Office Furniture Blog

  If you are interested in starting a business or are already on your business journey, you know that having the right environment can be just as powerful as supportive friends and family.   If you're surrounded by people who discourage you from pursuing your business goals, the chances are high that you won't go after them. Likewise, being in a city or town that may not have the best infrastructure, incubators or funding options to support solopreneurs can also be a death nail. According to a new chart by LinkedIn's workforce insights, 10 cities above the rest are growing as leading new business formation centers which means more co (Read More)

I have finally decided that I need to make a change around my home. My oldest daughter has grown up and is on the verge of moving out of my house. In about a month, I will have an empty room in my home with no one to occupy it. So, I am free to do with it as I will. I have considered many different options but I have landed on it being time to finally commit to a full game room! It was a difficult decision but a mature one. Now it is time for me to begin the process of getting everything in order to set up the new game room. I am going to be looking at gaming desks as the anchor of my new game room. I have a little time to figure out all the details of the entire room. S (Read More)

Over 66% of households own a pet according to the American Pet Products Association, with Millennials taking the largest share of pet ownership at 33%. Compare that to Team Stage data which states that millennials make up 35% (or 1/3) of the current workforce, which means that a good portion of the workforce probably consider themselves to be pet parents. Since the pandemic, a lot of the benefits of home pet ownership have come to light, and for the workplace the same applies. A few different studies have explored what kind of effect having an office pet (or a few) has had on workers, with a multitude of positive results. Here are the 3 most surprising ins (Read More)

Conference room tables come in a variety of shapes and sizes. There’s so many different types of meetings and spaces for them that brands make an assortment of them to ensure that every office has a conference table to fit their needs. At Madison Liquidators, we carry five conference table shapes for our customers. There are square conference tables, round conference tables, rectangular conference tables, racetrack conference tables, and boat shaped conference tables on the online marketplace. We will be looking at each type to see their strengths and how they fit within the office space to set a foundational meeting space for your business. Each shape is different (Read More)

We are facing a housing shortage and it's not going away anytime soon. Inflation, building costs, interest rates and other factors have simultaneously influenced a growth in demand and lack of supply. Many local governments are trying to find ways to ease this shortage, as housing is key to keeping their citizens out of homelessness and their cities equitable for people of all socio-economic classes. One idea that has been floated around for how to solve this issue is through office buildings, particularly empty offices. According to the visual capitalist, if empty office space in the US were itself a high-rise office building, it would consist of mo (Read More)

I love this time of year! High school and college football has kicked off while the NFL is starting this week. In theory, the temperatures are going to be dropping; perhaps in some parts of the country they actually have. The leaves are turning, pumpkin spice lattes are on the menu, and as of today we aren’t supposed to wear white… It may be the rebel in me but I love white and will continue to wear it often. According to the Farmer’s Almanac wearing white after Labor Day is a faux pas because “In the early 1900s, those who were well-to-do often favored lightweight, bright clothing—white linen suits and breezy dresses. Wearing white after (Read More)

There's something very funny about culture. Whether or not someone tells you directly, you know when to speak, when to help, what not to wear and so forth. So much of what we do has been learned by simply being raised in a particular place and time. But all cultures are like that. If you were to visit another country, you would immediately pick up on things that are different from the way you do them back home. When you ask a local about it, they just laugh and say, 'yeah we do that.'' It was an unspoken rule that you were the first person to voice. It can seem a bit funny when put into words. Whether it's at home, as a guest at another's (Read More)

There’s always new office furniture being uploaded to the marketplace of Madison Liquidators. Several times a week I browse the new inventory section of the site to try to keep up with the latest onboardings so that I can stay abreast of the newest office furniture trends and styles. Over the past few weeks, I have noticed that there are quite a bit L shaped reception desks that have been added to our little corner market of the world wide web. Being a huge fan of the L shaped desk any way, I immediately gravitated toward these designs. I can see it in my minds eye now, just how attractive and functional these L shaped reception desks can be in the front office of (Read More)

