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Posted by tomcs (My Page) on Tue, Oct 27, 09 at 0:25
| It seems everywhere I try in NY it's the same thing: overpriced stuff made overseas. The piece I looked at over the weekend was made in Vietnam; not for me.
Can anyone recommend good stores?
I've tried Thomasville, Ethan Allen, Raymour and Flanigan, Pier 1 and am coming up short. |
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| You may want to look at Crate and Barrel. I don't know where the furniture is made but I thought they had some nice pieces when I looked. Haven't purchased anything yet. You may want to look at antiques and see what might work. |
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| I would also suggest Crate & Barrel. I have the item below and love it. Our flat panel is mounted to the wall and it looks great, lots of compliments. This is my favorite piece of furniture, it is so nicely made. http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?c=14226&f=22313&q=cavari&fromLocation=Search&DIMID=400001&SearchPage=1 |
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| I was in Crate & Barrel a few days ago, everything was veneer, except a few Maria Yee pieces, which weren't the style I was looking for. Although they are solid wood, the Yee pieces were joined in a very odd manner, it looked as if they were taped. I have a Crate & Barrel bookcase and the paint or finish is already wearing off, and I don't touch the bookcase. I'm seriously thinking an antique might be the way to go after all. |
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| This is a somewhat convoluted solution to your problem, but I’ll make the suggestion anyway. You have already looked at a number of outlets that people would traditionally use in this country for their media center and found them wanting because of the workmanship. I speak as a cabinetmaker, so I’m a little biased, but maybe you should consider commissioning the work you want from a local cabinetmaker. And I’ll go further than that, because I know of an absolute goldmine for inspiration. I also write a blog site with a fellow cabinetmaker, and I am always looking for good design. One of the companies I particularly like is an Italian company called Diotti. That blog is too long to reproduce here, but you can click on the link at the bottom of this, if you’re interested. Actually, that particular blog was too long, and I ended up doing two—one on traditional designs and one on modern designs. These people had that many ideas. And if you go to their website, you’re just buried with a seemingly infinite variety of ideas, concepts, and designs. You can order the piece from Italy, if you’re so inclined, or, which might be a better way to go, simply clip out an idea you like and take it with you to your local cabinetmaker. But if you hook up with someone you can actually speak to and get to know, someone who will let you tour his shop and so forth, then I would say that the odds you will be getting a quality made piece get pretty close to 100%. It’s a little difficult to discuss it in the abstract, but on average, I do think it is fair to say that using plywood tends to cut the cost of the finished product in half. However, if the client is willing to pay the freight, there is certainly no reason why the piece cannot be made in solid wood. I am currently making a home theater for my own home that calls for solid Honduras Mahogany throughout. It’s a little pricey, but the finished result makes a believer out of you! |
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