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First time furniture buying - What aspects to consider when buying furniture?

I am shopping for furniture for my home. I found a dealer offering very good prices, where he charges a slight margin % on the dealer catalogue price. He is offering these brands: Acmecorp Coaster Homelegance HomelineFurniture I am looking to buy dining and bedroom furniture - If you have experience with these brands, can you please suggest which is a good brand or share your experience - based on quality of wood or veneer, furniture construction / design etc..because, he doesn't have all these brands and models in stock and one has to order based on catalogue pictures. Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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1. I've been in Interior Design for 30 years and these are manufacturers are of mid-level quality, but I am not familiar with Acmecorp. They have all been in business for sufficient time, but I would check the blogs about durability and longevity issues. There is varying opinions and a lot depends on usage as well.
2. Here's one thing I'll recommend based on my experience: for the dining table: make sure it's geniune wood. It will wear better and look good in every decor. Make sure it's simple enough in style that's true. We bought a oak butcher block table when we were first married 27 years ago and it's moved everywhere (we're military), I've done every sort of projects and sewing on it and it wears like a champion. Still looks good.
3. I was also looking for similar kind of information and in the process, got to know some tips on wood furniture selection. It tells about certain aspects that should be checked before buying any wooden furniture. Just check it at wooden-handicrafts.com