The Skirted Ottoman Is Back — And Frankly, It Never Needed Your Permission If your first reaction to a skirted ottoman is “Isn’t that a bit old-fashioned?”, I have two thoughts. First, only if it is done badly.Second, have you seen what some “modern” furniture looks like lately? The skirted
The Skirted Ottoman Is Back — And Buyers Like Me Are Treating It as a “Margin Upgrade,” Not a Vintage Detail The secret advantage of a skirted ottoman isn’t nostalgia. It’s forgiveness. A skirt hides legs, scuffs, uneven flooring, even minor silhouette drift — the exact “real life” issues that
The Skirted Ottoman Is Back — And It’s a Retail Margin Move, Not a Nostalgia Mood The funniest thing about the skirted ottoman trend is that it doesn’t feel “trend-driven” on the selling floor. It feels… useful. At High Point Market, the industry’s biggest showcase, editors and buyers have been
Why the Right Contract Seating Supplier Matters More Than the Chair Itself in 2026 A bad chair is rarely a design problem only.It is a returns problem, a comfort problem, a packaging problem, a reorder problem, and eventually a margin problem. That is why serious buyers should stop asking only,
The Bedroom Upgrade Customers Feel in 10 Seconds: Why Ottomans Are the Quietest Wholesale Win The funny thing about bedrooms: customers don’t browse them like a showroom. They feel them—fast. One glance, one sit, one touch. If the room reads calm, they relax. If it reads clutter, they don’t. That’s
The Smallest “Luxury Signal” in a Boutique Hotel: One Ottoman, One Thousand Judgements A boutique guest won’t remember your supplier name.They will remember if the ottoman wobbles when they tie their shoes, pills after a week, or looks tired before the month is over. As a German home retail buyer,
The Smallest “Wow” in the Room: Why a Boutique Hotel Ottoman Can Win the Guest—Or Break Your Reorder A guest may forget your lobby scent. They do not forget the moment they sit down to lace shoes, drop a bag, or perch at the vanity—and the ottoman wobbles, pills, or
The “Pretty” Ottoman That Quietly Prints Margin: Why Shoe Storage Wins the Hallway (and How to Spec It for Reorders) If you’re buying for UK retail, you’ve seen this movie: the first shoe storage ottoman sample looks brilliant in the showroom… and the reorder arrives with a lid that sits
If I am buying for a U.S. home chain, I do not start with the piece that shouts the loudest across the showroom. I start with the one that helps a customer picture a better room in five seconds. That is why the skirted ottoman has become more interesting again.
