The relatives have gone home and the last of the champagne has been drank. The new year is here and you celebrated it with one bang of a party. Now it is time to put away the decorations. Yet when taking down the glitzy holiday decor, you start to notice how bland the rest of the furnishings look in your home.

You’ve made resolutions to improve your health and your daily live. Now it’s time to make a few resolutions for the new year to improve the appearance and comfort level of your home. There are several reasons why you should consider getting new furnishings during the new year.

Find Great Savings

Great savings can still be found even after the main holiday shopping season. Now is the perfect time to look at new dining room tables, dinettes, home bars and kitchen furniture available at California Stools, Bars and Dinettes. Besides enjoying our everyday low prices, you can find even better deals at the beginning of the year as you will get that perfect dining room and living room furnishings.

Large Selection

California Stools, Bars and Dinettes are continually getting in new shipments of quality furniture from many manufacturers. You’ll be able to find the exact piece that you are looking for at one of our three Bay Area locations of San Carlos, San Jose and Pleasant Hill. With our large storerooms and gigantic warehouses, you’ll be able to compare furniture until you find the perfect furnishings that matches your unique decor style.

Beautiful and Durable Furnishings

Your old furniture may not have survived the holiday celebrations. Stains, scratches, tears and wobbly legs not only mars the look of the old furnishings, but makes them dangerous to be used. Now that it is a new year, you can get new furniture that will last for 15 or more years in your home. We offer a wide selection of kitchen, dining room and bar furniture in the styles that will fit into your personality and decor theme. Whether you are looking for warm solid wood, stylish glass, chic laminate or modern metal furniture, we have what you desire here at California Stools, Bars and Dinettes.

Professional Customer Service

Your brain might be burnt out from celebrating the holidays that you aren’t sure what new furnishings to get for your home. Rely on our helpful and courteous customer service staff to help you find the exact kitchen stools, dining room sets and other furniture that we have available. Our legendary customer service will find the furnishings you want to ring in the new year in style.

You are moving into a new home or apartment. Instead of packing up and moving the old rickety furniture, you want a new start with new furnishings. You want to bring our your inner interior designer to make a space that is both functional and beautiful. Yet before buying any type of furniture, you want to plan out the space so you can maximize the room to its fullest potential.

Measure Twice and Purchase Once

One of the biggest mistakes a person can make when getting furnishings is that they buy oversized pieces that are too big for the space. The pieces are placed too close together as people have to squeeze or climb over the furniture. Measure the room so you have an idea of how big the space is. Don’t forget to measure the length of walls and the height of walls under windows. Then check out the sizes of the furniture that will best fit in the space.

Tape It Out

Once you know the size of the room, you can decide how you will place the furniture. Pick out several furniture pieces and note their sizes. Cut out long pieces of masking tape in the size of the furniture and place the tape on the floor. This tactic allows you to put enough walking space between the furniture pieces as you can now have a better idea about the best furniture sizes that will fit into the room. You can also rearrange things if you don’t like the way your plan looks.

If you are savvy with technological, there are several free online programs that allow you to plan out your space. You can decide on the tables, chairs, and bars to place in the room as you can get the exact measurements you need.

Don’t Skip on Function

Understand what the function of the room is so you can place furniture in the right places. If you have a living room, you want sofas and chairs to be placed in the best viewing positions. If you are placing furnishings in a dining room, you want the table placed so every chair can be pulled out easily without hitting china cabinets, scraping against the wall or blocking the entrances.

Select A Focal Point

Sometimes you may have a focal point that you want to emphasize in your furniture decor design. Whether it is a painting, a bay window or a vintage piece of furniture, make sure you select furnishings that highlight this feature. Arrange your furniture so that you can draw attention to the focal point as you can fully enjoy it every day.

When it comes down to picking out furniture for your kitchen or dining room, the varieties are endless in regards to the types of materials you can select. Wooden bars, glass dining room tables, laminate dinettes and metal chairs are just a few of the choices available. Yet many people wonder whether they should select metal or wood for their furnishings.

There is no wrong choice. Some people love the look of solid wood furniture in their home because of how the warm sun shines on the surface. Other people love the modern and industrial look of metal furniture as it can complement other aspects in the room. When selecting certain materials for your furniture, take these factors in consideration.

Matching The Existing Set

Most people will select between wood or metal furniture based on what type of materials the rest of the furniture set is made from so all the pieces match. So if you have a solid wood kitchen table, you would normally select solid wood chairs. If you have a glass table with a metal stand, you can select metal chairs that would match the stand to bring the design element together.

Matching Elements In The Room

You have a beautiful kitchen with these gorgeous, decorative handles on the glass fronts of the cabinets. You may want to match this same decorative look by selecting a metal stool that has the same decorative design on the backrest. Decorative elements in the room can help you select the right type of furniture to purchase, as you may select wood furniture to match paneling and bookcases or metal furniture to match handles, knobs and metal stands.

Select Based On Function

You not only want a piece of furniture that looks good in your home, you also want one that is durable and functional. When it comes to durability, both metal and wood are the best types of materials for home furnishings. Wood can stand up to the punishment of food preparation, as you often see this material used for kitchen and dining room tables. It can mask scratches caused by knives and forks. Metal furniture works well in homes where there are kids that can make spills or pets that will chew on furniture legs. The metal can withstand stains and pets sharp teeth while still looking beautiful for years to come.

Decide Based On Location

Metal and wood can be used for both indoor and outdoor furniture. Just understand how the materials will interact with the environment before selecting certain pieces to use outside. While metal furniture can withstand different types of adverse weather, it can become hot when left out in direct sunlight. Wood won’t become hot to the touch. Yet some types can rot and fade unless they are treated.