Do you ever thumb through a magazine, watch an old movie or even visit a bed and breakfast and wish you could make a room in your home look ‘just like that’? Well, you probably can. Whether high-end designer pieces or rare antiques, you can find similar pieces in your price range. Continue Reading
That funky, modular furniture that we made fun of from the 70s is back and it’s more popular than ever. Not only are vintage pieces hot, but they are getting scarce. Furniture makers are smart enough to know what buyers want and have reproduced many of these popular modular styles. Continue Reading
Even if you’re a city slicker, you may enjoy a relaxing rustic atmosphere occasionally. So consider adding a touch of the country to your home, whether it’s a guest room with bright graphics or an entire lake house that blends with the view out the window.
Buyers of Chicago, Illinois furniture must remember that “country” doesn’t mean bunnies with gingham aprons perched on pegged pine shelves and lots of heart motifs. It can simply mean rustic and simple – a comfortable way to live. Continue Reading
Have a room that’s just feeling a bit blah? Try a touch of color. This is the most affordable way to give any room a fresh look. You can paint an accent wall, the entire room, or even some of the furniture to get a pop of color and an updated atmosphere.
Your Chicago leather couch retailer not only has leather pieces in a variety of colors, but wood furniture in color finishes as well. If you don’t have any pieces you can paint – avoid the Chippendale chairs and the buffet your great-grandmother brought from the old country – Walter E. Smithe has beautiful color selections in every style. Continue Reading
We all know our closets and cubbies can hold only so much. Often they are reserved for seasonal decorations, extra items we use only on occasion or items we never use but just can’t bear to part with. Walter E. Smithe is not only your retailer for Chicago contemporary furniture, but has solutions for storage in every room of your home. Continue Reading
