Category: Furniture

  • Know Your Furniture: Dresser, Armoire or Chest of Drawers…?

    Know Your Furniture: Dresser, Armoire or Chest of Drawers…?

    In this, the second installment of Madison Seating’s “Know Your Furniture” series, I would like to take a moment to discuss some of the complex intricacies of a certain widely used but little understood piece of bedroom furniture, the Dresser. Or is it the Armoire? Or… wait… hold on a second, maybe it’s a Chest…

  • Know Your Furniture: The Chaise Longue

    Know Your Furniture: The Chaise Longue

    Good morning to you all,   This new series entitled “Know Your Furniture”,  is intended in part to remedy a particular injustice in the furniture world. We’ve all been there, standing around a kitchen or living room, cocktails in hand listening to a super-snobbish friend or neighbor describe in excruciating detail the profound nature and…

  • Vanity of Vanities

    Vanity of Vanities

      O’ vanity of Vanities, thy name says it all, You are my faithful servant maid, my mirror on the wall. You are my dearest friend, my most impartial jury, The source of my deepest joys, and mornings full of fury. The first to greet me when I rise, my last “goodnight” before I sleep,…

  • Great Furniture Deals for Experts and Amateurs Alike

    Great Furniture Deals for Experts and Amateurs Alike

    Hail to the chief! America has spoken. President Obama is… Well… President. Again. Now back to the important things in life, furniture. In today’s economic climate, conscientious furniture buyers are always on the lookout for a good deal. Today I would like to turn the spotlight on Madison Seating’s extensive line-up of quality and wallet…

  • Presidential Furniture

    Presidential Furniture

    Good morning all, With the presidential election now less than a day away, it seems that all things in life come with a presidential twist. I’m sure that many, if not most conversations these days are dominated by or at least include some reference to the upcoming election and of course it is impossible to…

  • The Ultimate Mulititasking Must Have Furniture Item!

    The Ultimate Mulititasking Must Have Furniture Item!

    Good morning y’all, Today, I would like to take a moment to recognize one of the most talented and capable pieces of contemporary furniture that I believe often goes unnoticed. This unheralded hero of the living room may not always be the center of attention at parties or get the same amount of press that…

  • Happy Halloween from Madison Seating!

    Happy Halloween from Madison Seating!

    Trick or Treat! I believe that Halloween is many things to many people. As a kid growing up, Halloween was obviously all about the costumes and candy. As I got older, my diminishing interest in the “Treat” factor greatly increased my tendency to “Trick”,  candy bar received or not. And Just when you hit that…

  • The Discovery Coffee Table by Zuo Modern

    The Discovery Coffee Table by Zuo Modern

    Contemporary and unique. To me, these are the two words that best sum-up the Zuo Modern Discovery Coffee Table. And when it comes to coffee tables, I cant think of any two characteristics more desirable than these two. Very often coffee tables go unnoticed and generally taken for-granted. Much of the time they have a…

  • Promenade Recliner Chair by Coaster. A Man and His Throne.

    Hi there folks, and welcome back from your hopefully wonderful weekends. I would like to dedicate today’s post to one of the most versatile and incredible furniture concepts ever to have graced the showroom floors, an absolute fixture in the lives of many, and mainstay of living rooms the world over. It’s a chair, a…

  • MADISON SEATING’s Inaugural blog post!

    Whether you are a serious furniture enthusiast looking for the latest in furniture fashion trends, an occasional dabbler into the rich and colorful world of interior designer, or even if you are simply wondering what kind of chair to buy for your newly renovated office, you have come to the right place! Don’t let the…