Fabric Color

Color is the most important reason people choose a fabric, so make sure your color choice is appropriate. For instance, it may be best to avoid a very bold color for a smaller room, especially if your sofa is also large.

Avoid delicately colored fabrics around children and pets.

To strike the right mood, consider the color temperature. Since warm and cool colors affect the mood of the room, make sure you’re choosing the right fabric for the right mood. A cold and harsh room may benefit from some warm and cheerful colors.

Avoid trendy colors, unless you happen to really like them. Color trends come and go so be careful. What if you don’t consider eggplant attractive in the first place? Will you be able to live with a color even when its popularity wanes?

Choose wisely and deal directly with us at our workshop, you will get better value for money. Contact Vince at 90305057 or email: sales@centrepiece.com.sg

Merry Christmas and a Happy new year to our Clients!

Here is little article that surface to me recently.

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Featured in EXPATLIVING.

When Linda Lim and Mike Fleming disagreed with their designer about a bold chaise longue in the entrance of their new home, it could have been cause for alarm. After all, this was the man whose company was providing a truckload of furnishings for the palatial new house they were having built off Bukit Timah Road.

Their preference for all things beige, earth and taupe was challenged by the swirling red-and-black graphic print suggested by Vince Chiang of Centrepiece Furnishing. The result? An arresting first impression of their dream home and a deeper trust in their designer’s skills.

Linda and Mike lived for almost 20 years in a rambling black-and-white bungalow on blue-chip Ridley Road, now a Pat’s Schoolhouse for several classes of very lucky children.

Their treasured photographs show a charming, homely place filled with old treasures and antiques. “I love junk shops!” laughs Linda, rattling off some of her favourite vintage haunts, including 2nd Look at Kaki Bukit and Like That One at Bukit Batok.

A few special items have made their way to their new home, too. An antique chess table with brass accents and an heirloom Art Deco sideboard sit comfortably with contemporary pieces for a stylish, personal interior decor.

Realising that much of their furniture needed to be given a fresh look for the new home, Linda saw Vince and Centrepiece Furnishing mentioned in an Expat Living article (finder’s fee, anyone?), and found his pricing competitive, his taste elegant and his service attentive.

Thus began a rich and creative partnership. When asked how many pieces Vince provided for the house, Linda exclaims “Everything!” He advised, listened, supported and encouraged the pair as decisions were made about designs and upholstery for couches, cushions, armchairs, dining chairs and bed headboards for the seven- bedroom family home.

When Linda’s great sense of style deserted her momentarily and she chose a discordant fabric for the master bedroom ottomans, Vince re-upholstered them for free – in the fabric he had suggested in the first place. And with true magnanimity, he threw in the couch cushions at no extra cost.

As a flooring-materials specialist who travels extensively, Linda knows her marbles and woods. She chose cream marble tiles and Burmese teak floorboards throughout the home. Juxtaposed against walls of ochre and tan, they give the three-storey house a warm, earthy, Mediterranean ambience.

“I go to Italy every year for my business and I look at the colours there,” says Linda. “They’re so rich.” Carpets from Turkey, Italian hand-painted ceramics and Israeli artworks (a gift from her daughter) complete the look.

It’s taken almost 12 months to get their home to polished perfection, but Linda and Mike think that all those evenings spent poring over fabric swatches have been worth it. Their home is a magnificent collaboration between client and creative specialist.

by Gill Haylock.

Centrepiece Furnishing is at 998 Toa Payoh North Industrial Estate #04-03.

For more information, visit www.centrepiece.com.sg or call 9030 5057. email:sales@centrepiece.com.sg

What are the top concern about having your sofa custom made?

Is it about the cost? The conform level of the sofa… perhaps the quality and the reliability of the workmanship? How does the custom made sofa be compared to top quality sofa that cost thousands of dollars? What are the materials that goes into your custom made sofa?

Email  me and tell us about it. You can direct your questions to : justin@centrepiece.com.sg

We are on Facebook now, find us there…

We are difinitely not the most tech savvy people, or media savvy. However, we do know that we like to be connected to our clients and friends of Centrepiece furnishing. Do find us there where we will update jobs that we find interesting for your reference.

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Hear from you soon:)

I know it is still early to think about that upholstery for your christmas party… or is it?

As indicated from past years of experience, we know Christmas and the New Year is a very busy time for all. That is including the manufacturing industry and us.

Getting the right and perfect upholstery takes time… not just from the selection of the fabrics and the re-conditioning of the foams density. It also requires certain logistic planning. For example, if your household only have one sofa set, you may require to think of some alternative places for people to sit on when your sofa is sent to our workshop for upholstery. This process may take some time. 

Alternatively, like many of our customers, you may choose to have your upholstery done when you are overseas or on a holiday.  Let us know and pick up the sofa before your trip. When you come back from your relaxing Balinese holiday, you will also experience a whole new look to your sofa and home.

So, do plan ahead and contact us if you like to have that brand new look to your home for that perfect Christmas Party or New Year Party!

Find us at : www. centrepiece.com.sg or contact: justin@centrepiece.com.sg or SMS Vince @ 90305057 for an appointment.

Packed with orders… again…

       I am beginning to feel embarrass by letting you know that we are packed with orders again. I know we should have hire more helps since we have already expanded our workshop to accommodate more orders. However, to ensure that all products that are manufacture and make by us is of the utmost quality. We had to be as stringent with our selection of our staff crew.  Thus we are not able to hire enough staff to cater to our orders. I seek your kind understanding.

        For our new clients, we are not taking in orders until the end of July 2011. However, you can still email justin@centrepiece.com.sg for any enquires. Hope that we can still hear from you.

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What fabric is suitable for your sofa?

The fine threads that you get from those silk worms are known to be one of
the finest luxury that mankind has discovered. It is said to be able to
self regulate its tempre Silk is known to keep people warm in cold season
and at the same time keep you cool during the hot weather like Singapore.
The reason is that silk has this property of regulating inflow and outflow
of body heat at a comfortable range of 26 degrees. On top of that, silk is
also known for its luxurious texture. The feeling of baby soft smoothness
of silk against our skin always makes us feel good. Thus its popularity!

But it is something that I highly suggest that we wear and not use it as
fabrics for upholstery or sofa making. Many customers have suggested to us
that they want to use silk for their sofa. But before you insist on that,
do consider our views on the suitability of silk as your choice of fabric.

1)        Silk is too refine for heavy duty use like sofa making. Many times, it
is not able to withstand the stretching and pulling of normal sofa usage.
2)        Silk is not manufactured for sofas, thus silk is created for other
purposes. Perhaps you might consider using it for the throw cushions as
décor pieces or even as cover on pieces for the sofa.
3)        Silk has very limited availability in the market as an appropriate sofa
fabric. Thus it will cost more and the durability is also in question for
sofa making.
4)        Silk fabric has a fewer selection in terms of designs patterns.
5)        Silk can be used if your sofa is only for display only.

Speak to us for greater details on what fabric is suitable for sofa in
Singapore and in temperate countries if you are an expatriate.  Email
sales@centrepiece.com.sg or contact: Vince 9030 5057.