Blog & Inspiration
Decoration trends, buying guides and interiors that inspire.
Dining Room
How to Choose an Extending Dining Table: Size, Mechanism and How Many It Seats
Closed size or open size, how many cm for how many people, and which mechanism lasts? The practical way to choose the right table for your room.
Buying Guide
What Is Martindale? How Many Cycles Are Enough for Sofa Fabric?
The Martindale test measures a fabric's resistance to abrasion. How many cycles are enough for home use, what 110,000 cycles means, and why the same fabric's value moves by 3-5 thousand between batches.
Living Room
How to Choose a Living Room Set: A Step-by-Step Decision Guide
The right order for choosing a living room set: how many seats, corner or classic, dimensions, how heavily it will be used, fabric, frame, and fit tests you can do in ten minutes in the showroom.
Dining Room
How Many Pieces Are in a Dining Room Set? What Does It Include?
How many pieces are in a dining room set, and what does it consist of? Table, chairs, console and display cabinet; why the piece count misleads, who a 4, 6 or 8-chair set suits, and which piece you can leave out.
Corporate
Frequently Asked Questions About Selishome
What is Selishome, what does it sell, where are its stores? Short answers on the correct spelling of the brand name, delivery, installation, the 2-year warranty, returns and bespoke production.
Buying Guide
Why Do Furniture Lead Times Stretch? A Realistic Calendar Guide
How many days does furniture take? Stock, made-to-order and bespoke lead times, the real reasons for delays, a countdown plan around your moving date, and what to do if it is late.
Buying Guide
Should You Buy Furniture Piece by Piece or as a Set?
Set or piece by piece: the advantages and drawbacks of each, a decision table, what to buy first, the risks of mismatched colour and discontinued models, and how modular sofas work.
Bedroom
How Many Doors Should a Bedroom Wardrobe Have? Choosing by People and Room
How many doors should a bedroom wardrobe have? Working out hanging metres from the number of people, the widths of 3, 4, 5 and 6-door wardrobes, how many doors fit in how many m², and the answer to hinged or sliding.
Living Room
Living Room Layout: The Right Distances Between Sofa, Coffee Table and TV Unit
Living room layout centimetre by centimetre: 40-45 cm between sofa and coffee table, a 75-90 cm walkway, a TV viewing distance table, three layouts by room shape and six common mistakes.
İnegöl Furniture
Buying Furniture in İnegöl: What to Know Before You Go
A preparation list for an İnegöl furniture trip: which measurements to bring, how much time to allow, what to ask in the showroom, and what the order form must state.
Bedroom
Bedroom Sets with Glass and Mirrors: Advantages, Care and Who They Suit
Glazed, mirrored and reflective bedroom sets: their real advantages and disadvantages, where a mirrored wardrobe goes, how to clean glass and mirrored surfaces, and what to check when buying.
Buying Guide
How to Choose a Furniture Brand: 7 Concrete Criteria to Look At
Judge a furniture company by what it commits to in writing, not by its name: 7 criteria including source of production, material transparency, guarantee scope and after-sales, plus red flags and 8 questions to ask.