When buying new furniture as a couple, there’s a lot you need to think about, especially when you are joining two different styles.  Sit down and talk about your needs, maybe he wants leather and she wants an old world feel. This can be achieved with the right pieces and accessorizing. Look at your pieces you have now, can they be reused in your new rooms, maybe you can add a nice slipcover over a sofa until you can afford a $3000 sofa. Any items you can part with, we suggest you have a garage sale or post it on Craig’s List in your local area.

Measure the spaces you’re wanting to put your new furniture as well as the doorways you’ll be bringing it in through. You don’t want to buy a piece and realize you have no way to get it into your house or room.

When shopping for furniture in a store you need to be sure you ask for fabric swatches to take home. You also need to be able to ignore a ’sale’ sign. Even though that bright pink leather couch is marked 75% off, it might not be the ideal piece for your home. Also, don’t be needy when in a store. Yes, the sales-people are there to help… but they’re not your personal assistants. You don’t need to shop with individual attention, you’ll find more stuff that you like when you shop on your own.

Although most people are turned off by shopping for furniture online, it really can be the best choice. I mean, think about it, in a store you’re limited to the furniture being displayed. Online you can search and search and search until you find exactly what you’re looking for.

For the best furniture online, we highly suggest the following sites: Macys.com, OverStock.com, and BombayCompany.com. If you see something you like and you want to touch and feel it, see if one of these company’s is at your local mall to view the piece.