High Point Recap
Fall Market at High Point North Carolina was amazing this year! And what we saw was GREEN! Forest Green accent furniture, fabric and wall paint was everywhere…
NY NOW 2018
This year the NY NOW trade show in NYC outdid itself! The exhibiters with products that spanned from Home Decor, Tabletop to Gifts, were of the highest quality with many unique offerings…
High Point Market Finds & Trends
Fall Market in High Point NC did not disappoint this season! The focus was a more personalized expression, living with the things you love. This style being named HYGGE (pronounced Hugga) which is the idea that the ‘good stuff’ is located inside our homes…
Home Accents Today Editors Breakfast
The Home Accents Today Market Breakfast: Retailers, E-tailers and Interior Designers talk shop…
Ready for 2017?
Will you be making changes in 2017 based on your experiences this past year? Trends that I viewed at the High Point Furniture & Accessory Market in the Fall and forecasts from Dering Hall will give you some inspiration for the New Year. And what do you think about Benjamin Moore’s Color of the Year ~ SHADOW? I love it!
NY Now 2016
This ‘To The Trade Only’ show allows retailers and designers to view new design-focused resources from around the world. It includes innovative products, home decor, furnishings and home textiles to view as well at tabletop and gourmet housewares.
Best of Market Issue
The Magazine just published this interesting article highlighting what we can expect for Home Fashions in 2016 and the role of Interior Designers in helping clients make the right decisions. I was even quoted a couple of times too!
Trends Report for 2016
The big High Point Furniture and Accessory Market in North Carolina was hustling and bustling this October! A tribute to a stronger economy and renewed interest in designers and retailers helping clients to refresh and renovate homes…
VIP tour with Jamie Drake
Jamie Drake was in attendance at the magazine breakfast and then brought a few of us to the Theodore Alexander showroom in High Point. I was given a VIP tour of his beautiful new product line for the manufacturer…
Home Accents Today @ HP
Home Accents Today Magazine hosted a brainstorming breakfast during High Point Market. The Editors invited a hand full of Designers and Retailers to sit and discuss various topics…
ICFF Show, Javitz NYC
The International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) at the Javitz Center in NYC included unique products this year! 3D Wallpaper complete with glasses, Collapsable Furniture made from Tyvek and all different species of Reclaimed Wood were some of the eye catching items. Designers used their imagination for a worthy fundraiser too….check out the bed of nails and the lipstick chair in our photo highlights!
Guest Speaker with Houzz & ASID at ICFF
I had a wonderful time as part of a panel discussion at the ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) at the Javitz Ctr. in NYC this past Sunday, May 17th. Myself and two other very accomplished Interior Designers spoke about and answered questions on the topic “How to Create Your Online Presence.” Lyndsey Thudin, Industry Marketing Mgr for HOUZZ.com was the moderator…