What is Contract Furniture | Group Living Facilities
Contract Furniture designed for heavy use environments like health care, higher ed, camp & conference centers, and other group living facilities must perform to standards that far exceed residential furniture standards. While the sofas and chairs you see in commercial use facilities might look similar to what you see in a typical residential home, what’s “under the hood” is…
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Room Design for Addiction Recovery
First impressions when patients enter an addiction treatment facility really sets the stage for recovery. Good room design puts patients at ease and allows them to willingly enter treatment. So, what constitutes good room design in a healing environment? Facilities should include spaces in common areas designed for group sessions; semi-private areas for family visits…
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Why Contract Furniture?
Maybe you’re new in this field or maybe you’ve been working in it for years but this is the first time you’ve been tasked with ordering new furniture for your facility. No big deal, everyone has bought furniture before—you go online or you go to the store, you pick out what you want, maybe from…
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Which Bunk is Right for Your camp? Wood or Metal?
Bunkbeds and summer camp are natural companions – like peanut butter and jelly! With a variety of metal and wood bunks available, which is right for your camp? Let’s look at what they have in common and what sets them apart. Wood is traditional. Wood bunks are warm and inviting. For many parents, wood bunks evoke nostalgia from…
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How to Clean Upholstered Furniture From Incontinence or Any Stain
Worried about upholstered furniture Clean-up? Start with Your Fabric and Furniture Choice. Crypton© is a remarkable fabric technology that adds a fluid and dirt barrier. Because Crypton© is applied in a submersion technique, the barrier is applied to the top and bottom of the material as well as within the fiber weave itself. Unlike other stain barriers…
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Back to Basics in Heavy Duty Furniture
Any administrator managing a group living or special needs facility knows that heavy duty furniture is not only important for comfort, but furniture also links consumers and residents to their concept of home. Contract lounge furniture and contract bedroom furniture is a must in facilities where heavy use is expected. Contract furniture combines the look and feel of residential style furniture…
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Replacement Cushions: A Small Investment That Can Pay Off Big.
It can be tricky to balance needs for new furniture cushions and budget concerns. group living facilities and summer camps have to deal with this issue every year in order to keep their facilities and camps up to snuff for discerning clients/parents. Replace Chair and Couch Cushions: Cushions on wood frame seating can start to look pretty dingy after…
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How to Minimize Cleanup Tasks in Residential Settings.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 39% of seniors living in residential facilities experience incontinence issues. The associated cleanup tasks aren’t limited to the senior-care market, however. Camps, retreats and behavioral health treatment centers also need to create appropriate strategies for incidents involving bodily fluids. Ideally, fluid cleanup should involve a quick…
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Color Trends Can Refresh Your Design
There’s no doubt that color trends have influence on our environment. Remember the vibrant teal of the 1980s and the steely gray of the 2000s? What’s interesting is how color trends in interior design reflect the attitudes of the era as well as the users of the space. Consider 2019’s Pantone Color of the Year: Living…
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Incontinence Management for Heavy-Use Environments
Few retailers offer self-decking but almost all contract furniture providers do. Why should you care about self-decking? (844) 961-4100 Get Quote Now When faced with fluid and or incontinence issues make sure you talk to a qualified furniture dealer who will help guide you to the right solution. Understanding the importance of self-decking in the context of healthcare and social…
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