Home Accents Today articles from June 2009

Home Accents Today archives from June 2009

2009 ART conference offers education, sun and fun.(Home Accents Today)(Conference news)
June 1, 2009... Staff Industry professionals found a great antidote to the woes of the economy by gathering at the annual Accessories Resource Team's ART Conference held May 28-31 at the Naples Grande Resort in Naples, Fla. Sun, fun, and an all around...

Leading lights.
June 1, 2009... Lindsey Hughes Chandeliers, pendants and fixtures debuting at the Dallas market serve as guiding lights of style illuminating such trends as crystal, shiny finishes and shell accents. Look for contemporary chic designs as well as the tried...

Lamp lineup.
June 1, 2009... Lindsey Hughes Expect to see a mix of materials when it comes to lighting designs this season. Abaca, metal, river rocks and shell are just a few of the material must-haves creating texture-rich offerings that shed the light on high style....

Flaxen focus.
June 1, 2009... Lindsey Hughes Writing desks fare on the lighter side looking ultra fresh and revamped for the season. White to light golden oak is all the rage, and accents such as cut colored glass, vellum and antique mirror pump up the glam factor....

Garden gems.
June 1, 2009... Lindsey Hughes Serving as eye candy for outdoor havens, stylish fountains, planters and accents put the pizzazz in any garden yearning for a little growth this season. Look for designs to sway on the side of sophisticated. Colors are...

Big problems equal big opportunities.
June 1, 2009... Randy Eller They say that adversity creates big challenges, and big challenges create big ideas. Certainly in my experience in business, that is true. In fact, some of the best ideas I've ever seen were hatched during the most stressful of...

New Products.
June 1, 2009... Copy written by Angela Heck and Jenny Heinzen York. Home Accents Today is offering an inside look at the most recent product designs to hit the various summer markets, beginning with Dallas this month. The following pages include an...

Casa Cristina adding wall decor collection.
June 1, 2009... By Jenny Heinzen York Hispanic TV celebrity Cristina Saralegui has added wall decor to her lineup of licensed Casa Cristina products. The line includes 28 giclees, printed on canvas, created by the Portfolio Art Factory, a Miami-based...

Superior Furniture joins forces with Jasper Cabinet and Taylor Co.
June 1, 2009... By Susan Dickenson Accent furniture manufacturers Superior Furniture Company and Jasper Cabinet Company have teamed up. A two-year-old partnership that began as a chance meeting between the two owners in a factory in China is paying...

Accent furniture manufacturers hold steady, see signs of improvement.
June 1, 2009... By Susan Dickenson Sales of accent furniture have slowed like everything else, but manufacturers interviewed by Home Accents Today say their category is faring better than others. While the slowdown has brought on a new set of challenges...

What's been your worst customer service-related issue and how did you turn it around?
June 1, 2009... Compiled by Susan Dickenson This past year one of our furniture makers was purchased by another group. We had four outstanding orders that instantly fell to the bottom of the new company's to-do list. We communicated the issue to the...

C.A.N.O.P.Y.
June 1, 2009... By Susan Dickenson CARTERSVILLE, GA. Carol Sandlin, owner of C.A.N.O.P.Y., in Cartersville, Ga., says one of the biggest advantages of being a small shopowner is that she gets to know many of her customers and their families so...

Pepperberry's.
June 1, 2009... By Susan Dickenson NEW WILMINGTON, PA. Laurie Weingartner has filled Pepperberry's, her small shop in New Wilmington, Pa., with "fabulous and special" treasures that she would love to have in her own home. "I never ask a vendor what...

Total Bliss.
June 1, 2009... By Susan Dickenson HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. Total Bliss, in Huntersville, N.C., operates as an independently-owned store within Blacklion Huntersville, a multi-merchant retail and design center. Owner Nancy McKee, says the advantages and...

Promoting your store: The press release.
June 1, 2009... Susan Dickenson, Retail Editor A couple of years ago, January 2007, to be exact, my Retail Update column was about hosting and promoting in-store events to benefit local charities. Included in the text was a link to a simple generic...

Chinois Chic.
June 1, 2009... Tracy Bulla East meets West with divine inspiration, balancing the sumptuous decadence of the former with the streamlined modernist approach of the latter. Botanicals, bamboo and origami-style pleats mingle with sleek glass and chrome for...

Coral See.
June 1, 2009... Tracy Bulla Float away on a stylized reef chock full of organic chic. Whether free-flowing and ethereal or boldly modern, it's all the more stunning in graphic black and white. All prices are suggested retail.

Think small.(marketing strategy)
June 1, 2009... Jenny Heinzen York Everyone talks about "the big idea." I'm here to talk this month about small ones. The big ideas can certainly be great ones, but they often take serious time and resources to implement, and who has either of those...

Williamsburg keeps it fresh -- even 200 years later.(Organization overview)
June 1, 2009... By Jenny Heinzen York Things are constantly changing for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and its extensive stable of licensees -- no small feat given that the town itself is more than 200 years old and has been in the licensing game...

A Look at the Licensees.
June 1, 2009... By Jenny Heinzen York C&F Enterprises The soft goods producer has worked with Williamsburg for more than 12 years, with at least 100 collections in various categories over the years. Jennifer Sheridan, national sales manager,...