What do chain-link fencing, newspaper and playing cards have in common? Seemingly very little unless you’re Laura Lefevers, Vanguard’s wildly creative staging specialist. Those materials — and many more — are part of the design Laura created for our Spring 2011 showroom at High Point Furniture Market. Upcycling is integral to her inspired, creative work. [...]
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Vanguard Furniture: Market Showroom DIY — Spring 2011!
Posted in Going Green, sustainable furniture, tagged american made furniture, bowen town & country, furniture winston-salem, Going Green, green furniture, sustainable furniture, winston-salem furniture on June 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Fall In Love With Sleep Again!
Posted in Going Green, Mattresses, sustainable furniture, tagged bowen town & country, carolina mattress guild, furniture winston-salem, mattress winston-salem, winston-salem furniture on May 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Nature’s Image™ line of beds and foundations incorporate the very best of eco-friendly and natural ingredients across a wide range of comfort ranges to provide you with the very best and most natural sleeping experience possible. Materials like organic cotton and bamboo keep your sleeping surface cooler in the summer, and warmer in the [...]
Century Furniture: “Recycling is Critical”
Posted in American Made, Going Green, sustainable furniture, tagged American Made, american made furniture, bowen town & country, century furniture, furniture winston-salem, Going Green, green furniture, solid wood furniture winston-salem, sustainability, sustainable furniture on October 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
From: http://www.centuryfurniture.com Century Furniture strives to achieve the status of “The Best” furniture company in the world. Our environmental policy is a key element of our corporate philosophy. Since our beginnings in 1947, it has been our culture to be socially responsible with the safety and health of our associates, our business partners, our customers [...]
Nature’s Image…reinventing sleep
Posted in Going Green, sustainable furniture, tagged environmentally friendly furniture, Going Green, green furniture, mattress winston-salem, natures image, sustainable mattress on June 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the world of bedding, Carolina Mattress Guild “flies below the radar.” The company doesn’t run expensive ads in glossy shelter magazines and on network television. Carolina Mattress Guild doesn’t have a catchy name that starts with an “S” or a colorful logo that cost millions to design and promote. If CMG doesn’t spend money [...]
Gat Creek: Solid Wood, Handmade, American Furniture
Posted in American Made, Solid Wood, sustainable furniture, tagged american made furniture, bowen town & country, furniture winston-salem, gat creek, solid wood furniture on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Gat Creek Story, by: Gat Caperton Growing up in West Virginia, I lived in a contemporary home surrounded by tall trees and mountains. My brother and I spent many of our days playing along a small creek that wound through the valley behind our house. Being a year older and four inches taller than [...]
Bradington-Young Achieves Environmental Milestone
Posted in Going Green, Leather Furniture, sustainable furniture, tagged bowen town & country furniture, bradington young, eco-friendly furniture, leather furniture winston-salem, sustainable leather furniture on April 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Sam Moore and Bradington-Young divisions of Hooker Furniture have completed the industry-specific environmental management program known as EFEC, or “Enhancing Furniture’s Environmental Culture.” Bedford, Va.-based Sam Moore was EFEC-certified in April by the American Home Furnishings Alliance Board of Examiners, and Cherryville, N.C.-based Bradington-Young was certified in June. Hooker Furniture’s Martinsville, Va. facilities will [...]
Vanguard: Environmentally-Conscious Furnishings
Posted in Going Green, sustainable furniture, tagged bowen town & country, furniture manufacturing, green furniture, sustainable furniture, vanguard on March 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Aware of the growing need to guard the planet, Vanguard Furniture is again taking a leading position in the industry in developing environmentally-conscious furnishings. Sustainability is more than a program; we see it as a way of life. Working in all areas of our enterprise, from our suppliers to our manufacturing processes, we emphasize reducing [...]
