Leather upholstery resource Simon Li is launching a collection of mid-century modern seating groups at this week's High Point Market that is aimed at today's smaller living spaces and urban lifestyles. Called the Modern American ...
Small spaces such as apartments or tiny guestrooms which may also double as home offices, call for sofa beds or sleepers. Here are three modern sleepers to fit those small spaces. These sleepers have very slim, modern lines, and even ...
When trying to make your office a little more comfortable to inspire some creative brainstorming, you have plenty of options. If you are really committed to creating a more casual work environment, you could go all out like the offices of ...
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Kids Furniture for All Ages from Nursery to College Is it possible to furnish a nursery and expect that furniture to last your child till college?Very much so. The key here is much the same as in furnishing any room. Choose ...
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Some home buyers turn up their noses at laminate kitchen counters but laminate has its advantages. For starters, the counters are easy to maintain and in Consumer Reports' tests of 14 materials, laminate resisted stains, heat, and impact ...
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Question: What is Vintage Furniture? "What exactly does the term 'vintage furniture' mean? How is it different from antique furniture?" Question from reader Consuelo. Answer: Basically, vintage furniture is furniture that is ...
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We've all been there, haven't we? At our grandmother's house, watching black-and-white movies on her floral couch? I have…except she called it a "davenport," which I never knew what that word actually meant until I was in my 20s and ...
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Pantone's choice of emerald as the color of the year might just be the perfect pick. As the 2013 market season gets under way here, industry leaders are expecting strong activity in the months ahead, and green hues could be a spot-on symbol ...
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Not all home offices are created equal. Many of us toil away in glorified storage areas, constantly digging out our computers from a sea of off-season holiday decorations, children's toys, and unfiled paperwork. If one of your New Year's ...
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Upbeat housing forecasts, including a projected 22-percent increase in single-family housing starts for 2013, made for a giddy International Builders' Show in Las Vegas. Our editors and analysts were among the 60,000 or so attendees there ...
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One of the most colorful booths at the International Builders' Show belongs to Formica, the Cincinnati-based inventor of laminate, which celebrates 100 years in 2013. To mark the milestone, the company is unveiling its new Formica Laminate ...
The fine art selection at Clarke Auction's December 9th spans multiple continents and genres.Many important lithographs,etchings,paintings,and more will be represented at Clarke Auction in Larchmont,NY on December 9th,2012 at 2:00 p.m. ...
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Well,this is the final entry in our living room design series.In this series,we've traced some of the trends in Mid-century modern,French style,Victorian living room design,country style,and traditional styles.But,how do all of these styles ...
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HIGH POINT - Casual dining suppliers are finding there's room for better goods in their lines. The hot and growing style continues to be contemporary at companies including Canadel and Gat Creek. That category encompasses a breadth of ...
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Yesterday, we saw how to achieve that Mad Men look using fabrics. And previously on this blog, we’ve talked about the traditions of mid-century modern design. This was a period roughly from the mid-50s into the early ’70s that ...