Online Resource For Furniture Shoppers (NAPSA)—The World Wide Web just got a whole lot cozier, thanks to an enhanced consumer site that makes it easier to shop for new furniture. Find Your Furniture Amongthe site’s new features are a Room Planner and an ex- panded Furniture Finder that helps consumers shop for both indoor and outdoor furniture. The Room Planner allows consumers to enter the dimensions of the room around icons representing the fur- A new Website makesit simple to shop for new furniture online: www.findyourfurniture.com. with those they wish to purchase. “Once they have identified the pieces they need, they may want to review the latest styles available,” database by product, style or price. When shopping for outdoor furnishings, they search by product, material (such as aluminum, president of the American Home Each search produces a list of companies that produce products that meet shoppers’ criteria. The they wish to decorate, then move nishings they currently own, along explains Jackie Hirschhaut, vice Furnishings Alliance (AHFA), “Our Style Finder has just been updated with new photos and descriptions of the five most representative style categories.” The most frequented feature on thesite since its creation is the Furniture Finder—and feedback from consumers prompted AHFA to refine and improve the database that supports it. Now, consumers begin their search by selecting new indoor furniture or outdoor furniture. “There has been so muchinterest in furnishing the ‘outdoor room’in recent years,” Hirschhaut notes. “We decided to makeit easier for consumers to shop the wide spectrum of products available for making their outdoor living areas as comfortable now as their indoor living areas.” Whenshopping for indoor furnishings, visitors to www.findyour furniture.com can search the vast wicker or wroughtiron) or price. list of companies includes a link to each manufacturer’s own Web site, where the consumerwill usu- ally find a dealer locator or a customer service number. Other features available on the site include: Style Profiler—A quick quiz designed to help consumersdecide whichstyles are right for them. Trend Watch—Reports on the latest home furnishings trends. Ask Jackie—An opportunity to e-mail furniture-related ques- tions to Hirschhaut. Shopping Tips—Checklists to help demystify the furniture-shop- ping process. Furniture Care & Safety Tips—The latest care and safety information related to household furnishings. To learn more, visit the Web site at www.findyourfurniture.com.