Take a moment to think of your favorite part about the office. Is it the grey cubicle walls or speckled ceiling panels? How about the early 90s carpet squares or, if you're in a newer office, the generic kitchen tiles. Wouldn't the office be a tiny bit better with some color? If you grew up in the 90s (or even earlier) then you may have not only had the Barbie dream house, but decided that when you got older that's how you were going to adult. Bold and in color. Now, you're a girl boss and that feminine energy and color is still something you love but, you've found yourself trying to contain. Your overwhelming love of hot and blush pink are now con (Read More)

It seems like I am always talking about the size of office furniture. We are locked in a search for specific office furniture pieces that fits their needs. This is especially true with our need for office desks. While I could give generalizations such as an executive always needs a large desk to fill out the bigger office, or a startup needs smaller desks to conserve space. It’s not my place to assume why you need a particular size. Writing about office furniture as much as I do, makes me tend to create the situation why you would need a particular sized desk. So today, instead, I want to do something a little different. I want to show you the wide range of small d (Read More)

If you're like most people then a desk, office chair and computer is what you have for a home away from home (work) setup. The place where we spend the most time, see coworkers more than our own families and have most of our meals, is as basic as a 3-piece suit. But it doesn't have to be! There are items, large and small, that we can add to our workplaces in order to make them more comfortable, more attractive to look at and improve our productivity. In this full guide you will get tips and office accessories ideas, that can help to improve your overall space, whether you're in a cubicle or working from home. --subscription-box-- For (Read More)

Quick! Name an office staple that you use regularly but don't put much thought into buying. If you said pens, I'll accept it. But I was thinking more along the lines of something luminary. All pens aside, when you need to get work done late or need just a bit of extra light for a dark corner of the office, the desk lamp is the staple that everyone has, but only the creative and natural aesthete takes care in choosing. Let's change that now. Here are 5 (plus a bonus) desk lamps that are cool, unique, modern and other adjectives. I absolutely give you permission to 'add to cart' at the end of this blog post. --subscription-box-- &n (Read More)

Recently, I shared information on the Office Star Product’s Townsend series of traditional office design desks. We have received a lot of positive feedback concerning this office furniture line. Not only that, there has been an overwhelmingly positive reaction to the traditional office design style. It seems that the Summer of 2023 is seeing a resurgence of the traditional office design; which had previously taken a backseat to more modern and contemporary design styles. In case you missed it, you can catch up with the original Townsend series traditional office design desks by reading the original story here. Traditional Office Design Desks are at Madison Li (Read More)

We've all gone thru the mandatory safety manual when we get first get our job. Either that or we've had the safety demonstration video. Where that manual ends up a few weeks later is anyone's guess, but despite being out of sight and out of mind, there is some real, tried and true wisdom to preparing in order to keep your office safe throughout all types of unexpected circumstances. While different companies have a variety of safety procedures to be followed for varying emergencies, there are regular, everyday items that you can have on hand just in case. The items on this list will do two things: 1. Help you to stay prepared. 2. Cultivate an office s (Read More)

Working from home… Sounds like a dream, right? I never really considered it an option because I spent twenty years in construction management which meant being on the jobsite every day. Fifty, sixty, and even seventy hour work weeks in places all over the south. Large cities like Birmingham, and Atlanta or vacation destinations like Pensacola, Florida. All the way to places you don’t hear about until they spring up on you like Newnan, Georgia or Pascagoula, Mississippi. Then there are places that I’ve been that I still have nightmares about like Kemper County, Mississippi. All places that required daily attendance and long hours at a desk in your offic (Read More)

Everyday for at least 8 hours you go to work, sit down and don't get up again until it's time to leave. But have you ever given any thought to what you're sitting on? If you're like most people, the office furniture provided for you by your company is the office furniture you use. Or conversely, if you are the company, you probably purchased the office furniture you need based on price and volume. That means that you may not be getting the most comfortable, ergonomic, or quality office chair. This could be a problem. To spend most of our lives sitting, which takes a toll on the body, while also not paying any attention to what exactly it is we're sitting on may not b (Read More)

