Relax with Bob Timberlake!

November 27th, 2011 by Caroline Categories: Featured, News No Responses
Relax with Bob Timberlake!

Here at Walter E. Smithe, we’re proud to offer a wide variety of furniture to meet all of your decorating needs – whether you need to spruce up a home or office, a bedroom or a, living room we can help! We have Chicago office furniture and bedroom furniture, we offer a wider range of designer furniture, and can even customize furniture for you. Today your friends at Walter E. Smithe are excited to present one of our newest designer collections – the Bob Timberlake Collection. Read on to learn more about this amazing collection! Continue Reading

Smithe Kote keeps you covered

July 15th, 2011 by Caroline Categories: Featured, Furniture Tips No Responses
Smithe Kote keeps you covered

If you’re considering buying furniture from Walter E. Smithe, you have several choices in front of you. If you’re in the market for bedroom furniture, we have many options to choose from; if you want to re-do your dining room, our selections of tables and chairs are unmatched; if you’re decorating a living room, we have an amazing selection of sofas and chairs; we even have a great selection of Chicago office furniture – we have it all! Continue Reading

Your home can have a touch of country no matter how urban the address

December 16th, 2010 by Caroline Categories: Design Tips, Featured No Responses
Your home can have a touch of country no matter how urban the address

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

Chicago leather couch retailer recommends jazzing up décor with a paint job

November 21st, 2010 by Caroline Categories: Design Tips, Featured No Responses
Chicago leather couch retailer recommends jazzing up décor with a paint job

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

Attractive ideas for creating storage space

November 17th, 2010 by Caroline Categories: Design Tips, Featured No Responses
Attractive ideas for creating storage space

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