The first half of the year is the perfect time to organize your mind, life, and space. Every room of your house could probably use a little TLC. Beautiful and useful storage options that blend in to your décor are the perfect way to get your rooms in order while maintaining the flow of your home.

Let’s start in the living room. Toys, blankets, books, and more can easily pile up on sofas and side tables. Look to multifunctional furniture to help organize your living room. Not only do ottomans serve as a place to put your feet up and add extra seating, some also act as storage. Storage ottomans typically open from the top and offer ample place to store blankets, games, and toys.

 Coffee tables are also a great place to keep things out of the way. Some slide open while others offer cabinet style doors. Side tables are also wonderful for hiding toys and books.

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Entertainment centers can be the ultimate stylish storage space. While many serve as the perfect place for your TV, lots more offer a ton of extra space for all sorts of gadgets. Look for one with multiple display shelves and doors to keep gaming consoles and DVDs out of site.

Next, let’s tackle the kitchen. Look to storage pieces that can put your clutter neatly out of sight. Buffets and accent cabinets look great tucked away along your kitchen wall. Look for pieces with drawers for documents and cabinets for larger appliances. No need to keep your bread maker on the counter when it can be neatly tucked away.

In the bedroom, keep clothes and shoes from piling up. Kids’ bedrooms also offer unique storage challenges with sports equipment and toys thrown into the mix. For an adult’s bedroom, look to dressers, chests and even TV stands to clear the clutter. Make use of the many drawers and cabinets to keep clothes and shoes off of the bed or floor.

In children's rooms, try under-bed-storage with drawers that can fill a typically wasted space. Wardrobes are also a nice solution to bulkier items like backpacks and sports equipment.

In the game room, invest in sturdy shelves, plastic bins, and easy-to-store cloth buckets. Encourage your children to help clear the clutter every day. Make using the shelves, bins and buckets part of the daily cleaning regimen.

You can take back your spaces! With smart furniture choices from Home Furniture Plus Bedding and a commitment to daily organization your house will stay in order year-round.

Home Furniture employees and customers have donated over $50,000 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital over the years and we look forward to kicking off our 2022 campaign in the spring.  Here's a brief article about some of our past campaigns.  More to come soon!

At Home Furniture Plus Bedding, we put community above all else. We are proud to share with our East Texas and Louisiana friends that our company-wide fundraiser for St. Jude has raised over $20,000 over the years! From the St. Jude Marathon to our St. Jude campaign, Home Furniture Plus Bedding is proud to support St. Jude in any way we can!

Give Thanks, Give Hope St. Jude Campaign
In the past, our yearly St. Jude Campaign has been there to support young children fighting a battle that they should never have to fight. Every April and May, Home Furniture Plus Bedding rallies around the cause of the children’s hospital. In 2017 they donated over $16,000 and in 2018 surpassed that number with over $21,000 in donations.

This campaign was near and dear to our hearts as it was able to support a member of the Home Furniture family. Home Furniture featured Eli and his sister, Emily, as part of their yearly St. Jude Campaign. Eli and Emily are the grandchildren of Alice Zachary, who works at the Airline location in Baton Rouge. We were so grateful to be able to help one of our own through our campaign.

St. Jude Marathon
The St. Jude Marathon in Memphis has also become close to the hearts of Home Furniture Plus Bedding employees when on December 1st, 2018, our Distribution Center Receiving Manager Drake Hulin participated in the marathon. The St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend is the single largest one-day fundraising event for St. Jude. The fundraising efforts of runners like Drake were able to help ensure families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing, or food.

Home Furniture Plus Bedding is Proud to Support St. Jude Hospital

Home Furniture Plus Bedding is thrilled to offer its continued support to St. Jude Hospital. If you’d like to learn more about how you can help Home Furniture Plus Bedding and St. Jude Hospital, don’t hesitate to contact us today.  Donate Here:  https://homefurn.com/st-jude-childrens-research-hospital-drive

When styling your home, it’s often helpful to start with a base. One of our favorite furniture style ideas is to start with gray. Gray is the perfect base for both warm and cool color pallets. There are several benefits to utilizing gray furniture besides its neutral tone. We’ve highlighted some of our favorite aspects of this color and how it can enhance your home.

 
Living Room Pieces
Your living room is typically where you, as well as any guests, spend the most time in your home. It’s also the space where you will probably want to update and change most frequently. However, it’s not always feasible to go out and buy seasonal furniture pieces. We suggest purchasing a gray sofa set that will match every season. 

Dining Options
Gray is a wonderful option when it comes to finding the right color for your dining pieces. It easily complements a farmhouse or modern style with several options for color and material variety.

Bedroom Sets
Starting with a neutral base in the bedroom allows for endless possibilities in décor. These gray bedroom sets act as a blank canvas for colorful comforters, accent pillows, or even art pieces you may not have imagined before. 

Accent Pieces
A gray cabinet can serve as a great piece for a bar area or as extra storage in your home office. A gray bookcase can showcase family photos in your living room or shelve all of your children’s books in their bedrooms. Adding a gray accent chair in the living room, home office, or in the master bedroom can add an extra element of comfort to any of these rooms. Pair it with a colorful throw pillow or blanket and you’re good to go.

