Some days you just need more color in your life - and with the grey, flat light, day around here today is no exception so we're throwing back to Altanta last spring. A french chateau designed by renowned architect William T. Baker was overhauled by 28 design savvy teams for the annual Atlanta Symphony's Decorators Show House fundraiser and we're still drooling over the "Gentleman's Library." With design firm Parker Kennedy, whose known [...]
Hey All, Kelly Here. Seeing that yesterday was a 4am start and didn't wrap til 11:30pm I can barely think BUT I did start the furniture shopping engines and HAD to share these 5 things that were so cool Dog Bed .... Bleeks would love this! 2. The lucite swing ... we told you about it when we first saw it online but its even [...]
Yahoo decor editor Joe Zee is joining the like-minded! "Decor and style are a true reflection of your personality and, with that in mind, it is a natural extension for us to add the important category of decor to Yahoo Style." The new section will feature stylish spaces with contributions from top interior designers and home enthusiasts, including behind the scenes footage from celebrities and tastemakers. Kudos [...]
UMMM how cute is this. Tech junkie Carley Knobloch, so nervous to show off her newly reno'd guest room! We think it looks AWESOME :) PS Carley is speaking at Wayfair's #hearthome conference next week in Boston. We're giving away a FREE ticket. If you haven't entered do so by Sunday am then follow us on Periscope and tune in Sunday at 7:30pm EST when we reveal [...]
Its no secret that furniture manufacturing went offshore and a lot of companies chose China but its recent move to devalue its currency could have long term implications for both importers and exporters alike. Down 2.7% in 2 days any further weakening against the dollar could make furniture exports from China more competitively priced against product made in Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia at a time [...]
Hot off the furniture press this week... All eyes are on India as the online furniture market charges forward. India is poised to see more people join the internet over the next 15 years than any other country and they all need to live somewhere so need furniture. This largely unorganized furniture market, apparently worth $30 billion has come to be in the [...]
This week's roundup of news from the furniture world Huge shout out to relatively new Australian furniture design platform Brosa who just landed 2M in funding from Australia's Airtree Ventures headed up by Craig Blair & Daniel Petre. We love what you guys are up to on the other side of the world! Catch all the details here. And over to India where carpenters from [...]
Hot Off the Press In the Furniture World This Week… ELK acquired portable lamp company, Lamp Works, last week. This 20+ year old company is known primarily in the décor, ecommerce and hospitality channels with notable recent projects completed for the Ritz-Carlton, Hyatt, Hilton and Marriott. We are thrilled to now be able to sell this fantastic range of lighting as well with $1 shipping [...]
Hot off the press in the furniture world this week. The product previews continue for the Spring 2015 Highpoint Market. Here are a few our of fav's that caught our attention this week. Note: if you see something you like Ask a Stylist to get you details With a focus on unique and striking Made Goods newest collections combine petrified wood, vertagus shell and sophisticated raffia. [...]