I can see it now, drab cubicle walls for as far as the eye can see. Boring colors and closed off multi-person workstations. Never ending colorless nondescript cubicles for a mass of inmates, I say that because it resembles a prison more than an office. Zero inspiration except for a motivational poster for nonexistent office morale. “Hang in there” says the little kitten desperately clinging to a tree branch. Hang in there indeed, you’re only here for the rest of your professional life. I’m talking to you Employee #464552! You used to have a name, but you can’t remember it any more. You’ve been industrialized into the ever moving (Read More)

Let’s begin with a quote “All great changes in America begins at the dinner table.” Anyone know who said that? Former President and founder of Reaganomics, Ronald Reagan. Before we get into a full blown discussion about the economy and trickling down, let’s apply that to business. “All great changes in business begins at the office conference table.” Reagan was right about needing a place to communicate clearly. His thoughts are from parent to child, we have flipped it from management to worker. This is absolutely true for this one simple fact; email effectiveness has its limits. A face to face meeting can be far more impactful than (Read More)

Whether you began working from home pre-2020, were forced to mid-pandemic or have just gotten your first WFH gig (congrats) chances are that there are at least 5 difficulties that you have (or will) run into. This isn't to scare you off or make you second-guess your decision but when you begin working from home, everyone tends to face some of the same problems. How much of an issue they actually are really depends on the individual. Irrespective of which from this list you are rocking and which you are tanking on, we're going to go through the 5 most common challenges of working from home and what to do about them. --subscription-box-- The 5 gr (Read More)

Since joining Madison Liquidators in January of 2021, I have researched and written about just about every office furniture piece or setting you can think of. I have taken real life situations and relayed them into text for the benefit of an office furniture consumer. I do this in hope of giving someone some insight into their next office furniture purchase… that, and that’s what Madison Liquidators pays me to do. So today, I thought I would do more of the same. In a previous job, I worked for a national construction recruiting business. They have offices in most major cities, and when I started, they were reopening an office in Birmingham, Alabama. The 2008 (Read More)

When creating your office space, getting all of the furniture pieces you need to bring your vision to life and to make your workspace work for you can be a chore. It's hard to find everything you need at once, all in one shot. A remedy that would make its simpler and what a lot of people never think about are office furniture sets. You are able to get the most essential furniture pieces, that match, have the functionality and customized elements you need, in one go. Another benefit to a set is that if you like a particular manufacturer, you can get your whole office setup from them, and as is often the case with a bulk order, probably save money in the proc (Read More)

Around my household, we have just begun looking at back to school shopping for the fall. I know in parts of the country it is way too soon for this but where I live in Alabama, August 9th is the first day back to school for our kids. So it is just around the corner for us, and we are running out of summertime. Soon it will be back to business for our children. With that in mind, I thought I would look at some small computer desks for back to school 2023. Homework rules the house in the evenings and having a dedicated space to perform classroom duties within the home can be a huge tool to have. Not only that, but for dorm rooms with limited a space needs practical solutio (Read More)

I always get a lot of comments and questions about the price of our commercial office furniture. Some people are convinced that since they have seen a similar model in a retail store somewhere that we are gouging our prices. From time to time on our social media, we will get a comment such as “your prices are too high” so I thought I would address these concerns directly. Hopefully by the end of this, you will have a better understanding between the products sold in retail stores, residential home stores and those found on the online marketplace of Madison Liquidators. I wish I could teleport everyone to the showroom at Madison Liquidators along with an examp (Read More)

So, you've decided to open a salon. You want to help people up their look with makeup, hair and nails. The location has been rented, the theme set, services and pricing settled, but now you're trying to find the best ways to bring your vision to life. For any new business owner, it can be tricky to get yourself going. For salon owners and stylists, being able to focus on the fun stuff and to start making money, is the point you want to get to ASAP. But how can you get your new business up and running and all on a budget? 3 Affordable Salon Design Tips While this is by no means an exhaustive list as there is plenty of tricks to the trade. If you& (Read More)

New inventory comes in just about everyday to the online marketplace of Madison Liquidators. It has been a while since I have done a rundown of the new inventory available, so I will do it now under the premise of furnishing a home office on a budget only from the newest items to come to Madison Liquidators. First thing I want to do is a traditional desk and chair setup. Since this is a home office on a budget, I will not worry with too many accessories. Working on a budget of around a thousand, and I realize that may seem like a lot of money and trust me it is… but I am looking for professional grade office furniture that is built to last. Not some cheap retail ve (Read More)

