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Stylish Coffee Tables For Your Perfect Living Space
Stylish Coffee Tables For Your Perfect Living Space


Create an Ergonomic Workspace
Create an Ergonomic Workspace
Reorganise your workstation in a way that it reinforces good posture, proper lighting, correct heights and angles. This will enable a smoother working process and encourage a healthier work culture. Click on the image below to view higher resolution.


Define spaces with rugs
Define spaces with rugs
If you're living in a studio apartment or have a large room, it is a great idea to consider adding a rug. Rugs can be use to define/separate different areas of your home. Providing more definition to larger rooms.
Click here to view our collection of rugs: https://www.comfortfurniture.com.sg/category/products/rugs/


Sofas are not always a must
Sofas are not always a must


Updating your living room
Updating your living room
Change the style of your living room by updating with new rugs and/or cushions. Changes do not always have to be the furniture.
Click here to view our collection of rugs: https://www.comfortfurniture.com.sg/category/products/rugs/


Mix & Match: Dining Chairs
Mix & Match: Dining Chairs


Bring a little of nature to your home
Bring a little of nature to your home
Having plants indoors will certainly bring the feel of nature into places such as your dining area, living room and even bathrooms. Planters light up lonely corners of the house without being too outstanding. Check out our artificial planters that are maintenance free yet realistic looking.


Tips on furniture colors
Tips on furniture colors


Tips on selecting rugs
Tips on selecting rugs
Depending on the furniture and wallpaper, adding a rug can brighten or quieten a room if it has a contrast in color. If the walls of the room have patterns or are bright, go for a subtle color rug. Likewise if the wall has a dark and simple color, select a rug with elaborate patterns or bright colors.
Click here to view our collection of rugs: https://www.comfortfurniture.com.sg/category/products/rugs/


Measure the Furniture and Space
Measure the Furniture and Space
When measuring the space to place your furniture, do not neglect measuring the space for walking about and pulling out a chair after sitting. It will be annoying if you realise that you don't have the extra space needed ..
ThinkAds Pte Ltd @ 21B Kreta Ayer Road | Product(s) Seen: Eames Soft Pad Highback (Replica) Office Chair

Easy Way to Maximise Durability of Furniture
Easy Way to Maximise Durability of Furniture
When getting off your chair or moving the furniture around the house, remember to lift and place objects instead of dragging the furniture across the surface. Dragging objects or the furniture itself will increase the rate of wear and tear, thus reducing the durability of it.
Oakland Dining Table in Cocoa + Stewart Chair + Tang Stool + Farm V2

Environment That Encourages Interaction
Environment That Encourages Interaction
The most important element when placing furniture in a living room is to encourage interaction. For starters place chairs, sofas or lounges facing each other on the sides.


Avoid the Sides for a Change
Avoid the Sides for a Change
Change the look of your room by placing furniture in the middle. Larger furniture, such as the couch, will make most sense against a wall if space is a constraint. However don’t restrict yourself when it comes to smaller piece, instead you may place armchairs in the front to create a new and different look.
Bellewaters Sales Gallery @ Anchorvale | Products Seen: Light Hang NM Series - Pharos & Oculo, Brandy Lounge Chair

Tips on selecting coffee tables that are kid-friendly
Tips on selecting coffee tables that are kid-friendly
For families with children, safety is a priority when selecting furniture. Before selecting a coffee table that catches your fancy, you should consider if it will survive the "topple effect". Avoiding coffee tables with big wide tops on a slim middle core would be a safe approach.


Pet-friendly Home Design - Selecting Fabric
Pet-friendly Home Design - Selecting Fabric
Pet owners will know how tough it can be to maintain nice furniture with a furry family member in the house. When selecting fabrics for furniture, you may wish to consider ‘thicker’ fabrics like Polyester.
Alternatively, Synthetic Leather furniture are also good options as they are durable, easy to clean and will suffer minor scratches as long as the nails of your pets are well trimmed.
Norico

Space Saving Tips For Furniture
Space Saving Tips For Furniture
With the constraints of space, clutter is a problem for small homes or apartments. It is important to select furniture that is not only aesthetically pleasing but also able to reduce the amount of space taken.
A tip is to select furniture that have storage capability, stackability and/or ability to serve more then one function.


