Posted in Leather Furniture, Recliners on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Aims to tackle five specific business areas
Staff — Furniture Today, August 26, 2008
SOMERSET, N.J. – Upscale sofa, recliner and mattress maker Ekornes has issued a statement for consumers on its environmental goals.
The statement focuses on five areas: recycling; use of eco-friendly materials; water-based materials and manufacturing processes; air quality; and energy efficiency. The company’s parent [...]
Posted in Leather Furniture on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Leather…the hallmark of quality and comfort in seating…the incomparable feel and aroma…a treat for all the senses. Fine quality leather furniture is the best investment you can make in seating pieces for your home. Fine leather – with care- will last four or five times longer than most fabrics. You’ll notice that I said “with [...]
Posted in Interior Design on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Harmony Art
A fair-trade-oriented wholesale designer of delightful prints.
Live Textiles
Quirky offerings from a West Coast-based former fisheries biologist (who avoids runoff-producing dyes).
Mod Green Pod
Two sisters-in-law proffer organic cotton and vinyl-free wallpaper.
Near Sea Naturals
This family company deals in Indian co-op silk and other finds.
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Posted in Furniture Industry on August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Furniture Town Rebounds
Monday, August 25 2008 by Dave DeWitt
(Photo: Dave DeWitt)
For the past decade, manufacturers have struggled to keep up with global economic realities. Furniture makers and textile companies have moved hundreds of thousands of jobs overseas leaving many North Carolina towns to fade in their wake. But those communities have started to [...]
Posted in Entertainment Furniture on August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By Elaine Gaston – egaston@thesunnews.com
Buying tips Before setting out to buy furniture to house your TV and other entertainment accessories, consider these five tips, courtesy of Hooker Furniture: Depending on your home entertainment center, you might consider buying a console, a wall unit or an armoire-style piece. Determine what style you hope to convey in [...]
Posted in Mattresses on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Mary Ann Romans
In Choosing Your Mattress Type: Part 1, I introduced the four different types of modern mattresses. They are:
Traditional Inner Spring Mattress
Air Mattress
Foam Mattress
Waterbed
In the previous article, we tackled the first two types. Now it is on to the remaining two types of mattresses; that is, foam mattresses and waterbed mattresses.
Foam Mattress
A foam [...]
Posted in Office Furniture on August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
August 17th, 2008 . by admin
In the concept of modern office furniture, traditional wood patterns are out of place already. So what constitutes modern office furniture or contemporary office furniture? Contemporary office furniture is typically made of vinyl and steel. Glass, which enhances the overall look of the furniture, also adds a modern material in [...]
Posted in Furniture Care on August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Keep your outdoor furniture sparkling and ready for barbecues, parties and leisurely weekends with these handy cleaning solutions:
Conventional Plastic Web Lawn Chairs
Clean plastic webbing with an all-purpose cleaner, using a scrub brush to remove stains. If the webbing is looking dingy, try mixing some detergent and a half-cup of bleach in one gallon of water [...]
Posted in Mattresses on August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
TRINITY, N.C., June 4 /Reuters/ — Sealy Corporation (NYSE: ZZ) today announced the introduction of the innovative Sealy Posturepedic(R) PurEmbrace(TM) mattress featuring the company’s proprietary Smart Latex(TM). The new latex sleep system aligns with Sealy’s corporate growth strategy which focuses in part on innovation within the specialty mattress segment. The Sealy Posturepedic PurEmbrace line, inspired [...]
