You’d have to be a complete recluse to be unaware of the environmental movement that has taken hold around the world. Recycled, renewable, green…these are today’s watchwords. We all have a responsibility to use our natural resources wisely and preserve them for generations to come.
American furniture companies are very conscious of the need for sound environmental [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Red, White, Blue…and Green
Posted in Going Green on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
October Furniture Market Report – The Resurgence of American Furniture
Posted in American Made on October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By Keith Joyce,
After attending over 50 furniture markets in the last 28 years, I was a bit apprehensive about this year’s October Market in High Point, NC. With a presidential election in the near future and the financial markets in turmoil, I really wondered how many- if any -people would show up to shop the [...]
MARKET TRENDS
Posted in Furniture Industry on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
To those of us in the “FURNITURE BUSINESS”, our equivalent to the Wall Street Journal is “FURNITURE TODAY”. FT is where we “get the scoop” on everything in our industry. You may be interested to know what the October 2008 High Point Market has in store for us as buyers and you as consumers.
In UPHOLSTERY [...]
Made in America and Built to Last
Posted in American Made on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The “good old days” of American craftsmanship in furniture aren’t over. In fact, I received some furniture last week that is as good or better than any I’ve purchased for our store in the last 28 years…made right here in the USA…in Pennsylvania, to be exact.
We have put a number of pieces from the Keystone [...]
Holiday Season is Approaching
Posted in Bowen Furniture on October 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Where does your family gather for the holidays? Most likely, it is around a festive holiday meal with lots of relatives needing an extra seat. If your dining area is in need of an update or you need additional seating, Bowen Town & Country in Winston-Salem, NC can help you design the dining area of your [...]
My Back Is Killing Me…Or Is It My Bed?
Posted in Bowen Furniture, Mattresses on October 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Way too many of us crawl slowly from our beds each morning stiff, sore, and aching. We blame it on our age, “overdoing it” the day before on some unaccustomed task, or maybe we use the catch-all term “bad back.” All of these could play a role…but it could be something as simple as a [...]
Tomorrow’s Antiques – Available Today
Posted in Bowen Furniture on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Remember going to Grandma’s house? If yours was like mine, the place was furnished almost exclusively with really old furniture…some good, some bad. Sprinkled in the mix were some pieces that had some special significance…the chest great-great-grandpa built before the Yankees got him at Gettysburg…that kind of thing.
A lot of those old antique furniture pieces look [...]
It’s a Grand Old Flag…
Posted in American Made, Bowen Furniture on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
…and the Stars and Stripes, believe it or not, still waves over a number of furniture factories in THIS country! While we’ve seen the demise of a number of fine old companies and the exportation of manufacturing to Asia by many more, there are still thousands of Americans turning out high-quality home furnishings right here.
Many [...]
That’s Entertainment!
Posted in Entertainment Furniture on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We ALL love to be entertained. Whether you find entertainment in sports, films, theatricals, wherever…almost all of us enjoy a good show. Unfortunately, the cost of attending professional sporting events is astronomical. Few of us have the opportunity to attend Broadway productions (although most communities have amateur presentations that can be surprisingly good)…and if we do, they are costly [...]
Need Furniture? Buy It Now!
Posted in Bowen Furniture on October 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re like a lot of people, you may be contemplating the aspect of a long, cold winter ahead. Gas is expensive…dining out is expensive…vacations in tropic locales are probably out of the question… So, what’s a consumer to do? If you’re going to be spending more time at home, why not make home a little more [...]
