Entertainment sees the light

Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, March 11, 2013

There was an uptick in the percentage of consumers searching for entertainment furniture with light wood finishes during 2012, according to a look into the wish list and email inquiry database through Furnituredealer.net' s website network over the last two years.
     While the percentage of online shoppers looking for cherry entertainment pieces dropped from 30% in 2011 to 26% in 2012, it remains at the top of consumers' wish lists.

Entertainment furniture wish lists
Based on consumer wish lists and email inquiries
Design style	2011	2012
Traditional	44%	40%
Contemporary	16%	16%
Casual	12%	12%
Transitional	12%	12%
Cottage	10%	14%
Other*	6%	6%
*Other includes Mission, Tropical and Coastal design styles.
Wood type	2011	2012
Cherry	30%	26%
Birch	21%	22%
Oak or Ash	16%	18%
Maple	13%	14%
Painted Hardwood	11%	13%
Other*	9%	7%
*Other includes walnut, pine, poplar, mahogany, colored laminate and metal. Source: FurnitureDealer.net's website network