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.
Joanna and Chip Gaines, stars of HGTV's Fixer Upper, will pay $40,000 after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determined 33 of its home renovations were conducted without adequate lead paint protections.
Steelcase Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Smith System Manufacturing Co., a provider of preK-12 education furniture, for $145 million.
Stiles’ woodCAD/CAM software customers will now be able to use SAi’s EnRoute ATP (Automatic Toolpath Processing) software to generate code for Homag CNC routers and machining centers.