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Optimizing Lighting for Apartment Life
Many people live in apartments and don’t have the ability to add permanently installed lighting. This doesn’t mean that you can’t have good apartment lighting, it simply means you need to be a little…
American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Opens Nominations
Nominations for the 2020 class for induction into the American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame, the industry’s most prestigious award, are now open. All members of the American Home Furnishings Hall of…
Meet the Furniture, Lighting & Decor Editorial Advisors: Johne Albanese, Hooker Furniture
The Furniture, Lighting & Decor Editorial Advisory Board is is made up of industry professionals — furniture, lighting and decor, like the name says — interior designers, architects and retailers…
Interior Design Society Announces 2020 Conference Location, Dates
The Interior Design Society (IDS) today announced that their 2020 Conference will take place in Chicago from August 6-9.
The program will include robust educational sessions as well as city-wide…
Ty Bennett to Deliver Keynote at ICFAEdCon2020
“With each conference, I dig down a little deeper, evolving our conversation to build upon the lessons learned the year before,” said entrepreneur, author, and nationally recognized motivational…
Designer Sandra Funk to Launch Interior Design Business Program
New York and New Jersey-based interior designer Sandra Funk of House of Funk has announced the introduction of a business-facing program as an extension of her company,
“The Interior Design Standard…
2019 Thanksgiving Weekend Shopping Sets Records
Whether a growing economy or a late holiday weekend, Thanksgiving shopping set a record this year with 189.6 million U.S. consumers shopping from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, an increase of…
WithIt 2019 Student Outreach Programs Support Next Generation of Industry
In a recent analysis, WithIt, the women’s leadership development network for the home and furnishings industries, found that their student scholarship efforts have resulted in a 99% retention rate…
ICFA 2020 Conference Registration Opens to Record Numbers
The International Casual Furniture Association announced that its “Charting Tomorrow Together” Educational Conference – #ICFAEdCon2020 – scheduled for February 4-7, has sparked an unprecedented level…
5 Advantages of an Instagram Business Profile for Home Design Professionals
Is your Instagram account for your retail or interior design business an actual business profile? If not, as we head into another new year — a new decade — it might be a task you want to put on your…