What’s HOT!

They say that to be a good teacher you have to be one step ahead of the student.  A few weeks ago Suzanne came into my office with a recent copy of House Beautiful opened to the ‘what’s hot’ page.  It featured a gold canopy bed by Annie Selke, presented by Vanguard Furniture.  I knew Vanguard was working with Annie, but had no idea that any products had been released as we had not been sent any updates.  I went to the dealer portal on their website and looked it up to get some details, noticing that the beds wouldn’t be available until mid February.  I also placed a call to my rep to tease her for not keeping me in the loop!  Not ten minutes later we get a phone call from someone who saw the magazine and found out we worked with Vanguard.  Of course, we knew all about it (for at least five minutes) and were able to design a terrific room around the bed and get her name on the first shipment!  The same bed was also featured in Traditional Home.  This photo is the silver version.

Annie Selkie is a name designer out of New England.  Her Vanguard product line features bright and bold fabrics, gilded metal work, and the repeating use of circles.  Note the elegant side chairs with a back support carved to represent a fabric swag.