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It’s no secret that trends change and fashions come and go. In a day and age where there is increasing pressure to keep up with the Jones’s, and boredom with last year’s model sets in quickly, a smart decorator needs to find a way to shop on a budget. Enter Surplus Furniture and Mattress Warehouse!

6587 Miranda Shale Grey Sofa & Loveseat by United Furniture Industries. Step #1. Find an Inexpensive Sofa Set, or Sectional to Act as your Anchor. Every room needs a focal point. A piece (or pieces) of furniture that act as a building point for the r

[caption id="attachment_385" align="aligncenter" width="612"] Sofa & Loveseat Or 2PC Sectional[/caption] How to go home with the comfy couch you really want! Options, options and more options. Feeling overwhelmed? Sofa shopping can be exhausting for most people, because we all want to make the right choice. But with so many options available, the decision can be a tough one! Save yourself some time and follow these helpful tips: 1. Size Matters! Lets face it – everyone's livingroom isn't the same size. Just because your friend has an amazing huge sectional that looks great in her room, that certainly does not mean you should buy the same one. Always choose a sofa that is size appropriate. One common reason I hear from people replacing their sofa is

[caption id="attachment_378" align="alignleft" width="600"] Brand Names! Brand New at Surplus Furniture![/caption] Surplus Furniture and Mattress Warehouse is one of the best examples of a Canada-wide Furniture store specializing in providing the RIGHT PRODUCT, at the RIGHT PRICE, with the RIGHT LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE & ENTHUSIASM! We are MORE than just a furniture store. Surplus Furniture has an entire warehouse full of brand name furniture like Ashley, Signature, SERTA, UFI, Dynamic, NCU and more, all at unbelievable low factory direct prices. When walking through our doors you will be greeted with enthusiasm, the likes of which you will not find north of Walt Disney World. When interacting with our employees we will have you laughing like

When purchasing furniture for your home, there are many things you need to take into account, but one of the most important is measuring! Depending on the width of your doorways, hallways and stairs, bringing in new furniture could be a challenge! Below is a list of steps you can follow when purchasing furniture. Make sure to make notes of your measurements to reference when you are shopping around and/or scheduling delivery! 1. Measure Your Room: Measure the length of your walls, the height from floor to ceiling and the size of your windows in the room that you wish to place your new furniture. Keep in mind to mark down where your windows and doorways are positioned on the wall. You may also need to take into account the placement of any furnace/AC vents on the floor, closets, any baseboard heating and any electrical outlets in the walls.

Do you ever wonder what you are sleeping on? Mattresses are made up of many different features and choosing the right one that best suits your needs is extremely important! This article will outline some mattress features that you will come across when shopping for the right mattress. Manufacturers usually modify the innerspring of mattresses, change the colour, padding, quilting pattern and so forth. That way, they can manufacture mattresses for different retailers using different names. For example, one company's ultraplush will be another companies supersoft. This makes comparable shopping and price matching nearly impossible. So it's important to look at the nuts and bolts of a mattress as opposed to the name. [caption id="attachment_306" align="alignright" width="300"] Innerspring Mattress[/caption]

Buying a mattress is probably the most important personal home item that you will purchase. So it's important to take the time to ensure you purchase the right mattress. A good nights sleep is worth a million bucks. We all know that we're supposed to get at least seven hours of sleep each day, but what happens if we aren't getting enough sleep? Below are 8 health concerns linked to sleep deprivation. 1. Lack of sleep increases your risk of a stroke. 2. Too little sleep can lead to obesity. 3. Poor sleep can increase

Are you planning on redecorating your bedroom this year? Is a new bed set in your future? Well if so, some of these tips will be very helpful to you! First things first, you have to decide whether you will be upgrading your bed frame, your headboard, your complete bedroom set or all of the above!

If you are planning on buying a new Complete Bed Set such as our 7400 Dark Espresso Complete Bed from Crown Mark, that comes with headboard, footboard and rails then you won’t be needing a bed frame as all of our “complete” beds include rails and slats in place of a bed frame! If you are more interested in a 3PC Bedroom Set such as our 0375 Malaga Chocolate 3PC Bedroom Set from Dynamic Furniture Corporation, which includes: Headboard, Dresser and Mirror then you will be needing a new bed frame for sure! Many headboards attach directly to your metal bed frame

Grand Openings! Well, we are almost halfway through 2014 already! You know what they say, time flies when you are having fun and oh, boy we are having FUN at Surplus Furniture and Mattress Warehouse this year! It has been an exciting and eventful year so far, having already opened 3 new store locations! We are so excited to welcome these new locations into our ever growing family and we wanted to take a few moments to introduce them to you! First up is our new location in Brantford, Ontario, a short one hour drive from Toronto. Brantford is also known as the Telephone City, since it is home of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone. It's also the birth place of Wayne Gretzky, Phil Hartman and Lawren Harris (from the Group of Seven).

At Surplus Furniture and Mattress Warehouse, we are committed to saving our customers money. “Furniture can be a large expense for families. So if we can work together and save our customers money, then they will be able to focus those savings on what really matters, their family.” Saving our customers money has been the goal since we opened the doors over 10 years ago and this commitment has made a difference for thousands of families every week. At the heart of this initiative is the community we live in. That’s why Surplus Furniture and Mattress Warehouse continuously supports their community through a variety of different charitable organizations.

Surplus Furniture and Mattress Warehouse is proud to support several charities, like the Canadian Cancer Society, Sick Kids, Nanny Angel Network, our proud Canadian Military, Canadian Veterans, Firefighters Association, Police Association, Wounded Warriors, local women’s shelters, and so many more. We believe that through

After making a furniture purchase (big or small), you need to consider purchasing a Fabric Warranty available at Surplus Furniture & Mattress, when purchasing any type of fabric upholstery! There are so many benefits when purchasing a warranty package for your fabric upholstery. At Surplus Furniture, fabric warranty that is purchased is handled through Ultra Shield (third party); a reputable company at the forefront of the furniture care industry since 1987. When an incident occurs, a simple call to Ultra Shield will initiate the warranty process. If you do decide to go ahead and purchase the Fabric Warranty, the following will be covered: Food & Beverage Stains, Human & Pet Bodily Fluids, Rips, Tears, Cigarette Burns, Mold