FLEXSTEEL: Spring. Construction. Style.

Flexsteel is top-of-the-line when it comes to producing quality furniture.

With their commitment to craftsmanship, you will see the blending of construction and design are one in the same. Flexsteel is a worldwide company, based out of Iowa, with a proud history and quality standards.

THE BLUE STEEL SPRING

In order to create long-lasting furniture, Flexsteel developed a support system that could withstand a lifetime of use. Ergo, the Blue Steel Spring at the core of every upholstered piece. This design has been around for over 75 years, and prevents you from sinking into your seat after years of use.

QUALITY CONSTRUCTION

As you browse Flexsteel’s catalog of options, there is a team of designers and engineers waiting to make your vision come to life. The manufacturers build each piece of furniture from scratch, using quality ¾” solid wood for the frame.

They also stand by their tried and true standards of utilizing extra support in your furniture’s stress points (i.e. where the frame is going to bear most of your weight when in use), and ensuring mortise joints (with a sturdy cut/notch design) are functional and safe.

ON-TREND DESIGNS

It’s often times hard to believe that “no two designs are alike.” However, with all of Flexsteel’s models and styling options, it’s true! In addition, they put just as much thought in to the quality of their fabrics, as they do their frames. The endless fabric and leather options provided by Flexsteel are tested for high resiliency, durability, and resistance to abrasions.

Whether you are furnishing your living room, dining room, or sleeping sanctuary, Flexsteel is going to make your finished product a comfortable one. They offer stationary and reclining pieces (even lift chairs!) for every room, and the refined model designs range from casual to formal, and can be customized from fabric to foot.

There are hundreds of fabric options available for you to choose from, including an entire Gallery Selection exclusive to Gallery retailers like Plymouth Furniture & Bedding Showrooms! If your style is more classic or contemporary (or somewhere in between), Flexsteel’s on-trend fabric options can help you complete the look of any space.

IN THE DETAILS

When selecting your new Flexsteel design, no detail will be overlooked. They will customize every element including the stain on the feet of your new chair or sofa, and the nail trim that frames the arms or base.

Flexsteel: Well-made furniture made well. Stylish designs. Customizable comfort.

What is the Right Mattress for Me?

Now is the best time to buy a new mattress. A new year provides a new opportunity to finally sleep in comfort and give the next 12 months all you’ve got!

However, the task of selecting a new mattress can be quite daunting. There are many manufacturers to assess, prices to compare, and variants to research. However, convenience does not always mean comfort.

SIZE

Choosing a mattress for one sleeper:

  • A bed that is too narrow will leave you feeling restricted. Size up! A spacious double bed will provide you more comfort.
  • A queen bed is great for those who prefer the extra space, but it may be too large for one individual. This is why you should always test a mattress in-store before any long-term commitment.

For partners:

  • A King or California King mattress should provide plenty of room; however, be aware of the size of your bedroom. Choosing a mattress that is too large can make you feel claustrophobic in an average or below-average space.

FIRMNESS

  • Firmness labels vary between manufacturers! The firmness of a mattress comes from the deeper, support layers. A mattress should be firm enough to provide proper support to your spine, while maintaining it’s natural curve.
  • Mattresses with “softer” comfort layers will help relieve pressure points while you sleep. Think about lying down on a hardwood floor. Where is your weight bearing down? To help relief pressure points, you want to sink into the top few inches of your mattress, in these areas.

TYPE OF MATERIALS — USED

A mattress is only as good as what is in it. Buying a mattress with unknown materials could be risky, as the mattress may soften/degrade much faster.

Even though some mattresses are more expensive, they tend to use better quality materials.

TAKE YOUR TIME

There is absolutely no “one size fits all” solution to mattress shopping, so when considering what mattress is right for you, we’re here to help! Don’t rush, and take your time … Visit the Plymouth Furniture & Bedding Showrooms today to test our variety of trusted brands and find your best mattress for 2018.

