Allanna Bell, owner of Optimization Dolls (Opmdolls), which specializes in closet design, became a featured designer on a popular HGTV show, Married to Real Estate, after a direct message on Instagram.
Although new residential furniture orders dropped 1% in May compared to 2024, they are up 11% compared to April figures, according to the July issue of Furniture Insights. Orders, however, are down 3% for the year-to-date, compared to last year.
MasterBrand Inc. and American Woodmark Corp. have entered into a definitive agreement whereby MasterBrand will combine with American Woodmark via an all-stock merger valued at $3.6 billion. Upon closing, American Woodmark will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of MasterBrand.
Commissioned by Leiden University, the architecture firm De Zwarte Hond completed the renovation and extension of the former Cluster Zuid building of the Faculty of Humanities.
The Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity released by the Remodeling Futures Program at Harvard University shows that annual expenditures of owner-occupied homes are expected to grow at a mild pace through 2025.