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How Consumers Are Optimizing Outdoor Spaces in a Time of Coronavirus
Whether a sun porch, patio or balcony, taking advantage of outdoor living spaces has never been more on the radar than now, as the coronavirus pandemic around the globe has canceled travel and…
Pattern Play: Designers and Retailers Encourage the Creative Use of Patterns
It’s often said that fashion trends influence home trends, and as maximalism reigns supreme on the runways, it’s making its way into homes in the form of patterns and prints on upholstered furniture…
Coping with Coronavirus: Retailers, Designers & Manufacturers Share Business Insights
While coronavirus is currently causing a disruption for everyone in the home furnishings industry, at some point, it will subside, and life and businesses will return, homes will be built and…
Madcap Cottage Design Diary: Atlanta
John and I are thrilled to be writing a column, so kick back (in a Fusion Furniture sofa done up in Madcap Cottage performance fabrics, natch!) with an Aperol Spritz cocktail and get ready for a few…
Madcap Cottage Gents Take on Dallas, Markets and All
John and I are thrilled to be penning a column, so kick back (in a Fusion Furniture sofa done up in Madcap Cottage performance fabrics, natch!) with a cool Negroni and get ready for a few tales from…
Dallas Market Center Announces January StyleEyes Trendspotters
Dallas Market Center has announced the January 2020 StyleEyes. The exclusive StyleEyes trendspotting program leverages the expertise and influence of industry leaders to highlight new products and…
Saucy Tales from Around the World with Madcap Cottage: London and Venice
John and I are thrilled to be penning a column, so pull up a seat (a Louis XIV-style Oly Studio siege incongruously upholstered in Colefax & Fowler’s Bowood) and a cool martini — dirty, like us…
Consumers Expected to Spend More This Holiday Season
With the holidays around the corner, retailers are ramping up for the big holiday push. One question on retailers’ minds at this time of year centers around spending habits during the holidays. For…
A Madcap Journey: Behind the Scenes of John Loecke and Jason Oliver Nixon's Thriving Brand
What happens when two globe-trotting journalists decide to start a business of their own in licensed product design? Madcap Cottage, that’s what. With backgrounds in interior and graphic design (John…
Plan Your High Point Market with Furniture, Lighting & Decor Hosted Panels
Furniture, Lighting & Decor editors will moderate panels at the fall 2019 High Point Market in High Point, NC, held Oct. 19-23. The panels will cover topics including design trends, product…