As a gamer, I often get caught looking at the gaming side of our office furniture. I’ll get distracted from my task anytime a gaming desk or chair comes across my feed. For years my gaming set up was a retail store desk that was cheap in price and just as cheap in quality. Honestly, it needed replacing after six months but with some redneck engineering and a whole lot of duct tape, I made it last for years. Not that I was proud of it or anything. In fact, my gaming set up was somewhat of an embarrassment anytime someone came over. You see, we grew up with gaming but many of us didn’t allow gaming grow up with us. We still cling to subpar gaming setups fil (Read More)

  We spend on average 12 hours a day sitting and for that reason our natural inclination when we look at office chairs is to prioritize comfort. While there are many great options for a traditional, ergonomic office chair with all of the functionalities, there's no reason why your chair has to look boring.   If you're an artist or naturally creative person, why can't you get everything you need in an office chair for your creative office space? Whether you want a unique office chair, colorful chair options or to add a little shock-and-awe value to your otherwise subdued office environment, here are 10 options that shun the norm and give (Read More)

Via Seating has been sending Madison Liquidators amazing guest seating options for years! Today, I thought I would touch upon some of the models they have sent to us. Recently, I covered their bucket chairs and their colored seat stools. Now, I want to look at their swivel chairs which are just as impressive as the previous guest seating options I’ve shared. Swivel chairs make me think of childhood and just enjoying the movement of the seat. Via Seating provides several awesome swivel chairs for guest seating that ten year old Adam would have enjoyed. However, these swivel chairs are far more sophisticated and stylish for a little brat to be playing on, these are (Read More)

  Movies like office space got us all commenting, out loud, about how ridiculous work culture is and especially cubicle mazes. The great office layout savior, open offices, came around and were supposed to boost productivity and collaboration. Instead, it made us long for the days of privacy. Now, workplaces are undergoing design changes again with activity-based working.   Knowing which is the best way to work can be confusing, as pros and cons to all options are endless. Below are some stats that might challenge what you know (and feel) about the major office layouts and ultimately, help you make informed decisions when designing your office. What are (Read More)

If you follow my writing then you know that I have been a little more than heavy-handed in highlighting modern office design lately. I absolutely love it and often find inspiration within that medium. However, today, I wanted to break the cycle and go completely against the grain and touch on a traditional office design. While several of our partners have some great traditional office design elements, I will be focusing in on just one brand partner and only one of their office furniture series. That partner we will be discussing is Office Star Products and their Townsend series of traditional office designed office furniture. Before we get into it, let’s look at (Read More)

Today, as I sit down to write this, I am inspired by one of our brand partners. I’ve been researching modern office design for several days, and I have come to the conclusion that if I were to have the opportunity to furnish a modern office, I would do it with Groupe Lacasse. I would like to lead you through the rabbit hole so to speak and look at all phases of a modern office design with this trustworthy brand. We can look at this through the perspective of furnishing a modern office together. Before we begin, here is some information about this brand partner. “Groupe Lacasse’s mission is to offer high-quality products and complete furniture solution (Read More)

Managing Different Generations in the Workplace We've all heard (and made) complaints about how baby boomers want younger people to suck it up, or that Gen Z is too flaky. In the workplace, the complaints are no different. Yet, paying attention to the generalizations we make about each preceding and succeeding generation may be the key for how to build and manage a team while bridging the generational divide. In this article, we'll offer some of the most valuable information on differences between generational talent. Generational Differences in the Workplace 2023 - A Broad View Traditionalists: Prefer written communication, are loyal to their com (Read More)

Office Plant Inspiration for Plant Lovers   Houseplants have the ability to improve productivity up to 15% and only 15 minutes of interaction with houseplants reduces stress levels according to Garden Pals.   Whether or not you have a green thumb, there are numerable positives to bringing the outdoors indoors. One way that people increasingly do this is with office plants. You may already consider yourself a "plant parent" at home but the benefits you get from having houseplants can just as easily translate into your office work environment. The Benefits of Having Plants in the Office While the benefits of spending time outside ar (Read More)

