Making Room for Specialness

By Rachel Ashwell, founder, Shabby Chic®

To me this word "lifestyle" means an aesthetic and emotional expression of who we are and what holds value in our lives. For the past two decades, beauty, comfort and function have been the words I have used to describe the Shabby Chic ® brand philosophy on the meaning of lifestyle. Without all three of these functions I have a hard time styling my life.

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DESIGNINGreen 2010: New Policies, Products & Procedures

Getting ready for Market Week? Mark the calendar for DESIGNINGreen2010: New Policies, Products & Procedures, presented by the Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC) and sponsored by Cisco Brothers and Toray Ultrasuede (America), Inc. on Tuesday, April 20th, at 4:30 p.m., followed by a reception from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., in Cisco's Mill Village showroom, 1014 Mill Avenue, in High Point. The program is worth (1) CEU for interior designers seeking educational credits.

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Time To Get In The Game!

Home gaming is on the rise and Hooker Furniture is urging dealers headed to High Point to take note.

According to Kim D. Shaver, vice president, marketing communications, Hooker Furniture, "the gaming market is exploding and it's creating new opportunities for furniture retailers. One study last year found that more than 34 million U.S. households own gaming systems. At the same time, the number of households with Nintendo Wii grew by 85 percent, while households owning X-Box 360 grew 28 percent.

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Kathy Ireland to Keynote Market Prayer Breakfast April 17

Kathy Ireland, chief executive officer and chief designer of Kathy Ireland Worldwide (KIWW), will share experiences from her recent relief work in Haiti as part of her keynote message at the Sixteenth Annual Furniture Fellowship Prayer Breakfast on Saturday morning, April 17.

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Safavieh and Market Square to Host Party and Book Signing in Honor of Thomas O'Brien

Safavieh and Market Square are celebrating the debut of interior designer Thomas O'Brien's first book, American Modern, on Monday, April 19, 2010 with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Courtyard at Market Square. O'Brien will sign books from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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