniture that the buyers of big furniture chains will want to showcase on their shopfloors. Once this step is made hopefully the public will be seduced into buying the furniture. (more…)
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Bedroom furniture sets have been bourne out of the need people have to match all of their bedroom furniture. There can be a number of reasons for this:
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Sunday, August 1st, 2010
Oak furniture, which is very popular in the british home is generally made from either European oak or American white oak.
European oak is found in Slovenia, France, Yugoslavia and many countries from the Baltic region. American white oak is found in the east of the USA and South Eastern Canada.
Britain as a nation have fallen in love with oak furniture, and many furnish several rooms in this wood, including dining rooms, living rooms and bedrooms.
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