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Choosing the right furniture for your home is an exhaustive decision. Entire Oprah shows are devoted to the type of furniture one should put in their homes. A cultural or gender-specific mood is immediately defined from one's choice in fabrics, as well as shape. The type of furniture and its symbolism defines just as much as what a room represents as who the person is who bought it.

From mini chandelier to bathroom vanity designer home television reminds us of how important some designers feel "the right" home furnishings are. A leopard skinned chaise lounge may conger up images of a Hollywood movie starlet and her long cigarette holder, or it may remind you of your aunt Beth and all of her eight cats. A leather chair may be just the thing to sophisticate your living room, but your new puppy may think it's a very large chew toy. Thinking about who is using the furniture is also equally important when choosing a new piece for your home.

Antiques
My mother, who was searching for the perfect bathroom vanity wanted something unique. Instead of going to a local furniture store, she went antique shopping to find the right bathroom vanity. Everything she looked for was very old, unique for sure and very expensive. Being unique is one thing, but when a bathroom vanity is so old it's falling apart, is another. Instead of buying an expensive, broken bathroom vanity, she bought a gold, mini chandelier and a rare accent lamp.

Making it Yours
If you are on a budget when searching for furniture, try some of the larger economic department stores.

Some of these over-seas made products can all look very much alike and identified as cheap or generic. The best solution is to personalize it. For my father's desk, he placed the accent lamp my mom had found on his inexpensive desk, making it more valuable. As for my mom's inexpensive bathroom vanity, she painted it a deep red and created her own beaded cushion for the chair. It went from generic to glam!

Setting the Tone
Once my parents bought a couple pieces, they thought about rearranging the rest of the furniture. The blue bedroom needed painting, now that the red bathroom vanity was a dramatic new piece. The office needed a rug to go with the accent lamp and the kitchen, with its mini chandelier, needed a fancier look and less country. After making a few little changes, it was amazing to see what a few pieces of furniture could do for one house.