Hotel Furniture Blog - Artone, LLC

Choosing Customized Hotel Bedroom Furniture vs. Catalog Furniture Collections

You’ve made so many decisions by the time your hotel project nears the finish line. Over the course of months (or even years) you’ve successfully:

• Navigated budgetary concerns
• Chosen a “dream team” of vendors and suppliers
• Hand-picked aesthetic elements from carpet/drape schemes to drink coasters
• & Everything in between

How Will Steel & Aluminum Tariffs Affect the Hospitality Industry?

The short- and long-term impacts of the Trump administration’s recently enacted steel and aluminum tariffs remain to be seen. To the hospitality industry, tariffs could either actually level the playing field between domestic companies and foreign competitors (as Trump intends) or create a greater overall struggle to build and produce (as tariff opponents fear).

5 Hospitality Design Mistakes that are Common (but Avoidable)

Even the best hoteliers have made hospitality design mistakes (maybe you’re a hospitality pro who can attest to this).

For any well-travelled individual, the hotel guestroom experience can start to become less than memorable - each guestroom could be in any hotel, anywhere in the world. Even the most creative hoteliers have fallen into the routine of thinking “standards” when it comes to guestroom configuration, design, and aesthetics.

6 Things the Hospitality Industry Learned in 2017

It was the first full year a hotelier sat in the Oval Office. The three-headed battle grew more intense between mainstream hotels, home-sharing companies, and online travel agencies. Hotel mergers, acquisitions, and soft brand openings dominated the market. Technology expanded further to improve the guest experience.

4 Hospitality Design/Management Failures to Avoid in 2018

You’ve likely experienced failure before. Very few professionals in any industry reach the pinnacle of success without falling flat along the journey, despite their best efforts.

Hospitality design requires thinking beyond the design. Before you achieve that hotel project with the dream revenue stream, you must first master a detailed administrative agenda.

Guest Expectations: Wood Veneer vs. Laminate Casegoods

Custom Hotel Furniture History: Then and Now

A gentleman in a business suit checks into a 1920s New York City hotel. He’s in town for business, and he’s pleasantly delighted with the art nouveau decor. In the corner sit two facing chairs, ornately carved, matching the intricate floral etching adorning the headboard.

A woman in capris checks into an Orlando hotel today. She’s there visiting Disney World with her kids, and she’s pleasantly delighted with the simplicity, understated yet classy. In the corner sit two facing chairs with a functional design, matching the contemporary straight-line motif of the headboard and nightstand.

3 Hotel Furniture Safety Factors Designers Can't Ignore

How your hotel furniture is manufactured can affect not only your bottom line, but also the health and safety of those who use it.

5 Modular Hotel Design Adaptive Furniture Options

Has ownership opted for a modular hotel design? Though it’s not for everyone, it can offer an economical option. Going modular often makes sense to fit tighter budgets and constraining urban spaces.

6 Hotel Furniture Supply Chain Breakdowns That Can Lead To Disaster

There’s a lot to consider as you work toward that perfect hotel design. Whether it’s a new construction or a renovation, you’re balancing deadlines and budgets, contractors and subcontractors, and vendors.