Our Haven: Sofa, Coffee table & Dining Set

As Ken had mentioned in an earlier post, we divided our responsibilities when it comes to purchase of furniture, electrical appliances, and fixtures & fittings. Since he's good with electronics, he would be sourcing and purchasing the tv, sound systems, air-con, oven, washer and the like. For a relatively IT-idiot like me, I'm more keen on the aesthetics appeal of the house. To me, furniture such as the sofa, coffee table and dining set must be aesthetically pleasing to the eyes and functional at the same time. The definition of an aesthetically pleasing piece of furniture is one that is modern, timeless and matches the overall theme, colour scheme and mood of the design concept for my place. Additionally, the functionality of the asset is of utmost importance: a good purchase should be one that provides comfort, user-friendly and easy to maintain. A just-in-time advice by a girl friend on the need to 'baby-proof' my house should we have kids in the near future gives me more ideas on what type of furniture I should be purchasing. As such, I am on the lookout for furniture that preferably do not have sharp edges, particularly furniture that 'sits low in height' such as the coffee table. It just takes a figment of your imagination to picture a toddler in his walker getting all the hard knocks from sharp corners of furniture as he/she manoeuvres (so he thinks) around the house.

I haven't really been to furniture shops so far but I've been 'window shopping' online and I like a few pieces from Boconcept, Lorenzo and Courts. Undeniably, the former costs much more than the latter two and thus I really have to make a more informed decision by visiting more shops over the next few weeks and months. Below are just some furniture that really caught my attention: