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The Highs And Lows- The List- Furniture For The Home

October 20, 2021

by Stephanie Mader

I get asked all the time, do your clients have unlimited budgets?

NO, absolutely not, no one has an unlimited budget.  It all about balance of the budget.  I always recommend spending a little more on your staple pieces, the ones you use every day.  The saying you get what you pay for totally applies for furniture pieces that will be used everyday.   Your main sofa or sectional for example.  Or that designer piece you have been dying to have since you were a young adult can be your splurge.  Sometimes they are not even the pretty items in the space but functional ones, like a new mattress.  Well lets move on from the mattress, that’s no fun at all.  But you get the gist.

My secret…..knowing where to get great knock offs or just similar pieces.  Below are some great pieces on the HIGH spectrum and the LOW.  Happy shopping and hope you enjoy the tips.

Ghost chair-Wayfair- $160

Ghost chair-Wayfair- $160  

louis-ghost-chair2

 Louis Ghost Chair- DWR- $465

vernon-chair_2

Vernon chair- Target- $300  

luna-chair-mgbwhome

 Luna chair- MGBWHome- $2454

foley-chair

  Foley chair- CB2-$329

edie_chair

 Edie chair- MGBWHome-$947

faux-leather-bench

Faux leather bench – Wayfair- $339   

auguste-bench

  Auguste bench- High Fashion Home-$895

marble-brass-dining-table

Marble/Brass dining table- West Elm $1999      

aero

Aero marble/brass dining table- RH- $5535

marlow

Marlow sectional- Interior Define- $2494

clarke

Clarke sectional- Arhaus- $9997

foundry-select

Foundry Select wood coffee table- Wayfair- $521

carrinna

Carrinna coffee table- Arhaus- $3099

yates

Yates drum side table- Wayfair- $159

kenzie

 Kenzie drum side table- RH- $665

luna

Luna queen bed- Pottery Barn= $1399

archer-queen-bed

Archer queen bed- MGBWHome- $4688

When to splurge, when to save?

So to sum it up, when looking at a space where we are updating furniture, this is my rule of thumb.  Anything thing that gets a lot of wear and tear is definitely worth the upgrade.

SAVE

Lighting

Sheets

Area Rugs

Art

Coffee table

Side Table                       

SPLURGE    

Mattress

Flooring

Dining Table

Lounge Chairs

Sofa/sectional

4146 Veith Avenue
Madison, WI 53704
P: 608-630-0049
A very modern open living room with a huge window wall