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How Does SMART Home Impact Style? These Designs are Cutting-Edge
Sharp Spaces
Indoor spaces keep getting smarter and smarter with new introductions made to grow and adapt as lifestyles change.
From the new smart furniture company, 37˚C Smart Home, comes a…
Smart Speaker Adoption Update
Last September, Furniture, Lighting & Decor took a deep dive into NPR and Edison Research’s ongoing Smart Audio Report, which then estimated that about 43 million American adults ages 18 and over…
ART + IDS Conference Announces 2019 Community Service Project
ART + IDS Conference in Palm Springs, CA May 2-5, 2019, has organized its third conference community service project with the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission (CVRM) in cooperation with Habitat for…
Loloi Launches New Website
Rug and textile leader Loloi today announced the launch of its new website at www.loloirugs.com. According to Cyrus Loloi, Principal of Loloi Rugs, the new site is fueled by customer feedback the…
What the Beauty Industry Can Teach the Home Goods Industry
If there's one company thriving in this retail environment, it's beauty and personal care retailer Ulta. The company reported a strong fourth quarter yesterday, and it's one of the few companies that…
Something for Everyone
In the fall of 2017, after working as an interior designer for eight years, Lynn Makiej opened the retail store MAK & CO. with husband, John, in Andover, MA, one of Boston’s northern suburbs. The…
How to Make a YouTube Video on a Budget
Our consumer research from last year found that when faced with a problem designing their homes, 46 percent of respondents said they go to YouTube for instructional videos. As the second largest…
What Designers Look for in Retailer Partners
Consumers may make up the majority of your showroom sales, but you could be missing out on a key potential client base: interior designers. While designers often opt to shop directly from…
Culture Through Design
When naming their new luxury lighting collection with Dounia Home, Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason of AphroChic chose to honor the collection’s Moroccan roots: “Amur Akush,” the original name of…
Bright Colors Take Over Rugs for Spring High Point Market
For those retailers and designers who tour multiple rug showrooms each market, almost everyone has the same answer when asked about the best-selling colors. Spoiler: It's almost always gray and blue…