Classic Slipcovers Brushed Twill Sofa Slipcover

Classic Slipcovers Brushed Twill Sofa Slipcover Review: The slipcover is very soft and cozy and because it’s a thinner material, it tucks into the couch easily. But, because it’s a slipcover, it does slip out at times and have to be readjusted and tucked. Of all the slipcovers I have tried, this one is definitely [...]

Soft Leather Swivel Bar Stool

Soft Leather Swivel Bar Stool review: I bought four chairs, one had slight damage from shipping. chairs were slow to arrive. They were neither leather nor oak. But the color was a match. I’ve looked around and feel i paid the right price for the chair. They seem sturdy enough and work fine.
Soft Leather Swivel [...]

Designer creates ‘art furniture’

David Grosz of Stamford said he wanted to be an architect, but along the way his career path took a turn to wood.
“I actually had to make things. The drawing wasn’t enough,” Grosz said, and instead of designing buildings, he turned to designing and creating what he refers to as “art furniture.”
Grosz, who has spent [...]

Buying someone else’s furniture

My name is Sara Sandock, and I have recently joined Furniture Style as Managing Editor. My portfolio includes several business-to-business publications, covering a variety of topics including interior design. I am thrilled to be working exclusively in the home furnishings industry and am especially smitten because I am currently in the process of buying a [...]

Jessica McClintock Romance Bench

Price: $1,000.00
Features:

Upholstered romance bed
Olde world finish
Dimensions: 30″ H x 61″ W x 24″ D

Jessica McClintock Home- the Romance Collection is inspired by the antiques which grace her home in San Francisco and have been collected from around the world. In concert with Jessica, American Drew designers crafted the collection from cherry veneers, select hardwood solids, [...]

Wal-Mart and Penney roll out casual furniture

The catalog notes that items delivered to Wal-Mart stores have free shipping.
The Wal-Mart name scarcely appears, by design. The company says it’s trying to create a brand identity for Canopy, a line of ready-to-assemble furniture, bedding, rugs, lighting, dinnerware and table linens.
Penney created Linden Street because it noticed customers were gravitating to its simpler furniture, [...]

Broyhill Partners With TV Show Where Families Vie For Furniture Prizes

A new studio-based family game show hosted by Cameron Mathison, mega soap star and television personality, have partnered for 13 upcoming episodes. Broyhill is the exclusive furniture partner for all 13 episodes, and will be providing prizing for up to four rooms of furniture per episode including dining rooms, living rooms, master bedrooms, youth bedrooms, [...]

Haverty Furniture’s May same-store sales fall

Haverty Furniture Cos. said Wednesday that same-store sales fell 6.3 percent last month as a weak home furnishing market persisted amid the continued housing slump.
Same-store sales, or sales in stores open at least one year, is a key gauge of retailers’ performance because it measures sales at existing stores rather than newly opened ones.

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Furniture Brands Expands Licensing Program

Furniture Brands International announced that, as part of its strategic plan, it is expanding its licensing program to include its other brands in addition to the current Thomasville program, and to additional home furnishings categories.
Shelley Peters will lead the new licensing program as Furniture Brands’ director of licensing. In her most recent post as the [...]

Powell Twin Futon Bunk Bed in Textured Matte Black

Price: $539.00
Product Features:

Dimensions: 62″ H x 80″ W x 42.5″ D (bunk w/ futon sofa)
Dimensions: 62″ H x 80″ W x 53.25″ D (bunk w/ futon bed)
Shipping Weight: 150 pounds
Textured Matte Black finish
Top twin size bed and lower full size futon bed
Heavy gauge 3 diameter metal tubing, full-length guardrails, and sturdy welded metal slat system [...]