We really wanted something a little bit different, something a little unusual, for our furniture. So we decided to check out the designer furniture that some of the furniture stores near us were selling. We didn’t want to have the same furniture as countless other people. We had to pay a little bit more, but we found some very functional and yet different furniture for our living room. We have gotten so many complements on our furniture since we purchased it, so we are happy with our decision. We want to get new furniture for the family room now, and are planning on doing the same thing there.