Pet-friendly Home Design - Durable & Safe Furniture
Pet-friendly Home Design - Durable & Safe Furniture
It is important to have furniture that are durable and safe. You will want furniture that will stay upright even if your pet has jumped or bumped into it. Having tables with rounds edges instead of pointed corners is one point you may wish to consider.
Junko Dining Table in Bean Shape matches with Melcor Side Antique Chair

Attracting Attention To The Focal Point
Attracting Attention To The Focal Point


Pet-friendly Home Design - Color of Furniture
Pet-friendly Home Design - Color of Furniture
To avoid spending lots of time cleaning, if your pet has light fur avoid darker fabrics. This is same for pets with dark hair, avoid light-colorered furniture. To make fur less obvious, you may consider complex and multicoloured patterns that fur will be less likely to appear.
Cat Cafe @ Boat Quay | Products Seen: Brandy Chairs & Joan Lounge

Tips on having an illusion of larger space
Tips on having an illusion of larger space


Tips on the use of a lounge chair
Tips on the use of a lounge chair


Furniture for families with young babies
Furniture for families with young babies


Tips on Creating the Mismatched Chairs Arrangement Ideas For Your Dining Table
Tips on Creating the Mismatched Chairs Arrangement Ideas For Your Dining Table


Tips on Creating the Industrial Theme Look
Tips on Creating the Industrial Theme Look


Tips on Selecting the Right High Stool for Your Bar Table
Tips on Selecting the Right High Stool for Your Bar Table


Tips on Tempered Glass
Tips on Tempered Glass


Tips on Mixing and Matching Cushions Designs for Your Boring Sofa
Tips on Mixing and Matching Cushions Designs for Your Boring Sofa


Buy a sofa according to your family's needs
Buy a sofa according to your family's needs


Rounded Corner Tables that makes adults and kids happy
Rounded Corner Tables that makes adults and kids happy


Mix & Match: Have 1 Common Element
Mix & Match: Have 1 Common Element
Here's a little tip to add some design variety without going over the top - make sure there is at least one common factor or attribute among your furniture composition.
An example would be the Leo Chairs in Epoxy finishing (pictured). They belong to the same family of happy colors as well as belonging to the same furniture model.
Or, you can experiment with different models but in the same color. Put Tumi chair, Duxton chair, Hanoi chair & Osaka Side chair together and you get that artsy random feel. The similar element being the Timber in Natural color in this case, will still hold the whole look together despite the furniture pieces being different in size and shape. Check out the other pictures in this tip for more inspirations.
Basically, have one common element for your furniture selections. It will give aesthetic continuity throughout your interior space.






Placing a Living Plant on Timber
Placing a Living Plant on Timber
When placing a Living Plant on timber, it’s advisable to use a Tray or Plate so that the water or condensation or morning dew from the Plant could be contained within the Plate and not transfer (spill or drip) onto the Timber; resulting in unsightly watermarks.


Right Way Caring For Vinyl / PVC / PU / Synthetic Leather
Right Way Caring For Vinyl / PVC / PU / Synthetic Leather
Ordinary dirt and stains can usually be removed with mild soapy water: Spot clean affected area with the soap and water mixture.
Dab with a lint-free cloth until semi dry. Do not rub! Leave the affected area to air-dry, or dry carefully with the low setting of a hairdryer.
Do not use any concentrated household ammonia, chlorine, bleach-based cleaners, detergents and fabric polishes, as these can remove the plasticiser in Vinyl and cause cracking.


The Right Way To Care For Genuine Leather
The Right Way To Care For Genuine Leather
Generally, leather should be wiped regularly with a colourfast, damp white cloth. Do not use detergents, solvents and abrasives; and protect from sunlight, heat sources and humidity.
Avoid cleaners and detergents that aren’t made for leather care. A dry cloth and lukewarm water are usually all that’s needed to keep your leather’s natural brightness and texture. Then let it air dry instead of using a fan or hair dryer as that will dry the leather out over time.


