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Houzz 3D Floor Plan Multi-level Feature
Pros can communicate their vision for multi-floor homes within one 3D Floor Plan in Houzz Pro.

The Houzz Pro 3D Floor Plan Tool Offers Multi-Floor Capabilities

Houzz, Inc. has introduced the ability to add multiple floors to 3D Floor Plans in Houzz Pro, the all-in-one project management and design software for residential building, remodeling and design…
Best Buy Furniture Retail Floor
Colorful displays at Best Buy Furniture are helping attract younger buyers via social media.

Meridian Social Media Influencers Attract Younger Buyers

Meridian Furniture, a fast-growing furniture brand serving retailers and designers with a vast, ever-changing product line of reasonably priced, high-style designs sourced globally, is helping…
2024 U.S. Houzz Outdoor Trends Study
2024 U.S. Houzz Outdoor Trends Study

Gen X and Millennial Homeowners Extend Livable Space With Outdoor Projects

Houzz Inc. has released the 2024 U.S. Houzz Outdoor Trends Study, a survey of more than 1,100 U.S. respondents. The study found that one-third of homeowners are upgrading their outdoor areas to…
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The ICFA has named seven finalists for the Manufacturing Leadership Award.

ICFA Names Manufacturing Leadership Award Finalists

Seven manufacturers of outdoor furnishings have been named finalists for the International Casual Furnishings Association’s 2024 Manufacturer of the Year Award.   The seven companies were selected…
New Resource Furniture Showroom in Los Angeles
Resource Furniture recently expanded its LA showroom. The expansion includes a new building on the property, doubling the showroom’s size to allow for the brand’s newest furniture pieces, indoor-outdoor space and tons of parking (a huge perk for LA). Photo by Hazelnut Photography

Resource Furniture Doubles Footprint in Los Angeles

Resource Furniture has unveiled its expanded, newly renovated Los Angeles showroom, located at 314 North Crescent Heights Blvd. The opening marks the expansion to two buildings on the property,…
Joe Z. and Happy Land
Joe Z. and Happy Land will receive ICFA's Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Awards Gala.

ICFA Announces Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

The International Casual Furnishings Association will honor two longtime outdoor furniture industry leaders with its most prestigious recognition, the Lifetime Achievement Award, at the ICFA Awards…
Dog wearing pink shades
Photo By Simona Kidric

Dallas Designers Launch Non-Profit Designers For Dogs

Designers For Dogs, a 501c3 foundation, recently launched at The Container Store in Dallas, TX. The launch was presented by ASID Dallas with founding sponsor, Feizy Rugs. The new nonprofit endorses…
Vanguard soloar energy installation at its Frame Plant 2 facility in Conover, NC
Vanguard’s newly expanded solar energy installation increases its annual energy offsets to 656 metric tons of CO2 — the equivalent of saving over 1,500 barrels of oil from being consumed.

Vanguard Furniture Expands Use of Solar Energy

Vanguard Furniture and Pisgah Energy have teamed up again to design and install two roof-mounted solar projects at Vanguard’s Frame Plant 2 facility in Conover, NC. These systems, totaling 188kWdc,…
Hall of Fame Inductees
Clockwise from Top Left: Bob McCreary, Clarence H. Smith, Joseph P. Cory Sr., Thomas Day, Steven F. Elton.

American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Announces New Inductees

Five influential industry leaders will be inducted into the American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame on Oct. 27 during the High Point Market. Joining the current 134 members of the Hall of Fame are…
Peter Feldman
Peter Feldman

CPSC Commissioner Will Keynote AHFA Summit

Peter Feldman, a commissioner on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, will keynote the American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) Regulatory Summit August 7-8. The event will be held at The…
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