Ellen DeGeneres to launch furniture line with Thomasville
ED Ellen DeGeneres Partners with Thomasville Furniture to launch home collection
By
Bill Esler,
October 3, 2016 | 3:21 pm CDT
design
Iconic Breuer plywood armchair chair reissued after eighty years
The Isokon Furniture Company is reissuing a bent plywood armchair designed by Marcel Breuer 80 years ago.With simple storage spaces in its plywood arms, the chair capitalized on a then new technique for bending and forming plywood.
By
Bill Esler,
October 1, 2016 | 5:21 pm CDT
Knock-down wood joinery uses no hardware or glue
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By
Robert Dalheim,
September 29, 2016 | 1:49 pm CDT
Closet design software key to sales
Having a flexible and effective design program is critical in delivering beautiful and functional closet storage systems.
By
Michaelle Bradford,
September 29, 2016 | 8:00 am CDT
2017 interior color trends
Fall is the time of year many interior paint companies make their selections and color predictions for the next year. See the colors PPG Paints, Sherwin-Williams and Behr selected for 2017.
By
Michaelle Bradford,
September 29, 2016 | 7:47 am CDT
transFORM to unveil multifunctional men's apartment at New York Design Center
transFORM will be displaying its new multifunctional Men's Apartment, which includes a horizontal wall bed, custom wardrobe & dual-purpose desk.
Pricey Italian kitchen cabinets fit those where cost is not a factor
A Boffi Italian kitchen suite clocked in at $150,000 for a remodeling job in San Francisco. Jeanette Lam, who specified beveled-edge counters atop shiny white polyester coated cabinetry with no hardware showing, is a sophisticate in wood products. She owns Struxture, inc., a hand-scraped hardwood flooring firm.
By
Bill Esler,
September 18, 2016 | 11:51 pm CDT
Two-toned tuxedo cabinetry catching on, says Zillow home sales trends study
Tuxedo cabinets with black bottoms and white tops is trending, according to Zillow's Digs Home Trends Forecast, which has designers analyze trends by looking at pictures of existing homes for sale on the real estate website. Hidden appliances, flush-to-ceiling top cabinets, and shiplap wood paneling are also on the rise. Cherry wood cabinets are on the decline.
By
Bill Esler,
September 15, 2016 | 2:37 pm CDT
After 9-11, people were longing for authentic furniture designs
Furniture designer and builder Christopher Kurtz says, "I once thought that to be a designer, you had to have a company like Herman Miller or Vitra behind you. But after 9/11, people were longing for something authentic." He found, however, "working from my barn was a way into the market," as he tells the Wall St. Journal. His work includes walnut and bronze, among other species.
By
Bill Esler,
September 11, 2016 | 2:52 pm CDT
Sterling Cabinetry is flat panel modernism by Showplace Wood Products
A classic take on flat panel modernism, Sterling by Showplace is now available in partial and full overlay framed cabinet styles.
