Furniture Buying Tips  
   Basic suggestions from the Baltimore Sun newspaper.
   http://www.polkonline.com/stories/052399/rea_furniture.shtml

Interior Internet - UK Focused Directory of Suppliers  
   A one stop source for interiors and architecture.
   http://www.interiorinternet.co.uk/

Home Office Furniture Buying Tips  
   Tips on buying home office furniture.
   http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol12/furniture.htm

UnfinishedFurniture.org: Tips  
   Three brief articles: buying wood furniture, selecting wood for furniture, and finishing wood furniture; from the Unfinished Furniture Association.
   http://www.unfinishedfurniture.org/woodinfo.html

Guides for the Household Furniture Industry  
   Federal Trade Commission guides to describing and marketing furniture to retail shoppers, aimed at the furniture sales industry.
   http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/guides/furniture-gd.htm

Pop's Unfinished Furniture  
   Merchant sales site offers some tips on buying wood furniture.
   http://www.popsfurniture.com/tiponbuywood.html

Furniture and You  
   Criteria to consider when buying furniture.
   http://www.thehome.com/select.html

TheHome.com  
   The 12 most popular woods and how they are used in furniture.
   http://www.thehome.com/woods.html

The Furniture Library  
   A center for research on interior furnishings, decorating and architecture.
   http://www.furniturelibrary.com

FurnitureFan.com  
   Catalog of furniture from national brands.
   http://www.furniturefan.com/

How to Buy Upholstered Furniture  
   Tips and explanations, plus a checklist for buying upholstered furniture.
   http://www.thehome.com/upfurn.html

How to Buy Wood Furniture  
   Construction techniques, finishes, plus a checklist for buying wood furniture.
   http://www.thehome.com/woodfurn.html

ConnectedLines.com: Style Guide  
   Identifies and dates 19 furniture styles and their distinctive components.
   http://www.connectedlines.com/styleguide/

Cohen Furniture: Buyer's Guide  
   Advice from a merchant's sales site on how to buy upholstery, bedding, and wood.
   http://www.gocohens.com/buyingtips/buyingtips.html

Selecting Case Goods: Metal and Natural Materials  
   Discusses construction, safety, finishes and styles for furniture made from metal and natural materials.
   http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/homefurnish/heg244.htm

Selecting Case Goods: Woods  
   Provides tips and advice for buying various types of furniture.
   http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/homefurnish/g1247.htm