| are trying to make a very expensive statement with | | | | dried woods that get rid of as much of the moisture |
| your hotel and you want the best furniture possible, | | | | as possible so later the wood will not split when |
| you need to be able to spot high quality furniture and | | | | humidity conditions alter. Expensive wood will show |
| distinguish it from lower quality furniture pieces. I | | | | outer grains. The pieces will look like the wood on the |
| have produced sort of a checklist or high point of | | | | outside was specially selected just for that article |
| ideas to look out for when you are shopping for | | | | rather than just a random grain pattern. We also like |
| your hotel furniture to ensure that your vendor is not | | | | to see if all of the grain matches around the entire |
| substituting lower or medium quality hotel furniture | | | | piece that is visible. |
| and trying to pass it off as the top of the line. | | | | Some of the more vague look for the hotel furniture |
| When examining the hotel furniture samples, the first | | | | are the overall feel. The furniture should not make |
| place we look are the joints and how they are | | | | any creaking sound and remain stable. The drawers |
| connected. High quality furniture is built to last and | | | | should slide in and out easily and there should not be |
| finally your property should be able to resell it to | | | | any gaps between drawers if they are not part of |
| other properties or definitely on the secondary | | | | the design. The door has to have proper alignment |
| market. Superior construction will show you doweling | | | | for smooth function. The drawer pulls and knobs |
| and then the glue application with proper screw. If | | | | should be the finest quality possible. A final test is if |
| you see, mortise and tenon joints, which are the | | | | you look at the back, is it completely finished and |
| most labor intensive types of joining, that are a bit | | | | even though the wood on the back should be of |
| tip off to overall superiority of the piece. The next | | | | lower quality, did they take the time to finish the |
| best in joining is dovetails or even mitering is better | | | | item properly instead of just stapling the back on. |
| than just shoving two boards together. If the | | | | You should know and believe quality when you see it |
| bottom of the drawer is not properly glued it will | | | | in great hotel furniture. Use my guide for further |
| tend to "float" according to the change in humidity. | | | | research on it. |
| For superior quality hotel furniture we like to see kiln | | | | |