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Furniture has three looks toda
Three looks, all quite contemporary
and all different, seem to be the trend in
furniture purchases today.
According to Stephen Goettler, of Goet-
tiers of Dublin, people are buying a wide
variety of styles for home furnishing, but
for the most part are leaning toward
either a modern, Georgian, or country
look.
The colonial look, popular a couple of
years ago, has died off, although
manufacturers who have produced a
strictly colonial line in the past are still
doing so, but with a country, or Georgian,
or modern twist, says Goettler.
One of the newest looks, and a popular
one right now, is the very modern, lac-
quered, almost Italian look.
"It's almost an art deco look in both
upholstery and case goods," says Goet-
tier.
This modern look shows straighter
lines than other looks and colors such as
charcoal, black, almond, navies,
firehouse red, peaches and rose. The
woods are generally the lighter oaks and
pecans.
The Georgian look, on the other land,
is a more traditional or 18th century
reproduction look. Unlike the modern
look this furniture shows the darker
woods such as cherry and mahogany and
more decorative features, such as the
Queen Anne leg, or the use of dental
mouldings around the edge of the fur-
niture.
Duncan Phyfe furniture is strongly
traditional in styling and companies such
as Pennsylvania House, Deilcraft and
Kaufman produce a lot of this look as
well.
The country look, popular with such
manufacturers as House of Brougham,
Roxton and Kaufman shows furniture
reminiscent of the confederation era in
design and features. The Windsor chair is
a typical example of a piece from this
style of furniture. Woods such as solid
pine, oak and maple are most often used
to achieve the country look and the
upholstery follows fairly traditional
styles, leaning toward the cotton prints,
jacquards and woven.fabrics.
Although not as popular, furniture
known as "Knockdown" furniture, im-
ported from such places as Taiwan and
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the Philippines, quite modern in design
and unassembled upon delivery, Is also
starting to make a lot of sales.
"It is generally low and fits a lot of
people's pocketbooks and needs. It's inex-
pensive," adds Goettler.
Whatever them' tastes Goettler urges
people to buy wisely, and not try to fur-
nish their entire home right away, on a
shoestring budget.
"Quality furniture is only bought once.
It's the junk that ends up on the back of
pickup trucks on the way to the dump. If
you buy well, you only buy once," he
says. "I like to hear people when they
come in, say they've been using the same
bed, or the same dining suite since 1948,
or whatever."
NEWLYWED NEEDS
While the above trends in home fur-
nishings represent the overall choices of
today's consumer, young married couples
tend to have specific needs and tastes of
their own, according to Barb Settles, of
Box Furniture, Seaforth.
One of the first rooms considered when
young couples are furnishing a home is
the kitchen, says Bettles.
"The basics theiy always buy are a
fridge and stove,' she says, adding that
microwave ovens are also popular with
newlyweds, as in most eases both spouses
are Working and need to be able to make
quick, simple meals. Betties notes
microwaves are being bought in addition
to, not as a replacement for, traditional
ranges.
Ahnond, is becoming the most popular
color for kitchen appliances, replacing
the greens, golds and coppertones, that
dominated the market a few years ago.
Basic white appliances still sell very
well.
In the bedroom, the traditional mat-
tress and box spring are still outselling
the waterbed, despite the latter's increas-
ing popularity, says Bettles.
The wood of choice right now is oak.
"If we're selling them bedroom fur-
niture, oak is what they would be buy-
ing," she says, adding the durable and
attractive wood is also really strong in
the dining room," right now.
She points out that while solid oak is
selling well, not all newlyweds can afford
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