As part of my job duties, I must keep abreast of the latest office furniture that is added to the online marketplace of Madison Liquidators. Lately I have noticed several amazing modern conference tables have been brought online. I have an affinity for the conference room any way, and these new modern conference tables are exactly the type of office furniture that can reinvigorate the entire office. I want to briefly speak on them as we look at the selections that I have chosen as examples of modern conference tables that are new to Madison Liquidators. However, I won’t bore you with too many details. This will be a brief glimpse to help you search for new confere (Read More)

Returning to my obsession with white office furniture for this year, I thought that I would take a look at white desks this time but with a twist. I’ll share that twist a little later but before I do, I want to set the tone by looking first at a fantastic example of everything great about a white desk. Before we begin, I want to highlight what to expect from these white desks. Openness, clean lines, and warmth are all ways I would describe a vibrant office with a white desk. According to office.furniture “A white finish can open up the office, especially when in conjuncture with natural lighting. The partnership of these two properties changes a space treme (Read More)

Hacks to Improve Your Home Office Setup Before the pandemic, working from home was a luxury that not many were afforded. Since then, it seems like the #1 on a list of desirable job qualities. But being forced to do it unexpectedly had some complications. Many of us went home, setup a computer on a kitchen table or converted our closets into mini workspaces and have been doing it ever since. But is this the best way to work? According to a Start Standing article with statistics from Stanford Research: Many Americans lack the facilities...to work effectively from home. More than 50% are working in a shared room or their bedroom. (Read More)

A small conference table can be an intimate meeting space. For some startups they can be the primary conference meeting space. For more established or larger offices, they can be a great addition to an executive office. When I think small conference table, I think of an office furniture piece that seats four people comfortably and not take up much office square footage. For me, that’s a round conference table. --subscription-box-- A round conference table is perfect for any office that needs a meeting area in a confined space. For that startup I spoke of earlier, it could be the central hub of the entire office. Everything from staff meetings, to client meetings, (Read More)

                  Introduction       Whether you're shutting down your office, moving to a new space, just simply downsizing or remodeling, trying to figure out how to get rid of old office furniture is usually a chore.     Just think.     Office furniture companies make it easy and effortless to order, deliver and have items assembled. It's a no hassle system. But on the outgoing end you're responsible for disassembly and proper disposal. To make this process simpler and your job stress free, here are some ways to get ri (Read More)

In keeping with the recent releases of guest seating, today I want to show you the new colored seat stools that have arrived at the online marketplace of Madison Liquidators. Delivered from Via Seating as part of their Eclipse series of office furniture. They are designed to add color to a reception or breakroom area. These colored seat stools completely change the space they are placed in. Placing a few of these colored seat stools in your guest seating area together and the entire atmosphere of the office space they inhabit changes. Manufactured from metal, polyurethane, and wood these colored seat stools are built to last and is backed by a twelve year manufacturerâ� (Read More)

    Minimalist Definition What are your first thoughts about minimalism? Having only a few items? Wearing only black t-shirts? Or is it more along the lines of being intentional about what you purchase? According to the well-known 'The Minimalists,' Minimalism is: "a tool to rid yourself of life's excess in favor of focusing on what's important - so you can find happiness, fulfillment, and freedom." For those that practice minimalism in their lives, they want to simplify their way of living, truly enjoy what they have and eliminate the stress that comes with owning and acquiring more and more. This may seem like a (Read More)

Thinking about updating your desk to a standing desk but what’s holding you back is needing the additional desktop space that an L shaped desk provides? Kind of a specific question, I know but you would be surprised at how many people think about this. If only manufacturers would make say an L shaped standing desk… They do! That’s right, some of our partners have sent some interesting L shaped standing desk options to the online marketplace of Madison Liquidators recently. The newest is from Office Star Products and their Ascend II series in which they sent over two similar options with different levels of storage. Office Star Products L Shaped Stan (Read More)

        Introduction   Chances are if you are like most working age adults, you probably pout and groan when rolling out of bed for work. But why? It's true that maybe the best solution is to find something you love doing so that work seems like play, but it is also true that you can build elements into your routine and office space that bring, fun, interest and expectation to your working day.  Let's break you out of the monotony with these suggestions!   How to Make Your Office More Interesting   Add in some color: Use wallpaper, art and accessories for cool styling. Create special zo (Read More)

