Da Vinci Emily Crib
Da Vinci Emily Crib Review: After researching tons of other cribs, we finally went with this one. It was shipped to our house within days and we put it together that night. The crib is very sturdy and beautiful! We went with the Oak color because we knew going into this that the soft wood [...]
DaVinci 4 Drawer Dresser
DaVinci 4 Drawer Dresser Review: Although we have yet to use this item, I can say we are very impressed with it so far. It was in perfect shape when it shipped, the instructions were easy to follow, and it looks beautiful. It’s also very sturdy and seems well constructed. It’s a very elegant addition [...]
Triangle furniture store shuts down
The housing slump has claimed high-end furniture store Porto as one of its victims, the store’s owners said Friday.
Porto had locations in Raleigh and Chapel Hill. It offered hand-crafted furniture made by companies that it said practiced environmental sustainability.
But amid a local slump in residential housing and a general economic slowdown, it became too difficult [...]
Green values at Contemporary Furniture Fair
Designers at the 20th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York this month were asking hard questions about their use of materials and were veering away from fashionable all-bamboo or all-bio-fuel solutions.
Sustainability is a balancing act. It does not mean we have to abstain from using nature’s resources; we just must use them sparingly.
Some [...]