Brand Highlight: Flexsteel

Flexsteel is one of the finest furniture products on the market, more than a century in the making. That’s why we stand by it. Long-lasting Flexsteel furniture is manufactured by well-trained people in a quality-controlled environment. You’ll be impressed by our quality construction.

Looking for Flexsteel Furniture in the Sheboygan, WI area? Plymouth Furniture in Plymouth, WI is an authorized gallery dealer of Flexsteel Products. Flexsteel manufactures seating for every use: residential, commercial, and vehicle. Combining smart design with an unchanging emphasis on quality, Flexsteel is truly an American success story. This is a company with a proud history and a brilliant future.

What is Tempur Material?

Tempur-Pedic mattresses are unlike any other memory foam mattress you’ve tried, because their revolutionary TEMPUR® material is an exclusive formulation that changed the way world sleeps … from the stars to your bedroom.

The innovative combination of comfort layers was originally developed by NASA to cushion and support our astronauts during lift-off. It adapts to your body shape, weight, and temperature for personalized comfort.

No matter how your sleep, TEMPUR® material responds to your body’s temperature, reducing heat and humidity while keeping your body cool. It also conforms to your body, minimizing pressure points (often experienced in ones shoulders, hips, or heels) that can keep you awake, tossing and turning through the night. These disruptions reduce the amount and quality of sleep you receive each night.

Tempur-Pedic mattresses started the memory foam craze, but have remained the industry leader due to the quality and success of TEMPUR® material. The high-density foam softens in reaction to body heat, and will mold to support a warm body in a matter of minutes.

Whether you sleep on your back, side, or stomach, you will find the perfect level of comfort and support as the mattress responds to your unique shape, weight, and temperature throughout the night.

Finally, TEMPUR® material is one of the best materials to reduce motion transfer between sleeping partners. If you share a mattress with a restless sleeper, a Tempur-Pedic mattress will help you both sleep undisturbed.

With three, unique collections Tempur-Pedic mattresses can deliver personalized support and comfort to anyone. Visit Plymouth Furniture & Bedding Showrooms, today to experience the quality and comfort that started it all!

Brand Highlight: Sealy Mattresses

 

Tempur Sealy International, Inc. is the world’s largest bedding provider. The company’s proud history and groundbreaking innovations help develop and manufacture the most recognized brands in the industry: Sealy®, Stearns & Foster®, Tempur®, and Tempur-Pedic®.

Sealy®

Sealy has been helping American families sleep better, since 1881 when a cotton gin builder decided to start making cotton-filled mattresses for his friends.

Daniel Haynes – from Sealy, TX – invented a machine to compress cotton and licensed it to others. Since then, Sealy’s trusted high-quality mattresses have been at the forefront of mattress technology. Provided exceptional comfort, support, and durability only a Sealy can deliver.

Exceeding industry standards, Sealy mattresses are continually tested for quality, comfort, and support to deliver a deep, targeted support right where you need it.

All Sealy mattresses are proudly built in the USA.

Visit our Plymouth Furniture and Bedding Showroom to see our current inventory!

How To Choose The Right Mattress?

Finding the right mattress can make a big difference when it comes to getting a good night’s sleep.  Three elements to always consider when shopping a new mattress are:  Size, Comfort, and Durability.

Mattress Sizing

Mattress Sizes/Dimensions can vary slightly between manufacturers. You will want to look at your bed set and consider how high your mattress can sit from the floor for you to comfortably get in and out of the bed everyday.

Most mattress retailers offer three different height foundations (often called boxsprings) that will allow you to change the height of the bed without being forced to get an overly thin mattress or overly thick mattress. The three foundation options would be the standard foundation which is 9″ in height, then there is the low profile foundation which is usually 5″ in height and for bunk beds and people that really do not want much of a foundation a Bunkie board is only 1.5″ in height.

In addition, your mattress should be longer than the tallest person sleeping on it, and wide enough to accommodate side sleepers who may fold their arms and legs to get comfortable at night.

