Hotel furniture, perhaps more than any other business that needs to provide its customers with somewhere to sit or lie down, seems to need to match.
Consider pub furniture, by way of contrast - in the more relaxed, informal environment of a pub, people often respond better to a diverse array of different furniture styles, whether they were bought at different times over the years, or have all been purchased together in order to give that impression.
You may also see different styles of hotel furniture within a single room in older hotels, where they may again be individual items bought at different times over a period of several years.
But in modern, purpose-built and purpose-furnished hotel rooms, a close match between different items could be the key to helping guests feel at home when they spend the night.
Consumer analyst Mintel reports the findings of a recent instalment in its Bedrooms and Bedroom Furniture UK report, in which 27% of those surveyed said that coordination between different items of furniture influences their buying decisions for their own home.
A further 14% said that made-to-measure items are high on their agenda - again highlighting the extent to which Brits like a bedroom to contain furniture that works in harmony with the room.
For hoteliers, the trends shaping people's choices in their own bedrooms provide useful insight into what might help make guests get a good night's sleep in your establishment.
Elsewhere on your premises, however, you may want to take a different approach, depending on the particular context or setting that you are trying to prepare for.
Stackable banqueting furniture gives a coordinated look to large rooms for occasions ranging from corporate conferences to weddings, and can be packed away when not in use.
Matching dining furniture can kit out your restaurant in style, and in a way that is suitable for the formal atmosphere of evening service.
And in your lounge or bar area, adopting the more haphazard approach taken in pubs - and selecting individual items of furniture of different styles - can create a friendly, informal environment suitable for a broad range of different uses.