 
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Gray accents are sure to be the perfect base for your home. To shop our variety of gray furniture, don’t hesitate to visit one of our eight locations across East Texas and Louisiana today!

There are many factors involved with choosing a dining room table, and sometimes the size you need isn’t an obvious choice. For instance, are you someone who loves to entertain, but feel that having a large dining room table wouldn’t be practical for your everyday life? Do you have a small dining area that you want to make the most of for everyday use and the occasional guest? 
Whether you have a large dining room or limited space, Home Furniture Plus Bedding serving East Texas and Louisiana is here with some tips for choosing an impressive dining room set.

Perfect Fit
There are a couple of factors you should consider before determining the ideal dining room table size and shape for your space. First, consider how many people you would like to regularly seat around the table. When trying to determine how many people will need to fit around your table, look at your daily routine.

Rectangular tables and extension tables are a great choice for narrow or long rooms. Round or square tables work best in smaller or square rooms. A basic rule of thumb for figuring out which size table will best fit your space is to make sure that the edge of the table has at least three feet of space between it and the wall or other obstruction. This will allow you and your guests to easily move and sit down around your table.

The great thing about extension tables is that you can add one or more leaves depending on the table and your needs. If you are having the in-laws over for dinner and only need a couple more place settings, simply insert one leaf.

 Find Your Perfect Dining Room Set at Home Furniture Plus Bedding Serving East Texas and Louisiana

 Having your friends and family around you is a great feeling, and knowing that however many people you entertain at your home will be able to fit comfortably around the table gives you the freedom to entertain as much as you want. Having a stylish and functional expandable dining room table opens many possibilities and is perfect for making the most of your dining room. To find your perfect dining room set today, visit one of our eight locations across East Texas and Louisiana today!

One of the main decisions you need to make when it’s time to buy new furniture is which type of upholstery would work best for your household. Home Furniture Plus Bedding serving East Texas and Louisiana is here with a few tips on how to make sure you get the right upholstery for your taste and lifestyle!

Durability
If you live in a household that has small children and/or pets, you will likely want to choose upholstery that has a higher level of durability. Some fabrics on the market today are actually technologically designed to withstand stains and damage and allow for easy cleaning! Kid and pet-proof fabrics allow you to get the furniture you want without the headache of trying to get stains out.

Quality leather that has a stain-resistant finish is also a good choice if you are looking for a durable, stain-resistant cover that’s made to last, but it does need to be properly maintained.

When it comes to fade resistance, the need depends on where your furniture will be placed. If your furniture is going to be in your sunroom next to a window, or in a room that has a high amount of natural light, you’ll want to look into getting fabrics that will resist fading.

If you struggle with allergies, you can get upholstery that will resist the accumulation of dust and other allergens which also lengthens the lifespan of the product.

Style
Your furniture’s upholstery should complement the style and character of the piece itself along with its surroundings. For example, traditional style upholstery often works best on a traditional frame in a traditional setting.

Define Your Style of Upholstery at Home Furniture Plus Bedding Serving East Texas and Louisiana
The look and feel of your upholstery will also greatly affect the overall feel of the room you place it in. Some fabrics appear more casual, and others appear more formal. Choose one that reflects both your style and the mood of the room! If you’re ready to find the upholstery that matches your style today, visit one of our eight locations across East Texas and Louisiana today!

As your family continues to grow, it may feel like you’re outgrowing your space. Not everyone has the option of upsizing or adding on, so it’s important to utilize your space well. When having multiple kiddos in one bedroom, it’s important to make the best use of space. Home Furniture Plus Bedding serving East Texas and Louisiana is here with a few tips to create a comfortable room for many children.

Choose Beds with Storage
Toys, books, clothes, gadgets—it seems like the list of kids’ belongings never ends. The best way to take care of all of these things is with proper storage. There are several options of beds with ample storage, such as single beds and bunk beds. Pair the bed with matching dressers, and all of their items are out of sight and out of mind.

Bunk Beds
Often the best idea for space-saving is to build upwards. Bunk beds are an easy solution to save space as well as implement matching furniture is with bunk beds. Many sets can be debunked later should one of the kids get tired of climbing or upgrade to their own room.

Closet Extenders
Double the kids usually means double the clothes. Closet extenders can double your hanging space and also help with sorting and organizing. This can even help in an adult closet if space is limited.

Useful Accents
Whether it’s a storage ottoman, tables with a rising top, or even beds with a trundle underneath, dual-purpose furniture is always a plus. For the price of one item, you receive multiple uses as well as a trendy piece that will go perfectly with the aesthetic of the room.

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Remember:
Organization is key. Having multiple kids in one room may seem cramped, but with proper storage and multipurpose furniture, it’ll quickly become the homiest room in your whole house. Find the perfect furniture for your kid’s room at Home Furniture Plus Bedding.

Visit one of our eight locations across East Texas and Louisiana today!