Make sure your mattress and bed set can fit comfortably within the space it is located before deciding on additional decor to compliment the sleep space.

Mattress Materials

The most important thing to consider when selecting a new mattress is how it supports your spine. You will want to find a mattress that can maintain the natural curve and alignment of your spine throughout the night, and can respond properly to your body’s movement in order to redistribute your weight evenly across the mattress.

Most mattresses are available in Firm, Medium, Plush, or Ultra Plush variations with coil and/or foam comfort layers. It is impossible to provide a “one size fits all” recommendation, and proper support and relaxation is subjective to the user. The easiest way to determine which style/type of mattress you need is to personally test them.

Mattress Durability

Today’s mattresses should be replaced every 5-7 years, based on their condition and your personal comfort.

If your mattress appears old and worn — dips and divots, sagging on the sides, visible coils — it’s a good sign you are ready for a replacement.

If your mattress no longer provides you with a comfortable support — the sides collapse when you sit on the edge, you can feel the coils, or there is creaking/shifting noise when you move — you will also want to consider new options.

The longevity of your mattress will depend on how long you sleep at night, if you use your bed for reading or working in addition to sleeping, or if you have any personal changes in weight. The more use/support mattresses provide, the faster you will need to replace them.

A simple rule-of-thumb:  If you wake up feeling fatigued or sore it’s time to replace your mattress. There are a number of highly-recommended TEMPUR-PEDIC, Sealy, and Stearns & Foster options available in our Plymouth Furniture & Bedding showrooms, and our team is always ready to help you find the perfect fit!

Lodge Furniture to Transform Your Home

Every homeowner wants their house to look good. When guests arrive, you want to amaze them and hear compliments such as, “If we had a house like this, we would stay inside forever!” Such praises mean that your home truly stands out.

However, to receive such admiration you need to have furniture that stands out from the rest. Instead of selecting furniture that every homeowner has, try something different. The best way to add a unique touch to your home is through lodge furniture. When guests enter your home, they’ll be moved by the unique feel of nature that surrounds them.

Lodge Furniture

Lodge furniture includes bedroom furnishings such as tables, stools, cabinets; and living room pieces like sofas, chairs, and ottomans. The furniture comes in a variety of wood types and designs that you can choose to best compliment the interior of your home.

Unique Feeling

Lodge furniture gives a homey feeling to your household. You can create a sleek atmosphere or more natural look by choosing different types of lodge furniture. Whichever type of lodge furniture you decide to go with, you can be sure that it will be unique and different from the more characterless furniture designs out there.

Durability

Lodge furniture is built to be durable and long lasting. There is no compromise in quality and it will stand firm for a long time. Unlike other furniture which may need to be replaced after a short while, these pieces can be passed down to your children for generations!

Some bargain-priced furniture manufacturers tend to cut corners when it comes to the quality of their products. The durableness of these investment pieces have proven to be more valuable in the long run.

Rustic Décor

The benefits of lodge furniture are huge as it will not only provide a relaxing atmosphere, but also stun your guests by the uniqueness of your home. Once you discover the enchanting, handcrafted appearance of wood furniture, you will wonder why you waited so long to transform your home. You can also accompany lodge furniture with a variety of rustic décor to make it more naturally inviting.

Rustic wall décor is a great way to enhance the look of your lodge furniture and completely transform the design of a room. Adding rustic décor to your bedroom and living room can make them feel more homey or intimate.

If adding a more natural and enchanting atmosphere to your home sounds appealing, check out Plymouth Furniture & Bedding Showroom’s selection of lodge furniture.

Featuring Best Craft Furniture products, you can find a variety of designs from their special Northwoods collection that can instantly transform your space.

Check out this VIDEO for more details about our different designs!

Ideas for Arranging Furniture

Arranging furniture can be a daunting task. When you’re faced with an empty room knowing how to fill it can seem overwhelming. But all you need to do is follow these common sense rules and you’ll find that arranging furniture isn’t so scary after all.

