In this new economic climate of increased savings, decreased spending and less reliance on credit, retailers are being challenged to encourage customers through the door and open their wallets on a daily basis. Several recent surveys have established that people are still willing to spend their hard-earned money, but are putting more thought into their purchasing patterns, and moving away from debt to fund their “retail therapy.” For retailers, this means taking a different approach, as people want better value and a better quality product. They no longer are willing to throw away money on items that will be broken or obsolete in a few months.
This is good news for retailers at the top end of the market in terms of quality. While they may have to be a little more inventive in offering deals in bedroom furniture Brisbane to prise open those wallets, they are already well ahead of their competitors who are left with poorer quality offerings with smaller mark-ups and therefore little in the way of leverage.
The last two decades has seen increased interaction between architecture, fashion and furniture. Everything for the home is produced to colour co-ordinate with everything else – towels, mats, curtains, bed linen, bed covers, decorator items such as vases, art works, glassware etc., and furniture. Unfortunately, this also means that when a colour range is out of fashion, everything in that range, including the furniture, is also out. The low priced unit that seemed such a bargain only a short time ago is now a liability.
A better approach to furniture purchases, and one which will have the householder paying only once in a lifetime for an item, is to think through furniture needs, decide on the number of pieces that will suit the space, and purchase solid timber furniture. These pieces are manufactured from quality materials, by experienced craftspeople. If they are cared for, the pieces will be around long enough to become family heirlooms long after the mass-produced competition has become landfill.
This doesn’t mean that the householder will be stuck in the future with unfashionable furniture pieces. Quality is timeless, and well-crafted furniture can be constantly refreshed and updated with the latest accessories. Rather than tossing out whole Brisbane furniture stores every few years because they are no longer serviceable, the quality product, while more expensive initially, will have paid for itself and the only expense to refreshing the look will be low-cost items like cushions, rugs, art work, glassware etc., in the latest fashion colours and trends.
The timeless elegance and reliable construction of solid timber, custom built furniture will fit perfectly into any interior design situation. By crafting pieces that fit in with existing furniture, everything will still blend and flow, and the householder will have the latest look at a fraction of the cost of starting from scratch.