The Johnson Journal

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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Senior living lounge seating in production at Johnson Furniture Manufacturing Healthcare

How 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.

Cameron McLemore 8 min
A sleeper sofa frame and mechanism assembly at Johnson Furniture Manufacturing, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Construction

Why Residential Sleeper Sofas Fail in Hotels Within 24 Months

The failures arrive in a predictable order. Knowing the order tells you which specification lines actually matter.

Cameron McLemore 10 min
Commercial seating on the upholstery floor at Johnson Furniture Manufacturing in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Compliance

Is CAL 133 Still Required in 2026? What Replaced It, and What Fire Marshals Still Ask For

California repealed the standard in 2019 and the federal government replaced it with something different. A lot of specification sheets h...

Cameron McLemore 12 min