The New Home Furniture Trend Is Smaller

Posted by MCC on October 26th, 2008 at 06:32pm

Even before the economy began to look so dismal, furniture makes noticed a changing trend from consumers, smaller furniture. With less money circulating, people are moving into smaller more affordable homes and needing smaller furniture items to fit their new lifestyles.

The manufacturers are getting the message and downsizing everything from coffee tables to dressers. Home offices are now being combined into one single cabinet that has fold out features. And, both entertainment centers and sofas are coming out with more compact designs.

One unique item that will os available by Aspenhome is a valet for the bedroom that looks like a television stand, but has a hidden laundry hamper and a ironing board that slides out. Some manufacturers are decreasing the width of dressers and adding to the height to retain storage space.

Magnussen’s started manufacturing smaller furniture items around 3 years ago. They report that their sales have moved from 70% on over-scaled pieces to 70% on downsized furniture pieces. The smaller trends in furniture is meeting the demand for smaller homes, apartments and many people opting to live alone.

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