Pattern is expressive, interesting, and just plain fun. Isn’t it time you had a little? If your dominant pattern is organic, like a floral, it is usually good to contrast it with a geometric like a stripe or small print. If it’s a stripe, the reverse is true. Just be sure that the scale of [ read more… ]
Occasionally I hear someone express surprise that they can get a sofa they see in our store in different fabrics. Believe me, you have literally thousands of choices for every frame on our floors and the sofa will be made just for you — hence the longer time it will take to get in your [ read more… ]
Entire books have been written on the color combination of blue and white. The simple play of light and dark, cloud and sky, has been fascinating us since ancient times. Here are a few good-looking options from our store’s design studio.
I understand what’s happening, and I know how it feels: Wondering what the news will bring today as you step out the door in the morning, and hoping it’s not worse tonight, when you get back home again. Conversations with friends and neighbors that turn to worry and gloom. Waiting… waiting… waiting… for that other [ read more… ]
Fear is paralyzing us — nowhere is this more apparent than in a retail store. Whether they’re selling shoes or refrigerators or new furniture, stores everywhere are wondering where all the people have gone. It’s like someone wrote a Sci-fi movie where aliens eat your money if you step inside a store!
Just like in some old Sci-fi movies, the antidote for an alien invasion lies in exactly that which we fear — going out to meet and greet them. It’s time to step out once again, however timidly, and acknowledge the marketplace. Not that spending irresponsibly is the answer — certainly we have learned that much. [ read more… ]
