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4 Cannot-Miss Seminars at Dallas Market Center

Pack your shades and your comfortable shoes: The Total Home & Gift Market and Lightovation summer editions start next week at Dallas Market Center, and the weather reports say it will be hot and…

Feeling Bubbly: Orb Chandeliers

Glass orb chandeliers in both horizontal vertical orientations feel airy and add a pop of modernity to a space. Golden Lighting From Golden Lighting, the Galveston chandelier’s halo design…

Summer Market Preview: Dallas 2018

The summer editions of the Total Home & Gift Market (June 20-26) and Lightovation (June 20-23) at Dallas Market Center promise new introductions in furniture, lighting and accessories. See how…
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Surya's new showroom at theMART

Surya Opens Inaugural Designer Showroom in Chicago

Surya has opened a new 5,000-square-foot, to-the-trade Chicago showroom, located in Suite 619 at the Design Center at The Merchandise Mart (theMART). Building on the success of its year-round…

How Augmented Reality Is Fueling Online Sales at Houzz

Augmented reality (AR) has shown it has the power to influence shoppers, and now Houzz has its own numbers to back that up. During his keynote address at Internet Retailer Conference + Exhibition…

Submissions Open for High Point Market's Fall Market 2018 Design Bloggers Tour

The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) is now accepting submissions from bloggers and social media influencers as well as sponsorships from exhibitors for its Design Bloggers Tour for the 2018 Fall…

Crazy for Selenite

We’re living in a material world. Superficiality may have been the only thing on the Madonna’s mind when she sang about saving herself for boys that save their pennies, but we’re obsessing over home…
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Pinterest Pinpoints Hot Summer Entertainment Trends

Whether home is a cozy coastal cottage, rustic southern ranch or sprawling eastern seaboard estate, summertime means socializing, celebrations and style. In advance of the Summer Solstice on June 21…
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Having Fun With Email Marketing

It’s said creativity is intelligence having fun. So who’s ready for fun? As the lighting, decor and furnishings industry is home to so many highly creative people, here’s a look at how to channel…

2018 ASFD Pinnacle Awards Open for Entries

The American Society of Furniture Designers (ASFD) is formally calling for entries for the 2018 Pinnacle Awards, the premiere home furnishings industry event dedicated to promoting design quality and…
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