FG’s Owner on Choosing the Right Furniture for Your Home

FG Owner and main buyer, Nathan, definitely understands the difficulties that come with having too many style options when decorating your space. He gets to see a lot of furniture on a daily basis, and it’s because of him that we are able to bring our customers such a dynamic, interesting inventory. But we don’t want to overwhelm you, so he’s come up with a few tips and tricks that have helped him design his home thoughtfully while avoiding the dark depths of hoarding.

Picking Furniture For Your Home: Let Your Choices Be You

As the main buyer for Furnish Green, I come across a lot of furniture. I mean a lot. No, more than you are thinking. Even more…

I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to see so many pieces and so many styles pass through my hands, but I can empathize with customers when they come to our showroom and suddenly feel overwhelmed. I can’t count the number of times I’ve gone to Home Depot only to forget the very thing I went there to buy. But we’re talking about pieces you are going to live with here, not AA batteries. And it’s usually the emptier the apartment, the more overwhelming it can be. Where to start? What style?

“I like this style… but I like this one… and that one also. What do I do?!”

My first suggestion is to start with one piece that you really like, one piece that is calling your name even from the other side of the showroom, a piece that you want to be BFFs with 4ever. Go for it, buy it, it’s unique, it’s sublime, it’s you.

Let’s say this piece is a Mid Century credenza. It’s modern, made of walnut or teak, with clean lines. This doesn’t mean that the rest of your place has to look like Don Draper’s apartment from Mad Men. Although there’s nothing wrong with that.

At this point in the process allow yourself to stray from that style in order to get the pieces you really need. Mix it up, and don’t worry about whether wood tone differs from one piece to the next or whether or not Hollywood Regency goes with Industrial. You can often bring styles together through incorporating smaller accent pieces. Worry more about shape, size and function. Most good designers I know often mix styles, creating a one-of-a-kind look. Tap into that inner designer, get a little funky, be bold and let your choices be you. – Nathan