Friday, January 24, 2014

Mission Reclining Loveseat & Push-Back Chair

The warm, rugged yet clean styling of Mission furniture makes it very popular.  Our Country Hearts carries a wide range of Mission furniture, including sofas, reclining sofas, loveseats, chairs, push-back chairs, ottomans, etc.

Mission Reclining Loveseat & Push-Back Chair

Mission Loveseat measures 60"W x 35"D x 37"T

Mission Loveseat recliner has two positions - upright & flat.

Mission Push-Back Chair in Upright Position measures 34"W x 35"D x 42"T
 
Mission Push-Back Chair - Needs Ottoman
This reclining loveseat & push-back chair were purchased for a customer who already had an ottoman to pair with the chair.  Needless to say, an ottoman makes the push-back chair much more comfortable.

These pieces were ordered in golden oak with a texturized fabric.  There are dozens of wood colors and even more fabrics available.  So, you can customize this set to fit your own needs.

These pieces are made in America.  They're top quality & yet reasonably priced.  Contact Our Country Hearts for more information.

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Parker Sofa & Ivy Chair by Norwalk Furniture

A lot of people complain that furniture in the Binghamton, NY, area is boring.  They complain that the only places to go are the big box type places and so everyone ends up buying the same old, imported stuff.  Well, that's not true.  Binghamton has a great furniture store inside the log cabin at Our Country Heart.

At Our Country Hearts, we carry a wide range of American-made furniture.  We have
over a thousand fabrics & leathers, which we can apply to hundreds of sofas, chairs, recliners, etc.  So, when it comes time to buy a new sofas & chairs for the showroom floor at is fun.  We go through our catalogs, consider customer comments, compare fabrics, & more while making the decision.

This January we selected a Parker sofa & an Ivy chair from Norwalk Furniture.

Norwalk Brand Ivy Chair & Parker Sofa at Our Country Hearts
The Ivy chair is shown above in a cream-colored, texturized solid fabric. The details for the Ivy chair are shown here:
Norwalk brand Ivy Chair Spec Sheet

The Ivy Chair is paired with the Parker sofa because of the shape of the arm and the similarity in the legs.  We made the Parker in a dark green velvet fabric with print pillows which tie-in to the cream on the Ivy chair.  Both pieces feature exposed wooden legs.

Norwalk brand Parker Sofa Spec Sheet

The Parker Sofa is unique because it's part of Norwalk Furniture's Variations program, which means that it can be built in a tremendous number of styles & configurations.  For instance, in the page below you can see five different B&W photos of uniquely-styled Parker pieces.


These five styles are built from the sheet below, which details how the variations are created.  Starting in the top right-hand corner of this sheet, you can select a Track Arm or a Slope Arm.  Moving to the right you select a T-Cushion or Straight Cushion.  Then down to the left, choose back style - and to the right, leg style.  Finally, at the bottom are sizes.


These sizes & shapes are more easily understood when looking at them from the top down in this diagram:


As you can see from this last diagram, there are a multitude of Parker pieces which can be as simple as a sofa, loveseat & chair - or as complex as a sectional with chaise lounge.

The Parker Sofa & Ivy Chair make a great combination.  Please consider visiting Our Country Hearts and seeing them in person.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Leather Recliners by Comfort Design

When you think "recliner," you probably picture the quintessential fluffy, dumpy, marshmallow recliner that look something like this:


And while it's probably comfortable, it's not very attactive - nor will it be very durable.  Most of these marshmallow recliners at built in Asia with one purpose: to make it as cheaply as possible.

That's not true at Our Country Hearts.  Here we sell attractive, American-made recliners which will be both comfortable & long-lasting. 

Today we just received two great new Comfort Design recliners.

Comfort Design Classic Club Power Recliner in Cream Leather

Comfort Design Leslie II Power Dual Reclining Sofa in Harvest Leather
Both of these Comfort Design recliners feature power button activation.  This is an option - many people buy without, but once you try it, you'll never go back.  The main advantage is the controls give you the ability to stop at any postion - whereas the "normal" handle mechanism generally only stops in a few set spots.  The Leslie II comes as both a sofa and a chair, both of which can be found on our website.

Comfort Design offers their recliners in an amazing variety of fabric & leathers.  Here's a video of me flipping through the leathers:



There are even more fabrics than this!

How can they offer so much?  Because they're built & upholstered in America.  If you're looking at a reclienr elsewhere and it only comes in a couple of colors then that's a bad sign: it's probably made overseas.  And while there are good imports, there are also a lot of bad ones.

We love recliners.  When the store's empty you'll often find us snoozing in them!

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Oak isn't a Color - it's a Wood with lots of Character & Stain Colors Available

A lot of people think of oak as a single color.  Well, it's not!

Oak is a wood species with lots of natural grain characteristics.  The color of that grain depends on the stain that's applied to it.  One of the most common wood stain brands is Minwax.  Here's a small sample of the stains they were selling the day I wrote this blog:

Oak Stains from Minwax Website

Our Country Hearts can use any of these stains on oak and more.

Take a look at a few examples of just how different oak furniture looks when it has different stains applied to it.

Two oak chest of drawers in different stains at Our Country Hearts.  The one on the left is Harvest stain with black pulls, while the one on the right is Provincial stain with wooden knobs.



Three oak bookcases at Our Country Hearts - each has two adjustable shelves.  From left to right the stain colors are Harvest, Provincial, and Golden Oak.

Mission mule chest in Acres stain on oak at Our Country Hearts.



Our Country Hearts specializes in top-quality, American-made, solid-wood furniture, such as the items shown above.  We're located in Endicott, NY, which is a suburb of Binghamton, making it regionally close to Ithaca, Elmira, & Scranton.  Come visit us!