Found the Perfect Home ֠But Furniture WonӴ Fit

YouӶe been looking for a home and youӶe found one that feels almost perfect. The location is convenient and you can picture your family living here happily. Thereӳ a problem, however. One or more pieces of furniture youӶe had for years just will not fit. Do you buy the home anyway, or keep looking?

Move It?

Suppose the piece of furniture that wonӴ fit is a tall chest-on-chest thatӳ always been in your bedroom. Could you use it in another room? Might it be handsome and useful in the living room or dining room? (Downstairs rooms often have taller ceilings than upstairs rooms.) Could it store games, videos, tablecloths and place mats, and silverware in its new location?

If that thought process takes care of the chest, but youӲe left without enough storage in the bedroom, what then? Is there a smaller chest of drawers that was used in your old guest room that would fit in your bedroom? What about putting an inexpensive chest of drawers into your walk-in closet?

Give It Away?

Maybe the problem is that you have a bed thatӳ too large for any of the bedrooms in the ԡlmost perfectԠhouse. Is it a Sheraton tall post field bed with canopy or a massive Victorian piece thatӳ been in the family for generations? Do you love it, or might another family member with larger rooms and taller ceilings be very excited to get it?

I once gave a massive American Empire sideboard that had belonged to my grandfatherӳ sister to my son and his wife who live in Alaska. It was much too large for my dining room. Now it has pride of place in my sonӳ large living room. Coincidentally, it hides a modern TV which only shows when the doors are swung open. Itӳ still in the family, and the sideboard in my dining room is much smaller and suits the size of my room much better.

Sell It?

Maybe the offending piece of furniture has monetary value, but has no sentimental value whatsoever. Why not just sell it? Thereӳ no need to buy a house based on where itӬl fit, is there?

Evaluate and Decide

DonӴ turn down the idea of purchasing a home youӤ really enjoy living in out of hand simply because some of your furniture wonӴ fit. Ask yourself questions about the possibilities. When you come up with answers you like, youӶe made your decision. Who knows, another family member or a stranger shopping for a special piece of furniture could be delighted with your decision, too.


One of the most exciting and one of the most daunting places you can shop is the furniture store. It is always great fun to buy new pieces of furniture for your home, but dealing with the staff at some stores can be a bit of a problem. As with any type of salesperson, those working there are eager to make the sale, which you can appreciate, but there are times when you might have to ask them to leave you alone for a while. Much like buying a car, you need time to think when deciding what you want to buy.

When you enter a furniture store, you will usually be greeted by someone who wants to help you find what you need. Be clear about what you are doing there, and how much assistance you might need. DonӴ be afraid to say that you just want to look through the furniture store, and you really donӴ need any guidance. However, if you do need help, donӴ be afraid to ask where to find what you want to see. They are there to help, and you should take advantage if you need it.

Another thing that most donӴ realize about a furniture store is that most of the prices are not set in stone. If you see something you like, but it is just a bit out of your price range, you should always try to bring them down on price. Most of the time, you can get some sort of discount, but you wonӴ get it unless you ask for it. Those who work in a furniture store almost expect that you will want to take some money off, and they know how much they can go down before they are fresh out of a commission.

If you arenӴ finding what you need in your local furniture store, you might want to look around online to see what you can find. Your local store probably has more to offer than what you see in their local showroom. You can often order something from that furniture store online and it can be shipped to your home for very reasonable shipping prices. Even when you find something online from a store that is not in your community, you can still find great deals that might make it well worth it to wait for your new furniture to arrive so you can enjoy it.