Save or Splurge: Home Edition

Carolyn Stanton
Aug 29
2 min read

Designing your home with high quality brand furniture instantly elevates its sense of class and perceived value by showcasing craftsmanship, and style.

Brands like Restoration Hardware, Roche Bobois, Minotti, or Jonathan Adler are popular choices for pieces that serve as both functional furniture and artful statements. These high-end items are often made from premium materials—such as solid woods, Italian leathers, and handwoven textiles—and feature meticulous attention to detail.

When integrated into a well-balanced design, designer furniture increases your home's appeal to discerning buyers who recognize and appreciate quality - but there’s more than meets the eye. If you’re looking for home renovation tips, check out our guide: Renovate Your Home to Add Major Value.

How many times have you walked into a home, and been surprised to learn that a piece was a total steal? That elegant wood beam - actually painted styrofoam? Here’s our favorite “save or splurge” design buys to have you living in luxury.

Lighting:

We’ve all seen the elegant crystal lighting collections from top brands like Arhaus or Restoration Hardware. But there is no need to spend $4,000+ on a chandelier when you could get a similar style for a few hundred. Instead, put that money towards home renovations that actually increase your property’s value (re-sanding and staining old wood floors or replacing old tile).

If you like selections like these:

Shop these instead:

Beds:

Nothing says drama like an overstated bedroom set with heavy hardwood, and rustic handcrafted style. Do you like these pieces?

If you do, try these canopy design beds instead:

Dramatic L Shaped Couches:

Nothing modernizes a living room quite like an elegant oversized sectional. With a dramatic L-shape you can spread out while elevating the look of your most trafficked room.

Love these sectionals?