10 Tips to Choosing the Perfect Coffee Table
You’ve got your living room furniture – now it’s time to choose the perfect coffee table to accent your space. Here are some quick tips to help you find the right one for your living space! Consider Style When choosing a coffee table for your living space – consider the style of the rest of your space. If you have a traditional nail head sofa, may not want something too contemporary. With that said – you can mix styles if you do so with balance. Urban distressed coffee table with an aged leather sofa can work – just consider all [...]
Top 5 New Year’s Resolutions for Your Home!
With 2016 just around the corner, the buzz of New Years Resolutions in is the air. Here at UFO – we’re all about helping you make your home beautiful and the retreat you long for and deserve. Here’s a quick hit list of our top 5 new year's resolutions for your home! Clean House. Yep, you can take that literally, clean up your space with some good old fashioned elbow grease. But we’re also talking about de-cluttering, getting rid of those extras you don’t use and/or don’t need. Feeling overwhelmed? Make cleaning out your space a positive experience – make [...]
California King vs. King Mattress – A Buyer’s Guide
We have customers ask at least once a week what the difference is between a California King and a standard or Eastern King mattress. A California king mattress is smaller than a regular King mattress. A California King is 72” x 84”, while a standard King is 76” x 80”. In other words, the California King is 4 inches longer, but also 4 inches narrower. A standard king has more overall surface area and more space between partners than a California King mattress does. Reasons for Choosing a Standard King Mattress There is often the misconception that California King is [...]
Cheap Halloween Ideas You’ll Love!!!
If you are anything like us, you LOVE cheap holiday decor ideas! Nothing worse than paying a fortune for decorations you'll keep out for a couple weeks. Here are some cheap Halloween Hacks, Halloween Decor Ideas that will WOW your family and friends and save you some $$. Spooky Eyes in The Bushes. We can't wait to try this one. It's pretty simple. Buy some standard glow sticks and use some old toilet paper tubes. Cut some eye holes in the tube and place the glow stick inside. Stick in bushes by your home this Halloween and keep the trick [...]
UFO Voted BEST FURNITURE STORE in Delaware – Readers’ Choice Awards 2015
We are excited to announce - thanks to YOU our fans and customers - Urban Furniture Outlet was voted Best Furniture Store in Delaware in the News Journals Readers' Choice Awards 2015. It is an honor to receive this award for the 2nd year in a row - you voted us # 1 FURNITURE STORE in 2014. This award is especially meaningful to us as we have just expanded our business with our 2nd location in Dover, Delaware in April 2015. Expanding means we can bring our offering of discount pricing on today's top furniture and mattresses to Dover, [...]
Bedding Industries of America Donates Mattresses for Pope’s Visit to US
We at Urban Furniture Outlet were happy to hear one of our top mattress manufacturers Bedding Industries of America (BIA) and Eclipse International—makers of the Eclipse and Therapedic mattresses —will supply premiere memory foam mattresses for Pope Francis and his entourage for their upcoming visit in the United States to New York, Philadelphia and Washington, DC. When the World Meeting of Families contacted BIA's CEO Stuart Carlitz, he was delighted to agree to donate the mattresses for the Pope's visit and be part of this historical event. The company donated 60 mattresses total to provide a comfortable and restful stay for [...]
Delaware Readers’ Choice Contest – Best Furniture Store!
Hi Folks, Thanks again for voting us BEST FURNITURE STORE in Delaware's News Journal Readers' Choice Awards 2014. It was quite an honor! We are excited to have been nominated again this year for BEST FURNITURE STORE by our loyal customers and fans! This year we have to celebrate our 25th year of business serving Delaware bringing you today's top styles in furniture and mattresses at discount prices! We also opened our 2nd location in Dover, Delaware in April 2015. Our new location conveniently located just past Dover Downs at 257 N. DuPont Highway, features an even larger showroom which [...]
How to Make Your Bedroom a Gateway Retreat
Research say we will sleep approximately 1/3 of our life sleeping, makes you really wonder what we’re doing in the bedroom. Ever been on a magical vacation or gone somewhere that really felt like a getaway? Why not turn your bedroom into a peaceful place, a retreat that you could get away from everything? Here are some great ways to bring paradise home and create a space you can truly relax. Get Inspired. There are lots of great ways to gather inspiration – magazines, friend’s homes, hotels, tv/movies, and retail stores! One idea I love is to recall your best [...]
I’m Moving OUT! Moving Tips for Your First Apartment
Getting ready to move out of your family's house?!? A big life transition, here are some moving tips for your first apartment to help you get the most bang for your buck and make your first experience with your first apartment or home a good one. Plan a Budget. First important thing you will need is a budget - what can you afford? Factor in your wages/salary, and expenses - food, rent, clothing, utilities (i.e. phone, electric, cable, etc), insurance, tuition (if applicable), entertainment/eating out, and any other regular expenses. Think about a Roommate. A great way to save money [...]
Urban Furniture Outlet Recognized in Delaware Business Times Family-Owned Business Awards
Delaware Business Times held their Inaugural Family-Owned Business Awards event June 24th, 2015 recognizing some of Delaware's top family-owned businesses. Urban Furniture Outlet was recognized as a Finalist in the Family-Owned Businesses with Fewer than 25 employees. The recognition was especially meaningful while Urban Furniture Outlet celebrates their 25th year of business serving Delaware and April 2015 opening of their 2nd location, a 23,000 sq. foot showroom in Dover, Delaware. The company was started by Richard Urban, a Polish immigrant who left his job as a steel worker 25yrs ago to start up Contract Liquidators, a retail furniture and mattress [...]