3 Reasons to Update Senior Living Furniture

Published by: Northland - March 22, 2017

Senior living furniture continues to play a significant role in shared housing communities as more baby boomers march towards retirement age. This sophisticated demographic carries with them higher expectations for their living environment.

One current trend in senior living communities takes its cue from the hospitality industry. Design elements that feel less institutional and more hotel-like will appeal to future residents and their adult children who frequently help their parents decide where to live.

Increase revenues by enhancing your facility’s reputation

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First impressions only take a moment to create. By updating old furniture, senior living operators will improve the look and feel of their premises. Moreover, old furniture may not have been designed and built to meet today’s exacting standards for safety and durability.

Northland manufacturers senior living furniture collections that are aesthetically pleasing, durable, and functional. By incorporating new furniture designed to meet both the visual and practical needs of their residents, senior living communities will enable older adults to feel more at ease.

Reduce maintenance and repair costs for senior living furniture

Furniture represents a substantial capital investment for all senior living communities. On average, furniture in public, high-trafficked spaces needs to be replaced every 5-7 years due to regular use. When deciding between repairing or replacing furniture, there are several factors to consider.

The benefits of replacing worn, outdated senior living furniture include reducing maintenance costs and attracting new residents. Moreover, purchasing durable, well-made senior living furniture will minimize the cost of replacement down the line.

Interior designers, architects, and senior living community owners can look to Northland when deciding where to purchase their casegoods. Northland offers a longer than industry average 10-year warranty. Northland furniture can help reduce maintenance costs and can be custom designed to meet a broad range of requirements.

Customize your furniture to create spaces that work

Gone are the days of one-size-fits-all. Senior living communities can enhance the quality of life for their residents by creating a sense of community while respecting the need for privacy. For example, dining facilities with a restaurant-like feel encourages social interaction, while resident rooms featuring beautiful furniture designed to maximize space will be more inviting

Incorporating the comforts and amenities of home will surely be more attractive to prospective residents, and can be achieved by choosing furniture that is beautifully crafted and designed for safety and durability.

Northland manufacturers casegoods for hospitality, senior living, and healthcare. Freestanding collections can be previewed at our online project portfolio and catalogs. Northland also works closely with designers to create custom designed furniture. Applications for Northland casegoods include resident rooms, dining, and activity spaces, and common areas.

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The Importance of Durable Hotel Contract Furniture

Published by: Northland - March 1, 2017

Durable hotel contract furniture is a must have to impress travelers from near and far. When a guest first enter enters a guest room, the importance of making a great first impression cannot be overstated. Hotel contract furniture must be able to withstand frequent use and the test of time while remaining beautiful.

Casegoods designed for the contract market are meant to be extra durable, which makes the use of quality woods and craftsmanship of utmost importance. Hoteliers and interior designers who want durable hotel contract furniture made in the USA can look to Northland Furniture when specifying furnishings for renovations and new construction.

Durable hotel contract furniture can save money in the long run

Hotel guests sleep in beds, sit in chairs, and work at desks while in their rooms, which means a hotel’s furniture plays a meaningful role in determining a guest’s overall experience during their stay. The feeling of comfort, cleanliness, and in some cases, even luxury, determine whether guests will be returning, or not. Losing a guest’s loyalty due to worn or out-of-date furniture means losing money.

Even though hotel contract furniture represents a significant capital expense, hoteliers can save money in the long run by choosing high-quality wood furniture that will endure many years of frequent use. By offering an industry-leading 10-year warranty, Northland Furniture stands behind the beautiful casegoods they design and build for exceptional strength and durability.

Northland is a leading contract furniture manufacturer in the Pacific Northwest. Whether you are interested in developing new furniture designs or purchasing from our product catalogs, Northland Furniture can help distinguish your property and elevate your guest’s experience.

Northland’s featured projects are easy to preview online. Our photo portfolio displays original and custom designs in addition to hardware and finish choices for hospitality projects throughout the USA.

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Northland Brings in the New Year with a New Look

Published by: Northland - January 4, 2017

After over forty years of creating custom, quality furniture, Northland is not slowing down. As times and designs may change, as do our experienced craftsman and team. We’re excited to announce the launch of our revised brand and website later this month.
 
The new Northland will feature a rebranded logo and an all-new on and offline presence. It was important to us that the brand embody both our heritage and who we are today, while retaining the same commitment to quality you’ve associated with Northland throughout the years. Let’s take a look at some of our history, and what makes Northland “Northland”.

