Someone relieve the pressure!!

Here's something new I learned about sleep last night....in our early stages of sleep our body will automatically move to help release pressure without you even knowing it. It's like being in an uncomfortable chair, you squirm and twist until you are comfortable. That's how your body relieves pressure. And I know we all know about relieving pressure. First thing I do when I get home (to my husbands great disappointment) is take off my jeans to put on my yoga pants, pressure in the tummy....gone! After walking around in shoes all day long, what's the first we do?...take off our shoes....again, relieving pressure.  It feels good, doesn't it? But when we are in our REM sleep, you are paralyzed and you can't move involuntarily. It's a good thing really, because otherwise we would act out physically in our dreams and that wouldn't be good.  But this is where your mattress comes into play. When you wake up and your arms are all tingly or your legs have "fallen asleep", its because your mattress created pressure on your body in REM sleep and you couldn't move involuntarily.  So now you know!  When making your mattress selection make sure you choose one with pressure relieving technologies.  

One bed you can try is a latex bed. (the one we have in our San Diego showroom is by (Pure LatexBliss) Our general manager, Christina, sleeps on a latex bed which incorporates a bottomless pressure release design, the gold standard of pressure release.  It's like you're sleeping in space or as Christina puts it on a cloud.  She got her bed as a birthday present a few months ago and its the best present she's ever got.  Before her latex bed she used to wake up with a completely "dead" right side and strange tingles in her arm. Since getting the bed she now wake's up completely relaxed, with no pain and no tension.  Makes it even harder to get out of bed in the mornings!

We just got a new microfiber sofa....now how do we keep it clean?

One thing everyone always tells you about microfiber is that its very easy clean.  And it's true but overconfidence in your sofa may get you in a little bit of trouble.  I just got a new sofa and chose microfiber since our living room often doubles as a dining room...I know ;( San Diego spaces are so small. But even with microfiber I know my husband's messy eating habits will eventually result in spills and stains on our new light cream sofa.  And that is a scary thought for me, so I did a little research and here's a few tips &tricks on what I learned.

1. Check your tags! Tags will either say W, S or S-W. W means you can clean with water...congrats lucky you!. S means you have to use a "solvent" cleaner. S-W means you can use both.

2. Always clean spills immediately.  Microfiber will repel the spill but not forever. If left on long enough it will eventually soak in.  When cleaning make sure you blot, not rub. Use a hair dryer to dry.

3. Vacuum your sofa once a week to insure crumbs and other materials that can cause staining are removed.

4. Microfiber is polyester.  That means that most things that can be used to clean polyester can be used to clean microfiber, ammonia and alcohol, rubbing alcohol and clear alcohol such as vodka can be used.

5. After cleaning if your microfiber becomes hard. Gently rub the hardened section with a soft brush or old toothbrush and this should help soften your sofa right up.

6. Try to concentrate when putting the fork to your mouth. I know the TV is very exciting but getting the food actually in your mouth is very exciting too....wait this one's only for my husband. ;)

Searching for what's real

It's been three weeks and exactly one day since I was adopted into the Real Deal family and I'm so happy to be here! ;) How I got here is actually a story in and of itself that will be probably be in a separate post shortly but in three short weeks I've learned some quite valuable lessons that anyone part of the Real Deal family should know.



Ten things I've learned at Real Deal:
1. Family is number one! Always!
2. When it comes to food sharing is caring and there's plenty of caring here to make me fat!
3. Business is all about relationships. You can't have a successful business if you don't have successful relationships.
4. When it comes to someone's furniture, it is a big deal and nothing means more than meaning what you say and saying what you mean and then delivering on it all.
5. When you need a minute to get away, just stare at the fish...they'll always make you smile.
6. The phones will never stop ringing....ever!
7. Change can be hard but unless you're willing to get a little uncomfortable, you'll never grow.
8. You CAN have enough candy and you will when you spend all day in the showroom.
9. All  good things have missions and I like our mission here.
10. Working together as a team is always better, for us and for our customers.

The Real Party: Real Deal Grand Opening Launch Party & Charity Fundraiser

Hello Family!!
What a fantastic weekend we had!! There's no way better way to show how excited we are about our brand new showroom and the great year we are having than throwing a party! But not just any party, a party/charity fundraiser to support one of favorite organizations, It's All About the Kids.  We truly believe in order to make money you need to give it away.  So that's just what we did!  It's only going to get better from here and we're so excited you're here to join the ride! Check out all our pics!

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We'll have updated numbers for you all soon!

Hello Family!

Hello Real Deal Family! Welcome to our blog and our life at Real Deal Furniture.  Here we truly are family and by joining our blog, you've officially joined our family!  We want to take you for a behind the scenes look at what goes down behind our showroom and warehouse doors and in the lives of our favorite customers and employees.  Curious about the process our furniture goes through before arriving to your door?  Love the  stories behind our 100% customer satisfaction guarantee even when mistakes happen? Looking for ideas on how we design and organize our space or innovative ways in which furniture can be used? Then you’ve come to the right blog!
We are a true family owned business and we all know with families you have to take the good with the bad. But one thing we will always promise is authenticity and honesty, the real deal. Welcome!