The Advantages of Custom Made Furniture

It is common to see impeccably designed homes that are let down by furniture that is simply not compatible with their interior design layout. Whether the items of furniture are poor quality or just impractical, they can greatly diminish the appeal or functionality of your home and leave you struggling to fully utilise your interior space. To address this issue, you could spend hours scouring shops and websites to find the perfect furnishings for your home, or you could just commission custom made items of furniture that are built to your specifications.

If you have taken the time and exerted the effort to ensure that your home is designed perfectly according to your tastes and practical needs, why let it be ruined by poor quality furniture? Don’t waste your time trying to find interior furniture that mightn’t even exist in the precise style that you want; instead you can furnish your home with good quality, perfectly tailored custom made furniture solutions.

What to keep in mind when furnishing your home

When you are considering how to approach the custom design of your furniture, it is important to keep a few things in mind. Most importantly, you need to take into account the purpose that your furniture will serve. Furniture should be practical, and above all else, the design of your custom made furniture should reflect its purpose. For example if you are designing cabinetry for your kitchen, it should be large enough to facilitate your cooking implements, crockery, cutlery and any other items you want to store in there. A good rule of thumb is to first establish a set of dimensions that account for all your practical requirements, and then you can turn your mind to the design features. Although it might sound complicated at first, when you enlist the help of custom furniture experts the entire process will be streamlined. With an expert, you will have access to all the professional help you need to develop furniture that is customised to suit your requirements and interior styling.

The three main benefits of custom made furniture

The advantages of custom made furniture are almost endless, but there are three benefits in particular that consistently encourage homeowners to furnish their homes with custom-made furniture.

#1 Space utilisation

One of the most commonly heard reasons expressed by homeowners for choosing custom furniture, is the extent to which it allows you to utilise your interior space. Generic, store-bought furniture is often too cumbersome or large for many homes and it can leave interior spaces feeling cramped and even unusable. The same can be said of generic cabinetry, which often occupies more space than it should, without offering much storage in return. Custom made furniture items can be built to suit a specific and unique space, therefore allowing homeowners to make the most of their interior, without feeling crowded or cramped.

#2 Functionality meets design

There is an age-old trade-off in interior design, between functionality and design. Homeowners are often forced to choose one or the other, which leaves them with furniture that is either unsightly, or impractical. With custom made furniture, however, this is no longer a decision that you need to make. You can work with a custom made furniture expert to develop furniture that looks great, while maintaining its usefulness.

Child safety

Parents of young children in particular face the challenge of furnishing their home in a way that won’t compromise the safety of their child. Many items of furniture that are mass manufactured come with sharp corners and edges, or other design flaws that can easily injure a young child. For this reason, parents are increasingly turning to custom made furniture as a way of ensuring that they furnish their home safely, whilst maintaining an appealing interior aesthetic.

For all your furniture needs and queries, contact Adina Interiors today on (07) 4132 7755.