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Explore Cur8's Gr8ful Living Pop-up at Coco & Dash

Dallas Design Week brought interior designers and tastemakers from all over the country to Dallas Market Center for a week of seminars, networking events and cocktails, but the one event that the …

Cocktail Party

Shake up a bar setup with accent furniture for any palette. Eye on the Sky Touch the clouds and sip your vodka drink of choice. From Julian Chichester, the Pollock drinks cabinet makes a…

Twin Star Home Enters Partnership With WellnessMats

Twin Star Home announced this week it has entered an agreement with WellnessMats, the leader in ergonomic anti-fatigue floor mats. Consumers who purchase a Twin Star Home adjustable height desk will…

Hooker Furniture Launches HF Design Pro

Continuing its focus on expanding its relationships and support of the interior design community, Hooker Furniture and its sister companies, Bradington-Young and Sam Moore Furniture are set to launch…
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Next Round of Tariffs to Directly Impact Furniture and Lighting Retailers and Interior Designers

The trade war between the U.S. and China escalated yesterday and continued through this morning. Yesterday, President Trump announced another round of tariffs on $200 billion worth of imported…

ICFA Announces 2018 Sales Rep of the Year Finalists

The International Casual Furnishings Assn. has announced the finalists for the 2018 Sales Representative of the Year. The award recognizes an outstanding sales representative within the casual…
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Transparency Tightrope

On a gray Parisian afternoon in July above the cafes of Montmartre, French tightrope artist Tatiana-Mosio Bongonga placed one delicate foot in front of the other. Below, an orchestra played as she…

Casual Market Chicago 2018 Preview

Held in the Merchandise Mart Sept. 25-28, this year’s show is the place to be to scout new intros for outdoor and casual spaces. In creating the Knot lounge chair, designers at Janus et Cie used a…
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How to A/B Test an Email

According to research from eMarketer, the median email marketing ROI is 122 percent — four times higher than any other digital marketing channel. But, no business will ever reach that return unless…
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3 Ways to Boost Referrals For Your Interior Design Business

Any small business owner knows that a business can live and die by referrals. A survey of small businesses from Alignable found that 85 percent of respondents said referrals are the best way to…
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