I had a friend who moved from a small home to a large home with spacious rooms and she exclaimed, “My rugs look like postage stamps on the floor!” Funny yes, but it’s a common mistake to buy the wrong size, shape or pattern of rug for a room. If you’ve decided to add a […]
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June 6, 2013The Great Gatsby: A Glorious Era in Furniture – Back Again!
May 10, 2013Ah, the roaring 20’s. It was a time of prosperity, of indulgence, of “ritzy” living. This was the setting for “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is not only a great novel, but a lifestyle inspiration. Today, the movie The Great Gatsby is released and it’s inspired a resurgence of interest in everything […]
Trend Report from the Spring 2013 High Point Furniture Market
May 2, 2013We recently returned from North Carolina where we attended the High Point Furniture Market – the largest furnishings industry trade show in the world. It happens twice a year, with over 11 million square feet of furniture and accessories on display. We walked and saw so much – it was very inspiring. Here are some […]
The Accent is on Tables, Consoles and Chests!
April 9, 20132013 could well be called the Year of the Accent Table! Seriously, they are showing up everywhere and in a beautiful myriad of shapes, colours and materials – plain and simple, ornate, marble tops, painted with floral patterns or geometrics, antique, spindle legs, straight legs, Victorian, etc. Accent tables can be both decorative and functional. […]