Notes from the factory floor.
Specification guides, procurement tips, and hard-earned lessons from 79 years of building commercial furniture for hotels, resorts, multifamily, senior living, and marine.
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HotelsYou Just Received a PIP. Here Is the Furniture Timeline That Actually Works
Your brand deadline is the only fixed date in the project. Everything else has to be worked backward from it.
HotelsReupholster or Replace? A Decision Framework for Hotel Seating
We build new furniture and we reupholster old furniture. That means we have no reason to push you toward either one.
HotelsHotel Furniture Repair: What Can Be Fixed On Site and What Cannot
Most of what gets replaced could have been repaired. Some of what gets repaired should have been replaced.
HealthcareHow to Choose Furniture for a Senior Living Facility
The specification differs from hospitality in four places, and three of them are about getting back up again.
FF&EHotel Furniture Procurement: How the Process Actually Works
Where hotels actually buy furniture, what the sequence looks like, and the four points where programmes slip.
HotelsManufacturer, Supplier or Sourcing Agent? Knowing Who You Are Actually Buying From
Four different business models, one job title. The difference only becomes visible when a delivery is late or a frame fails.