Furniture designers and custom builders are available in Portage. Furniture are needed for both residences and offices for various functions such as seating, sleeping, working and storing items. It can also be a form of decorative art. They can be made of various materials such as wood, leather, moulded plastic, vinyl and so on. While furniture can be obtained from retail outlets, customized furniture lends a different aura to a room, signifying personal taste and preferences. The kind of styling used can also vary, such as period furniture, Art Deco, De Stijl, Bauhaus, Wiener Werkstätte, and Vienna Secession designs.