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.
Criticism of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) standards come after the release of the group's latest updates following its normal 5-year review of emerging issues and new scientific findings.
KWW Kitchen Cabinets, a West Coast importer of kitchen cabinetry made in China, has expanded into a 123,000 sq.ft. warehouse in San Leandro, CA, near the Port of Oakland.
Dunn-Edwards Paints has enhanced its designer-preferred Perfect Palette color system with the Then, Now & Forever collection of 300 new colors offering matches to historic colors as well as current design trends.
Citing "disappointing results," Armstrong World Industries said it will cease funding its DLW subsidiary as part of the exit strategy for its European flooring business.
Composite Panel Association opened the search for a new executive director. The post has been vacant since former president Tom Julia resigned his position unexpectedly in September 2014 after more than than 20 years in the post.
The wood technology program at Pittsburg State received a significant upgrade from two major wood industry companies: Houston architectural wood firm Brochsteins, and Veneer Services machinery, Indianapolis seller of OMPEC equipment.
Lenoir Warehouse Group, which operates a furniture packing and shipping operation for Heritage Furniture, bid $50,000 for the Lenoir, NC, building previously owned by a subsidiary of Furniture Brands International.
An initiative is underway at Oregon State University to build a $60 million complex to supports its forestry education programs and advanced wood products research.
Plum Creek's logging practices are under fire by the Center for Sustainable Economy for what it claims is a "pattern of willful non-compliance with the law and clearcuts that have left extensive resource damage on the ground."