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Kirti Nagar: Furniture Market


Kirti Nagar is home to Asia's largest furniture market housing showrooms of multi-national home remodelling and fittings companies, the most reputed interior design boutiques, imported kitchen and bath brands as well as traditional carpentry furniture makers.

The Kirti Nagar market is known to provide with the widest range of furniture and furnishings that can be a part of home décor. Whether one is searching for sofa cum beds, dining tables, LCD panel, bed imported furniture, customized furniture showpieces or anything else, the various stores and showrooms at Kirti Nagar can offer all. One can get both office furniture and home furniture here. Kirti Nagar is a huge market and naming a few shops for furniture will not do justice to the market.

However one will find Furniture’s in Grand Furniture as one of the most elegant and stylist. Includes all kind of furniture for home like beds, side tables, centre tables, dressing tables, sofa sets, bed, LCD Panel and many others. We are among the well known dealers in furniture and are known for the quality of imported furniture available.

Customized Furniture
Here it is allowed to get customized furniture that is made on order to suit with requirement. For instance, if you liked a particular bed but wish to get it converted into a space saving furniture or use it as a sofa-cum-bed, then GRAND FURNITURE can come to your aid.

Contact: Grand furniture, Kirti Nagar
Email: puneetkumar1981@gmail.com
Mob: 09811064265


Wooden Furniture: Things to Consider


Wood has always been the preferred material when making furniture products. However, many customers fail to recognize good wood furniture from the not so good ones. This article, however, hopes to help inform you on how to make good decisions when buying wood furniture.
For the members of the society who are socially active, home decoration is included in their top priorities. Moreover, patrons of furniture items have gone through marked changes in their perception. Because of the different changes in furniture choices, people can now choose from among the best. And among the choices of furniture, wood furniture is considered as the top choice of the experts of furniture items. Actually, it is said that the pride of having a priceless and excellent piece of wooden furniture is addictive and unmatched.

With changing times and fashion trends, furniture has been crafted in different materials like foam and fabric, metal and plastic. But the first choice for most people all around the globe has always been the one and only- teak wood.

Teak wood furniture exude luxury, royalty and style from every corner. The honey brown glow and intricate craft work, which are the characteristic features of teak wood furniture, add unparalleled beauty and class to them and your personality and lifestyle. They also possess a unique aroma that soothes senses as soon as one comes close to them.

Undoubtedly, they are a little more expensive than the other kinds but they are also the most durable and long lasting of all. But one time investment in teak wood furniture would mean a life long investment. With hardly any maintenance efforts, they retain their shine and color, never get infected by insects and never rot. These qualities make them particularly perfect for garden furniture pieces including benches, tables, chairs, tea table sets, steamers and loungers and traditional memorial seats.

Teakwood furniture, are also the best representation of vintage furniture. Anyone who is interested in giving an age old, vintage and rustic look to one's home, teakwood furniture would be the most suitable choice as far as the furniture is concerned.

Though wood furniture is popular these days, extreme caution should be observed by buyers. This is due to certain dealers, who sell fakes, which have emerged in the market. So as a general rule, when you are looking for wood furniture, consider the heavy ones. Heavier wood furniture guarantees better quality and strength. You will know it is genuine if it has a considerable weight.

Aside from the weight, one would also want to consider doing a thorough examination of their wooden furniture piece before buying it. One might be surprised to know that some pieces actually have bruises, cuts, protruding nails and other defects when you examine it. So to avoid buying these kinds of pieces, try to gently run hand through the surface of the furniture. In this way, one will be able to detect any flaws in the finishing of the furniture.

On the other hand, if in the furniture has a minor flaw that can be corrected easily, one can ask their dealer for an extra discount. More often than not, dealers would want to have a new customer and also preserve their reputation.

How to Protect Furniture


Just like wood floors, hardwood furniture should also be cleaned and cared for. It can prolong the life of the furniture as long as cleaning is done properly.
Extending the life of furniture can save tons of money as one will not have to replace anything.
There are several factors as to why wood furniture gets damaged and ways on how to prevent them.
Heat and Humidity

• Furniture sets that are crafted from wood is carefully dried up. Doing so will retain the wood's moisture so that the furniture can adapt by either shrinking or expanding, depending on the humidity level of home.
• However, if one is not having an air conditioner or dehumidifier, furniture may absorb too much moisture in the air and it may expand too much. This may cause furniture doors and drawers to stick, making it hard to open.
• Remember, constant and abrupt changes to the humidity can cause damage to the furniture.

To prevent damage, one needs to remember the following:
• Use a dehumidifier in the winter and an air conditioner in the summer.
• Avoid placing them in direct sunlight. If it cannot be helped, be sure that there are curtains on the windows to protect the furniture.
• Do not place them near places where there is a lot of heat, such as the fireplace and radiators.
Cleaning of Furniture
• Before applying any cleaning solutions, check or contact manufacturer for any recommendations, proper ways of cleaning, and such because every furniture product and its finish is different.
• Also, do not use strong chemicals like alcohol to clean the surface. They can harm the finish of your furniture sets.
• Repairing small damage can easily be done by oneself. But before doing it, test cleaning chemicals and such to areas that are hidden or not easily seen. This is to know whether or not it can damage the finish or surface.

Tips on Repairing and Cleaning of furniture:
Scratches
 o To repair them, one simply needs to use a shoe polish, a crayon, or a felt tipped marker.
 o The color must be the same as your furniture.
Rings and Water Marks
o To remove them, one can use mayonnaise or white toothpaste.
o Rub it on the affected area, and then wipe it dry.
o After that, wax or polish it.

Milk and Alcohol
o One can use liquid or paste wax on the stain.
o Rub it on the affected area, and then wipe it dry.
o After that, one can wax or polish it.

• Cigarette Burns
o If the burn is shallow, one can use a steel pad but rub them lightly.
o After use the same method in removing scratches. However, deep burn marks cannot be repaired through this method.
o To remove deep burn marks, scrape it using a utility knife or razor blade.
o After it either uses a wood-type body filler, shellac stick, or wax.

Wax and Gum
o Use an ice cube wrapped with a cloth on the surface of the affected area.
o When the wax or gum hardens, scrape it off gently.
o After that, one can wax or polish it.
o Remember, if there is a liquid spill; wipe it immediately to avoid any inconvenience.