American furniture stores don’t tend to prioritize organization, IMO. It’s more about what fits where.
Beds do tend to be tall, and sofas and chairs are both tall and wide. Stuffed furniture tends to be overstuffed.
Extremely tall mattresses are popular, so headboards must also be very tall or they’d be hidden.
The standard-sized American bed is uncomfortably short for people over 6 ft tall, despite it being pretty common to be tall. Longer mattresses are available at a higher cost.
Americans don’t tend to have kitchen furniture, unless the dining set is placed in the kitchen. The cabinets and drawers where you’d keep cookware and kitchen supplies are built into the house.
Storage furniture is also not used very often, and is sort of old-fashioned. Items are usually stored in bookcases in the living room or office, in a closet, or in cardboard or plastic boxes in an attic or basement. If you need more than that, you have to get creative.
Baby/nursery furniture often comes from a specialty store. It may or may not be available at a store that sells other types or furniture.
Thanks for the reply! Learned some things I didn’t realize before.
Extremely tall mattresses are popular, so headboards must also be very tall or they’d be hidden.
Yes, I heard about the tall mattresses somewhere before. In this context the tall headboards suddenly make sense!
Regarding the length and width I had a look. Turns out, sizes are in reality not that different between US and EU (specifically: Germany). Most due to rounding differences between inches and cm. Exception seems to be King Size, which is a good deal (~5 inches) wider in the U.S.
There being no kitchen furniture in U.S. stores also makes sense if i put down my German glasses. Our custom that the kitchen is not part of the house/apartment you buy or rent but responsibility of the person living there is probably completely uncommon not only in the U.S…
What you told about the storage furniture is very interesting and something I entirely didn’t know. Here it is common to have massive cabinets and wardrobes for all kind of stuff (although since the rise of Ikea, racks and shelfs also have become very popular). I assumed that to be common also in the U.S. Very interesting difference!
Nursery and baby stuff typically also comes in special stores here, but we normally have huge sections for children and youth (i.e. teens) furniture in our department stores.
So, I would say somewhat different differences than I expected, very interesting!
American furniture stores don’t tend to prioritize organization, IMO. It’s more about what fits where.
Beds do tend to be tall, and sofas and chairs are both tall and wide. Stuffed furniture tends to be overstuffed.
Extremely tall mattresses are popular, so headboards must also be very tall or they’d be hidden.
The standard-sized American bed is uncomfortably short for people over 6 ft tall, despite it being pretty common to be tall. Longer mattresses are available at a higher cost.
Americans don’t tend to have kitchen furniture, unless the dining set is placed in the kitchen. The cabinets and drawers where you’d keep cookware and kitchen supplies are built into the house.
Storage furniture is also not used very often, and is sort of old-fashioned. Items are usually stored in bookcases in the living room or office, in a closet, or in cardboard or plastic boxes in an attic or basement. If you need more than that, you have to get creative.
Baby/nursery furniture often comes from a specialty store. It may or may not be available at a store that sells other types or furniture.
Thanks for the reply! Learned some things I didn’t realize before.
Yes, I heard about the tall mattresses somewhere before. In this context the tall headboards suddenly make sense!
Regarding the length and width I had a look. Turns out, sizes are in reality not that different between US and EU (specifically: Germany). Most due to rounding differences between inches and cm. Exception seems to be King Size, which is a good deal (~5 inches) wider in the U.S.
There being no kitchen furniture in U.S. stores also makes sense if i put down my German glasses. Our custom that the kitchen is not part of the house/apartment you buy or rent but responsibility of the person living there is probably completely uncommon not only in the U.S…
What you told about the storage furniture is very interesting and something I entirely didn’t know. Here it is common to have massive cabinets and wardrobes for all kind of stuff (although since the rise of Ikea, racks and shelfs also have become very popular). I assumed that to be common also in the U.S. Very interesting difference!
Nursery and baby stuff typically also comes in special stores here, but we normally have huge sections for children and youth (i.e. teens) furniture in our department stores.
So, I would say somewhat different differences than I expected, very interesting!