Via Seating is well known for its top of the line office chairs. Recently they sent over their newest guest chair offering to the Madison Liquidators online marketplace. They are made from 100% recyclable materials, which caught me by surprise when I first saw them. I read about and review office furniture every day, and it is easy for me to rattle off the most used materials of modern office furniture and 100% recyclable materials don’t usually make the list. For those of us business and office workers who think of themselves as eco-friendly, a 100% recyclable guest chair option is a breath of fresh air. Considering that when the life of these guest chair- bucket (Read More)

As our partnership with Office Star Products has matured, the online marketplace of Madison Liquidators has received an influx of innovative office furniture products that provide solutions to modern business challenges. Today, I want to highlight one of the newest products that comes from this partnership- call center cubicles. These are a uniquely designed workstation that began its life for a very specific purpose but have quickly grown to serve in a larger way. Also known as telemarketing cubicles, these space saving office solutions provide a workspace for someone who works primarily with a phone and a computer or laptop. A call center cubicle provides a small wor (Read More)

One of the most common questions I get from people who know I work from home is how to furnish a home office on a budget, I get it a lot. Since I’ve been in this office furniture game for close to two and a half years now, I feel like I have gotten some insights into this question. I am by no means an interior designer, so please don’t look to me for any home remodeling advice unless you’re open to canary yellow walls throughout. I understand the desire to do a home office on a budget myself. I mean, I’m not the only person who notices that our hard earned dollars don’t go as far as they used to. It really is a different world than it (Read More)

    According to Arch2o multifunctional, multiuse and multipurpose spaces are defined as: a proper integration of several functions. In essence, taking a space and using it for more than one purpose. While everyone has a room in their house or office which has a dedicated name to make the use apparent, creating a multiuse room is not necessarily about changing the function of that space, but designing it in a way that opens it up seamlessly to another possibility of use. So, if conventionally a room has a particular use, why would it be important or even necessary to create a multifunctional space? Well, it's no surprise that in the past decade, at least, (Read More)

Today I get to pull the curtain back and show you the inner workings of Madison Liquidators. How? We recently renovated our conference room and I can show you the office furniture that we selected for the new space. This allows you to see that we do indeed stand behind the furniture on the online marketplace as we use them in our own office. We selected an eight foot Corp Design Potenza series conference table in Blanc De Gris as the centerpiece along with a matching credenza wall unit with open shelf storage. The boat shaped conference table is surrounded by Beniia Etano series conference room chairs. This new renovation is in its final stages and is a project tha (Read More)

Storage is always a priority around the office. I like to say there are two types of office workers. 1- the person with a nice and neat desktop but has a mess in their desk drawers and 2- the person whose desktop is a mess but their drawers are in immaculate order. There is no in-between… or if someone is actually able to pull both off, they are very sketchy… a suspect even!!! However, additional storage can help alleviate some of these organizational issues. But what comes with a standalone storage unit is the need for privacy so that you can ensure that everything that you place in there stays in there. With that in mind, I thought I would look at some (Read More)

Today I thought I would continue our look at office furniture for tight spaces with what is probably going to be the most popular type in the series with small L shaped desks. When square footage is limited, we need the most out of the office furniture that we can find for the space. If you’re like me, you’ve been squeezed into a small shared office with a co-worker because the business just doesn’t have enough room for a full office for everyone. In my case, my roommate and I were still able to squeeze in a small L shaped desk each. This office furniture eased the strain of the limited work room between us by providing us with a workstation that gave us (Read More)

I do all my writing in my home office, and I recently realized that I don’t talk enough about office furniture selections for a space like this. Many of us began working from a dedicated space in our homes around the time of the onset of Covid-19 and have stayed there ever since. In a place such as this, a lot of times the work area is small because we just don’t have all that much square footage to give up for a home office. So, over the next few months, I will be looking at office furniture that will fit in small places inside a home office or even that professional business that doesn’t have much workspace. Today I will begin this series with the o (Read More)