Choose a Focal Point

Never underestimate the power of a focal point. Sometimes they appear naturally as windows or built-in mantels, while other times you create them yourself, as with media units and televisions.

Whatever your focal point is, make a decision and stick with it. You’ll want to arrange furniture around it as much as possible.

Don’t Push Furniture Against the Walls

The size of the room will dictate how far you can pull your furniture away from the walls, but even in a small space you’ll want to give pieces a little breathing room by allowing a few inches between the backs of furniture pieces and the walls. Despite popular belief, this little bit of space can actually make rooms feel bigger. Of course if you have a larger space feel free to arrange furniture in such a way that conversation areas are created in the middle of the room, leaving several feet between the walls and the furniture.

Create Conversation Areas

People should naturally be able to talk to each other without having to crane their necks or shout across the room. You want the sofas and chairs to face each other (not necessarily straight on, but close), and they should be close enough that you can have a natural conversation with the person seated across from you without having to raise your voice.

If the room is too large, create multiple conversation areas.

Find Balance When Arranging Furniture

Balance is always important in decorating, and when it comes to arranging furniture and determining where to put items in your living room you’ll want to consider both size and placement of the various pieces.

Don’t group all the large or small pieces in one area, or to one side of the room. This will make the space feel uneven. Also make sure there’s variety in the shapes. If you’ve got straight-lined seating consider a round coffee table – or vice versa.

Consider Traffic Flow

One of the most important things to consider when arranging furniture in any room is traffic flow. People should not be tripping over furniture, or each other, to pass through the room. Make sure there are a couple feet (give or take a few inches) between the coffee table and sofa, and between chairs. Create a clear path so people can walk from one end of the room to the other without difficulty.

Use the Right Size Rug

Area rugs belong under the furniture – all the furniture if you can manage it. Exposing some flooring around the edges of the room is fine, but when using an area rug you want to make sure it’s big enough that all the furniture in a seating arrangement can sit on it. At the very least you want the front legs of large pieces to sit on the rug (the backs can be on the floor if necessary).
Get a Big Coffee Table

When it comes to coffee tables, more often than not, bigger is better. A large coffee table in the middle of a seating area is great for both aesthetics and function.

It acts like an anchor for the room and it leaves plenty of space for people to put down drinks or to display favored accessories. It’s also easier to access from all the seats around it.  That said, make sure to leave enough room between seating and the coffee table for people to pass through (about 18″).  And if you can’t find a suitable large coffee table, two smaller tables or other coffee table alternative can be a good substitute.

Put Tables at Arm’s Length

Every seat should have easy access to either a side table or coffee table. People shouldn’t have to get up out of their seats to put their drink down.  When it comes to table height, side tables should be approximately the same height as the chair arms they’re next to (if that’s not possible, lower is better). When it comes to coffee tables, the height should be the same height as chair/sofa seats or lower.

Let There Be Light

Lighting is one of the most important elements of any room and it’s often not properly thought out. Always use a mix of overhead lighting, floor lamps and table lamps (and sconces if you can). A floor lamp looks great at the end of a sofa or behind an accent chair. Table lamps look lovely on side tables, shelves, and even mantels. Lighting needs to be placed at different levels in order to be properly balanced so use it liberally throughout your room.
Use the Right Size Artwork

Things that are hung on the wall, whether it’s art, mirrors, or sculptural objects, need to be placed in relation to the furniture. Don’t hang a tiny photo over the back of your sofa. Use either a large piece that is approximately two thirds the length of the sofa, or use a grouping of pieces. If you’re absolutely determined to use a particular piece of art and it’s too small, put it in a larger frame with a large matte around it. (For every problem there is a solution!).

When it comes to arranging furniture it’s best to plan ahead. Either use an online floor planner or old-fashioned graph paper to sketch out your desired floor plan. It’s the only surefire way to know whether or not things will fit the way you want.