Custom built in Central Oregon

The Northwest has a style all its own. Just as our name implies, we are indeed a part of this land. Our 42,000 square foot office and manufacturing facility, located in the heart of Central Oregon. Our furniture is also designed, built and shipped from our 42,000 square foot facility in Bend, Oregon.
 
Northland has been manufacturing high quality commercial furniture for hotels, senior living environments, college dormitories and other facilities for over 40 years. Using domestically sourced materials, many from the Pacific Northwest, our experienced teams of craftsmen design and build furniture that can withstand high traffic and other challenging environments.
 
From hotel case goods to dormitory desks, we take pride in providing the expertise and service we know you expect from a furniture provider. All our machinery and finishing systems are top-of-the-line. Moreover, our strict quality control measures ensure that we check each piece of furniture  before it’s packed in damage-resistant packaging to leave our facility and arrive in perfect condition at your destination.
 
Your furnishings are a reflection of your establishment. Therefore, we want these pieces to match your style and be just as distinctive as you are. Northland has supplied furnishings for niche markets ranging from small, local seaside properties to national chains.  Design, quality and high durability characterize each Northland collection.
 

Dedicated craftsmen making happy customers

Many of our dedicated craftsmen have been with us for years. Our culture is one of community and appreciation. Northland is committed to a safe, reliable and injury-free workplace. We believe the benefits can be seen in our consistent products and happy customers. They include Marriott, Wyndham, Hampton Inn, Best Western, Shilo, Hilton and BHG as well as Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, and Glacier national parks.
 
We often develop new collections and can customize most standard collections to fit any unique needs. We also manufacture our comfortable, durable and distinctive collections to ensure that your furniture maintains value.
 
Whether you’re looking for an extra long table for your conference room, pews for your church, or more, Northland can build what need, at a price you can afford. We can help anyone seeking stylish, sturdy furniture for their organization, and furthermore, are not bound by industries.
 

The new Northland

Look for the new Northland brand on our online channels this January. We’ll also be rolling out across our offline channels through spring, as we phase out offline inventory.
 
Contact us for more information about custom commercial furniture design. Whether you want to customize items within our collections or work with us to create something truly unique; we have the skill and creativity to build furniture you will love for years to come.

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Five Factors to Consider When Buying New Hotel Casegoods

Published by: Northland - March 2, 2016

When your hotel casegoods need to be updated, replaced, or if you need to furnish a brand new lodge or resort, there are a variety of factors to consider. For most buyers and interior decorators, cost is the biggest contributing factor when it comes to choosing new casegoods. As you’ll see, many of these other factors have an effect on cost that you may not have considered in the big picture of hotel casegoods.

Considerations for Buying Hotel Casegoods

  1. Handling, Packaging and Freight – When considering the purchase of new hotel casegoods, many people don’t think to consider shipping and handling in the overall cost of the project. Choosing hotel casegoods manufactured overseas can result in higher handling, packaging and freight costs, which could make a higher-end, American-made product more cost effective in the long run.
  2. Waste – Shipping and handling often results in large amounts of waste. From waste on fuel costs shipping from overseas to the packing and shipping supplies used to contain hotel casegoods, waste is a factor you need to consider. Is the amount you save on the cost of casegoods worth the negative environmental impact?
  3. Storage – While this may not be necessary for every buyer to consider, if you represent a large hotel or resort, storage may be a concern. When replacing hotel casegoods it may be necessary to replace furniture floor-by-floor. In this case, hotel casegoods manufacturers like Northland Furniture Company can build your entire order and store what you don’t need immediately until you’re ready for it – an advantage not offered by many suppliers.
  4. Warranty – Does the manufacturer you’re considering offer a warranty? How long is the warranty? Have you read testimonials and reviews from past clients to see how long their hotel casegoods last? Choose a manufacturer with a substantial warranty that they stand behind. For example, Northland offers customers a 10 year warranty, but our casegoods last much longer than that. We have customers who have had the same furniture of ours for 30 years.
  5. Touch ups – Even with the most durable furniture, it’s common to have to do paint touch-ups over the years. In order to touch up furniture with the same paint, it needs to be easily accessible and safe. Northland uses water-based paints that can be shipped to you for touch ups quickly and easily. When you buy from overseas manufacturers it’s common to have to wait up to three months to get the material to touch up furniture. Being able to do touch ups needs to be convenient.

When it comes to selecting new hotel casegoods, a large array of factors come into play, many of which can affect overall costs of the project. Contact Northland Furniture Company for more information about the affordability of hotel casegoods.

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