My brother often said the cutest things. Still does sometimes, even though he's now in his mid-thirties. One of the coolest moments I remember from our childhood was the moment he discovered the ceiling fan. It had always been there in the ...
Tags: ceiling fans, Traditional Porch, Porch, Architect
November is quickly coming to an end:the days are getting shorter and the darkness seems to be creeping in more and more.But just because the warm,long nights of summer seem but a distant memory,it doesn't mean that your home can't be a ...
IDG News Service-It's the one thing TV makers don't highlight when gushing over the colors,detail and sharpness of pictures on their new higher-than-high-def televisions:How consumers can get suitable content into their homes and then onto ...
Tags: Japan, Sony, 4K TV, HD televisions
INDIANAPOLIS --- Electronics and appliance retailer hhgregg is rolling out furniture to all 228 of its stores by the end of this year. That news follows a test at a number of stores of upholstery, occasional tables, consoles and more from ...
INDIANAPOLIS --- Electronics and appliance retailer hhgregg has completed a rollout of Ashley Furniture to all 228 of its stores, the company confirmed. The move follows a test at a number of stores of upholstery, occasional tables, ...
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Nintendo's new games console,the Wii U,has apparently had its user network cracked within hours of the machine's retail release,and by only a regular end user who reached debug menus by accident. A poster going by the name of Trike on ...
Tags: Nintendo, gaming forum NeoGAF, hacks, UK
Last year I visited Switch Lighting, a small Silicon Valley company that claimed to have built something revolutionary. Switch's product: a light bulb that produced the same warm, comforting glow that we associate with Edison's enduring ...
Tags: LED bulb
Just as the right choice of wallpapers, fabrics and curtains can help make a house a home, so too can the smart use of lighting add that little bit extra comfort and personality to a property, no matter how big or small. Coming as ...
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In our youths many of us imagined the 2000s with everything from flying cars and self-tying shoes to robotic lawnmowers and machines that could control the weather.But we're well into 2012 now,and none of these things have materialised yet. ...
Tags: home of future, water-saving devices, advanced furniture
The awareness has increased significantly regarding homes that can achieve a zero carbon footprint and still retain a comfortable living atmosphere.Some of these homes are entries in the last few years in the Solar Decathlon,a biennial ...
Tags: solar, sustainable, US, contest
Software giant Microsoft has posted first quarter fiscal revenues down 7.9 per cent to$16bn(£10bn),from$17.372bn(£10.8bn)achieved in the same period a year earlier. The company claimed that the results partly reflected a ...
Tags: Microsoft, first quarter revenues, Windows and Office sales, PC sales
HIGH POINT - Fashion is a key theme at this week's market, and the influence of the runway on the furniture industry can be seen in showrooms at every price point. Popular colors in apparel are showing up in fabric, leather and even case ...
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HIGH POINT - Case goods resources are showing new product in some new ways here, including mixing the category with accent furniture and upholstery. This is brightening up their showrooms and helping sell product. Drexel Heritage offers ...
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Amidst much media buzz about efficient new lighting technologies and a general uproar about government light bulb "bans" worldwide, the most fundamental rule for saving energy on lighting seems to be fading: Make only as much of the right ...
Tags: Incandescent Bulb, CFL, LED Bulb
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 ...