When selecting new furniture for a home or business, modern furniture is definitely the way to go. Here’s why.

• Minimal details make a room less cluttered. Nobody likes a room with too much stuff in it. Modern furniture, with its straight lines and lack of embellishments make a room look neater. In addition, these pieces encourage people to be neater.
• Modern furniture is easier to keep clean. The more grooves and crevices a furniture piece has, the harder it is to keep it clean. Modern pieces clean up much more quickly, with one pass of a dust rag or vacuum cleaner. In addition, no dirt can hide underneath or in hidden corners.
• Modern furniture can serve many uses. A modern table can hold a television set or serve as a table for games or even as a contemporary sculpture.
• Modern furniture is easy to move. Because most pieces are in geometric shapes, modern furniture pieces are easy to reconfigure into new arrangements. No matter how they are arranged, they always look good.
• Modern furniture is easy to accessorize. By simply changing flower arrangements and wall art, these pieces can look industrial, Asian, eclectic or even Shaker. There are no limits as to what can be done with them.

When choosing new furniture it is important to choose pieces of the finest quality. If there are kids or pets in the household, or if there are plans to do a lot of entertaining, it is even more important to choose pieces that will last.

No matter the reason for choosing modern furniture, these pieces are a great investment and will be used for long, long time.

Modern bedroom furniture is an increasingly popular choice. Here are some tips to use when decorating around them.
• Less is more. Modern furniture looks best with the fewest pieces possible. A platform bed with a built-in nightstand on each side are really all a room needs for a serene place to sleep. At most, add one lamp and a single piece of artwork. Much more than that and the room will start looking cluttered.
• Keep the colors monochromatic. Paint the walls a simple white or grey and match that shade in your window blinds. The black contrasts in the bed will set the walls off dramatically. Keep the bed linens neutral, with the exception of one pillow in a bold color.
• Keep the room free of clutter. Make up the bed each morning. Put laundry and books away as soon as possible. Take dirty dishes and glassware to the kitchen right away. Make a habit of taking these steps to keep the room as peaceful as possible.
• Use organic linens, flooring and window treatments. Today’s “green” movement is ideally suited toward modern furniture. Simple styling reflects the “back to basics” philosophy.
• Add a simple piece of greenery. A single green houseplant adds just the living touch needed in such a serene space.
• Take time to enjoy the space. In today’s breakneck world, everyone needs a sanctuary. Modern bedroom furniture is a great way to create such a place. However, it is important to take the time to appreciate the simplicity of the elegant surroundings. Take a moment each night to take a deep breath and admire the well-designed space and relax at day’s end.

Mention “contemporary furniture” to some people and they immediately think of awkward, unusually shaped pieces that are useful only as conversation pieces. In reality, contemporary furniture has a lot to offer.

Contemporary furniture is at once attractive and very useful. Their clean lines and basic geometric shapes make them ideal for every decorating style and situation. A wooden contemporary table can look industrial in a factory office or country in a rural home.

When selecting contemporary furniture consider the other pieces that will be in the room. Are they metal, wood or of another material? Is this piece intended as an accent piece or a main piece of furniture? What is its intended use? Will the colors coordinate well with other predominant or accent colors in the room?

It is important to consider furniture dimensions. If it is too large, a contemporary coffee table can be overwhelming. If it is too small, a modern desk chair won’t be comfortable.

It is also important to consider materials. If the furniture is to be in a home with children and pets or in a factory setting, it is important that it be made of materials that wear well and clean easily.  It is very important to buy reputable bands from reputable stores to make sure the furniture holds up to day-to-day abuse.

Contemporary furniture is possibly the easiest furniture style with which to decorate. Neutral colors and simple lines make it virtually impossible to make a decorating mistake. Choosing such furniture from a reputable company is a mark of excellent taste and an investment in quality.

Las Vegas Market is Perfect for EBPeters Modern Furniture

Last week was the summer edition of the semi-annual Las Vegas Market at the World Market Center Las Vegas.  The Las Vegas Market is the perfect opportunity for us to see an unprecedented array of modern furniture product choices, amenities, and merchandising opportunities like never before – right in the heart of the most exciting city in the world.  We see more modern furniture products and find more resources at this show than any other.  With over 5 million square feet of furniture showrooms, we are able to test modern furniture vendors and products before purchasing and listing them on our website.  This activity is the perfect fit for our practice of testing and trying each product and vendor and only offering the best of the best to you. 

This summer we confirmed our thoughts on a company that is widely considered the best of the best when it comes to making reproduction Modern Classics.  The company is Alphaville and you will begin to see their entire modern furniture product line on our website in the coming months as we have forged a relationship as an official dealer for Alphaville Modern Furniture.

EBPeters Modern Furniture offers modern or contemporary furniture including sofas, sectionals, chaises, bedroom sets, entertainment centers, barstools, dining sets, and much more.  Direct shipping means wholesale prices for high quality modern furniture shipped to your home.

The Vision

When we started looking around in 2000, we were deeply disappointed in the amount of quality, yet affordable, modern and contemporary furniture on the internet so we started EBPeters in 2001.  Local retail stores typically mark up their products 200% to 300%.  We found that our competitors online were enjoying the same mark up yet were structured to have incredibly lower overhead vs. a retailer.    We thought this was unreasonable so we set out to create our own online furniture store with two distinct goals.  Our immediate goal is to find and sell the finest quality furniture at the lowest possible price and make it available to everyone at anytime.  Our long-term goal is to become the #1 online seller of modern and contemporary furniture.