By: Julia Aidan
Submitted: 2010-04-08 21:38:16 | Word Count: 473
If you are trying to make a very expensive statement with your hotel and you want the best furniture possible, you need to be able to spot high quality furniture and distinguish it from lower quality furniture pieces. I have created sort of a checklist or high point of thoughts to look out for when you are shopping for your hotel furniture to make sure that your vendor is not substituting lower or medium quality hotel furniture and sell it off as the top of the line.
Look at the joint and satisfy yourself that the work is done properly. High quality furniture is built to last and ultimately your property should be able to resell it to other properties or certainly on the secondary market. Superior construction will show you doweling and then the glue application with proper screw. If you observe, mortise and tenon joints, which are the most labor intensive types of joining, that are a bit tip off to overall superiority of the piece. The next best in joining is dovetails or even mitering is better than just shoving two boards together. In dressers, if we see there is floating construction where the bottom of the drawer is not tacked or glued in and it "floats" so when humidity changes, that is another sign of care of construction.
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For excellent quality hotel furniture we like to see kiln dried woods that remove as much of the moisture as possible so later the wood will not split when humidity conditions alter. We also like to see some of the more expensive woods like cherry, maple or oak on the outside with visible grain. The pieces will appear like the wood on the outside was specially selected just for that article rather than just a random grain pattern. The grains should match throughout the piece.
Some of the more vague look for the hotel furniture are the overall feel. If I put a television on top of the dresser or piece there should be no shifting or creaking. The drawers should move smoothly in and out easily and there should not be any gaps amid drawers if they are not part of the design. The door has to have proper alignment for smooth function. The drawer pulls and knobs should be the best quality possible. A final test is if you look at the back, is it completely finished and even though the wood on the back should be of lower quality, did they take the time to finish the item properly instead of just stapling the back on.
You should know and feel quality when you see it in great hotel furniture. Use my guide for further research on it.
Author Resource:-
Writer is a freelance writer specializing in wholesale furniture and hotel furniture.
