Everyone is focused on Christmas right now and that's understandable. It's also one of the slowest times of the year for furniture stores, and I was telling Sarah, my Daughter, that historically the 2nd week of January it picks up quite a bit and continues to be busy through the end of March.

The smart money if you plan to buy pieces is to not wait until then, because virtually all the makers are planning to have significant price increases in early January. My suggestion is to consider placing any orders or doing shopping the week between Christmas and New Year's, because none of them will have increases in effect at that time. Just a thought!