Cleaning Glass
Cleaning Glass
Glass is one of the easiest surfaces to clean. Glass can be cleaned using a soft cloth damped with vinegar. Remember to clean dry the surface afterwards as water gathered on the glass may damage it. Periodically polish the glass with crushed newspaper for the added shine.
However when there are a combination of wood and tempered glass tops, extra care is to be taken when cleaning. Ammonia, vinegar and other common glass-cleaner ingredients, may damage wood. So, it’s important to use different cleaners for glass and wood, and to keep the glass cleaner from coming into contact with the wood and vice versa.


Caring for Timbers
Caring for Timbers


Preventing Marks On Polypropylene (PP)
Preventing Marks On Polypropylene (PP)


The Right Way To Care For Fabric
The Right Way To Care For Fabric


Cleaning Table Tops
Cleaning Table Tops


The Right Way To Maintain Your Metals
The Right Way To Maintain Your Metals


Placing Products Near Sunlight
Placing Products Near Sunlight


Benefits of Coasters
Benefits of Coasters
Coasters are friendly household items that help prevent scratches, heat transfer and watermarks when used correctly.


How To Care for Burlap
How To Care for Burlap
How to wash
First, I wash my burlap in the washing machine. I use about half the regular amount of liquid detergent I would use in a normal load, and I add a splash of bleach to the bleach cup of my washer. I set my machine to the delicate cycle, warm water, and let it do its thing. If I am not happy with the smell, still, when it is finished, I will run it through once more. It will not get rid of the smell completely, but it will decrease it very significantly. Update: I have done this with both the blonde (pictured) and the natural (light brown) burlap several times. The natural does get a little more fuzzy after washing than the blonde does. I just take it outside… shake, shake, shake it… and run a lint roller over it… and it works wonderfully! Not only does it take a lot of the smell away, it makes it a lot softer. Soooooo worth the extra effort! And, just to warn you, you’re about to see my scrub bottoms in these pictures Then I pull it out and drape it over two chairs to dry.How to iron
After it dries, I Iron my burlap to get all of the wrinkles out of it. Depending on your iron, the method you use here will vary from mine, but I will show you how I do it and you can adjust as you need to. I use a medium high setting. On my Iron, it says “Silk.” You want to make sure it is not on any of the automatic steam settings. I have learned from experience that too much of the water or steam will yellow your burlap and develop a weird film on your iron. Instead I just iron and do one squirt of the steam in one big motion over a large area of my fabric, following it up with a lot of steamless strokes. For more helpful tips on how to care for burlap, read on at: http://www.ellaclaireinspired.com/2012/05/washing-and-cutting-burlap.html

Mix & Match: Try mixing old with new.
Mix & Match: Try mixing old with new.
Mix & Match: Try mixing old with new. Have a favorite piece of furniture or fixtures? Try giving it a new coat of paint or finishing; you will be surprised by the end result of mixing something old with the new.
On the other hand, Comfort Design has pieces of furniture on sale from time to time. Reasons for sale varies from scratches to discontinued colors / models etc. Seek this opportunity to grab a good buy and personalize it with some of your own creativity!
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Explore with Colors
Explore with Colors


Have a budget
Have a budget


Solutions for leftover paints
Solutions for leftover paints
It’s always a good idea to hang on to leftover paint from a project in case you need to do touch-ups in the future. But have you ever stored your paint in its original can only to find it completely dried out when you need it?
Once you pry open a paint can, it’s no longer sealed so you’re inevitably letting air in which will cause your paint to dry out quickly. A simple and stylish storage solution is to store your paint in airtight food storage jars! If these jars can help keep your food fresh, then it certainly can keep your paint fresh too! Be sure to label your jars so you can keep track of your colors. - Nicole Gibbons
Caption: Store your leftover paints in airtight containers to keep it fresh.


Beautiful fabrics that’s affordable
Beautiful fabrics that’s affordable
Love beautiful fabric but find them too expensive? Try scarves from your favourite fashion retailers.
You can wrap them over your bed’s headboard, throw it over your coach, or do some DIY and turn them into your favourite cushion covers. Have fun exploring! – Nicole Gibbons


Choosing an office chair
Choosing an office chair


Tips on protecting your fabric furniture from spills & stains
Tips on protecting your fabric furniture from spills & stains
