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Home Furnishings Retailers

Home furnishings retailers have a lot to contend with these days — online competition, changing consumer expectations, rising retail rents. In this section, find news, products and trends for home furnishings retailers to see continued success.

Bath Lighting Beauties

Just ask the woman who realizes she’s wearing way too much bronzer at brunch or the man who missed a large swath of stumble on his chin — good bathroom lighting is pretty darn important. Of course,…

Well-Rounded: Wall Mirrors

Ranging from vintage to contemporary, these gilded mirrors complete a room. Capital Lighting Fixture Co. Silver Leaf on the outside and Gold Leaf on the inside of this decorative mirror #723301MM…
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One Simple Way to Curb Showrooming

In the last year, showrooming has been a hot-button topic of conversation among retailers all over the country. In market halls, we've heard retailers swap stories about consumers with their noses in…

Living Smart

Designer Dann Foley never shies away from a challenge. When asked to design his ideal “smart” living room, Foley combined rich colors and sumptuous materials and finishes to create a room that feels…
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Small Town Main Street By Michael Shake via Adobe Stock

2018: State Of Business

The National Small Business Association (NSBA), a nonpartisan lobbying group, found in its 2017 year-end survey that more than one-third of small business owners feel very confident about their…

Home Smarts

Back in March, I attended the bi-annual Light + Building fair in Frankfurt, Germany. The show’s tagline, “digital future meets hotspot for design,” accurately depicts the emphasis on both…

5 Farmhouse Fandeliers Worth Falling For

Old habits die hard, especially when they’re a little bit rustic, a little bit industrial and totally bursting with casual charm. Maybe that’s why — even when experts put their money on the…

5 Good Reasons to Leave the Outdoors Out

Designers and their clients continue to pre-occupy themselves with bringing the outdoors in, and it’s not really hard to see why. Fiddle-leaf fig trees and split-leaf Philodendrons, floral motifs and…
Nathan Anthony Furniture factory
Nathan Anthony Furniture focuses on manufacturing low-waste, custom products.

Made in Post-Globalized America

In 2016, Kerri Hall drove an hour from North Carolina to Virginia to pick up items she’d bought at an auction. Vaughan Furniture filed for bankruptcy and had auctioned off equipment in its factories…
Harden Furniture upholstered canopy bed
This upholstered canopy bed by Harden Furniture showcases the domestic manufacturer’s capabilities.

Domestic Casegoods Today

When news hit that high-end casegoods and upholstery producer Harden Furniture was closing the doors of its factory in McConnellsville, NY, industry observers shook their collective heads in…
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