As we all know, the wedding of the decade takes place tomorrow (sorry, Las Vegas, it’s not Steve Winn’s nuptials that are also taking place this weekend). As royal wedding watchers in England have been camping out in the streets in front of Westminster Abbey, and as we in the rest of the world are … Read more
The second stop on my blogger’s tour of High Point was Sligh, which specializes in home office and entertainment furniture. While possibly not as exciting as the perfectly dressed canopy bed or kicky little ottoman, we still want these work-a-day furnishings to be stylish as well as functional. Sligh has done a great job of … Read more
This week at The Skirted Roundtable, Megan, Joni and I chatted with the amazing Joe Ruggiero. Joe has literally done it all – television personality, product designer, product spokesman, interior designer, magazine editor-in-chief, marketing guru and he has a book. Seriously. The passion he has for the design industry, his ability to jump on opportunities … Read more
There’s no question that one of the highlights of the blogger’s trip to High Point Market was the chance to visit the Hickory Chair showroom. We were met at the showroom by Laura Holland, Hickory Chair’s passionate director of marketing services. Laura has been with HC for many years and her depth of knowledge and … Read more
Last week when I was in High Point, podcast partner Megan and I had the opportunity to hold our first live and in person interview together and we were thrilled that we got to chat with the fabulous designer Jamie Drake. Jamie was the keynote speaker at the morning press breakfast, which was sponsored by … Read more
Contributed by Lori Dolnick While walking the aisles at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show last month in New York City, I noticed a trend towards American-made products. Perhaps it had been there all along… but I began to sense a notable increase in the number of artisans. Entrepreneurs who go “all-in” to deliver us … Read more