Furniture Imports Bar Stools

By Yosef Solomon on December 1st, 2008

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Furniture Imports, Inc. Is a family-owned business that has been manufacturing hospitality furniture, including dining chairs, bar stools and counter stools, since 1961. In spite of their name, the company hails from Philadelphia, PA and makes its products there, out of solid European hardwoods. Furniture Imports’ bar stools are available in a variety of finishes and fabrics. The firm has been making furniture and restaurant equipment for restaurants, hotels, furniture rentals, and other industries that make extensive use of furniture since their formation. These days, Furniture Imports have their own website where you can view its line of bar stools and various other products that Furniture Imports manufacturers.

Their products are available in a very wide range of styles and custom orders are welcomed by Furniture Imports. In fact, they assemble every order as it comes in, even if you order furniture based on their existing patterns. They also manufacture dining room furniture if you want to match the dining chairs in your restaurant (or home) to your bar stools.

Before you can narrow down your choice from Furniture Imports many offerings, you need to figure out what exactly you are looking for. You have to figure out the shape, features, and configuration of the bar stool. It is important to decide whether you want bar stools that swivel or don’t swivel. If you want the kind of stools that have cushions or fabric covers, you will need to decide that. You should also figure out whether you want arms and a back. When you decide between swiveling bar stools, you can decide on either stools that pivot from side to side a little or bar stools that swivel 360 degrees.

Furniture Imports offer a variety of options when it comes to materials for their bar stools, All the various materials have advantages and disadvantages. If you choose wood, you must decide which wood you would like. The various woods are categorized into hardwoods and softwoods. Hardwoods are more expensive but more durable and typically more resistant to warping, scratching and denting. Softwoods, on the other hand, are usually less expensive. Softwoods are usually light in color, and hardwoods usually are dark and range from red to brown to orange-ish to almost black. Some hardwoods are light colored. Maple, for example, is a hardwood that is light and yellowish in color. Furniture Imports are a relatively high end company, and therefore offer hardwoods only, no soft woods.

You must also determine what height you want your Furniture Imports barstools to be. If your bar area is relatively small, you should order bar stools that are armless and can be tucked away when not in use. Decide the height of your bar stools in relation to your counter height. Typically, you’d want to have 9 inches to 13 inches of space between your legs and the bottom of the bar counter, but you should try them out and see what is comfortable for you.

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