Category Archives: Tricks of the Trade
High Point Market Notes Fall 2011
Normally I love the drive to High Point because the weather is always sunny and there’s a sense of adventure that builds with the anticipation of what possible innovations might be presented by the manufacturers just a few short months … Continue reading
2011 Color of the Year…honeysuckle?
Here’s a little blurb I wrote for a local paper. How would you like to be energized or have the confidence to meet life’s challenges? According to the color experts at Pantone, all you need to do is put a … Continue reading
HGTV Design Star
Want to be a design star on your own show on HGTV? There’s an open casting call here in Atlanta on January 8th. I took a call from Amy, the Casting Associate Producer from CBS News Productions, yesterday who asked … Continue reading
Jack’s Firefighter Room
As we all make our way though life on this earth in the short time that we have, it is easy, especially in our current economic condition, to strap on the blinders to focus solely on self fulfillment and self … Continue reading
High Point Market Notes Fall 2010
Pre market, late Friday night… Emptying the contents of my pants pockets on the desk in my hotel room, I looked down at the considerable pile and smiled. Lots of candy wrappers, two Yuengling bottle caps, and Dan Gasby’s business … Continue reading
High point Market Notes Fall 2010
For those of you keeping score, I do like to write a travelogue style recap of my trip to High Point each market. Unfortunately, the more I write, the more I write. In this age of high speed connections and … Continue reading
What to do when the kids hit the sofa with a sharpie
I bumped into a friend at a chamber of commerce mixer the other day. He had a bit of a problem. The kids had written on his sofa with a sharpie so he was hoping I had the magic solution … Continue reading
Sofa Buying Tips
Once upon a time, my wife and I would shop for a sofa by searching furniture ads in the paper for a great looking couch at an attractive price. Six months after the purchase we’d be complaining about how badly … Continue reading
Sectional Style
“Dibs!” I was talking with my design team about how our clients are using sectionals these days and as the conversation unfolded Veronique told me that every time her family gets together to watch a movie, someone shouts ‘dibs’ to … Continue reading
Movers & Shakers
The tremendous satisfaction you feel after the installation of a beautiful new roomful of furniture can be magnified by helping others through a donation of the unwanted items just replaced. We have connected many of our clients with Movers & … Continue reading