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Truckloads of opulent furniture, including a two-seated throne meant to grace a 53,000-square-foot home that Yellowstone Club founder Tim Blixseth never built, will be on the auction block in Georgia next month.
The summer brought badly needed good news for Marlin Hostetler: He was called back to work building recreational vehicles in July. Now he once more has a $35 an hour job on the production line at Keystone RV — just like the one he left when he was laid off by Keystone in August 2008.
Hooker Furniture said it took a loss in the fiscal second quarter as the recession cut into its sales.
Hooker Furniture on Wednesday declared a quarterly dividend of 10 cents.
Stanley Furniture Co. said Tuesday it named Glenn Prillaman as its president and chief operating officer.
If you go to "Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller" at the Muskegon Museum of Art in Muskegon, Mich.:
It is a museum show about office furniture as art — but with designs on being more.
ELKHART, Ind. - At an age where her biggest concern should be spending more time with her grandkids, Ann Cari is teetering on the edge of an economic precipice.
The catchy jingle for The Red House Furniture Store says it all, but doesn't totally do it justice: "Where black people and white people buy furniture."
Samara Brinkley dozed off just for a moment as she was watching cartoons on TV with her 4-year-old daughter.
With foreclosures up a whopping 30 percent over last year, moving and storage scams are also on the rise. It’s bad enough when you lose your home, but many families get scammed on their moving bill too.And moving companies are slicker than used-car salesmen. Their tricks of the trade fool just about everybody. Here’s how to make your moving bill match the estimate given — and get your furniture delivered in one piece and on time.
The furniture trade show that draws tens of thousands of industry insiders to High Point twice a year could lose a fifth of its funding due to the state's widening budget shortfall.
Whether you’re a design junkie who obsesses over every piece of furniture in the house or a low-maintenance IKEA type, there’s no question that the surfaces on which you sleep, eat and lounge are a big part of your everyday life. And like most choices we make, the furniture that fills our home not only affects our comfort levels, but also has an impact on the environment and our health.
Let's make one thing clear: Craigslist is not for the faint of heart. If you prefer to spend your time in an environment that's politically correct, chivalrous and wholesome, this site may turn your stomach and leave you depressed about the state of the world.
Some furniture inspected by customs agents at the Arizona-Mexico border gives new meaning to the term "entertainment centers" — they were allegedly used to hide $2.7 million worth of marijuana.
A government safety agency is pushing to require all home furnishings sold in the U.S. to be nonflammable.
One green Santa wraps his homemade Christmas gifts in old maps to shrink his carbon boot print.
Doug Schock shook his head in disbelief while gazing at the empty bank of elevators, typically full as they shuttle thousands of buyers between dozens of showrooms filled with the latest styles in sofas, bedroom sets, and dining room tables and chairs.
Kendall County furniture store owner and "huge Bears fan" Randy Gonigam got tired of players bragging about their defense, so he decided to put his money where their mouths are. Over Labor Day weekend, Gonigam's World Furniture Mall in Plano offered customers free furniture — up to $10,000 — if the Bears shut out the Green Bay Packers in their season opener. Four quarters, 206 customers and about $300,000 later, Gonigam is still a little shell-shocked.
Falling school furniture kills Waco kindergartnerA Kindergartner at J.H. Hines Elementary School was pronounced dead at the hospital after a piece of furniture fell on top of her during gym class Wednesday
Inspired also by my dear friend Dowser, the article, not the title (!) (she ain't old!) this article is about another 'find' of mine during yet another foray thru antique stores.
This treatise began its life as a response to a dear friends post on another article, but somewhat the same subject, furniture. But the farther I got with my reply, the more I began to realize this thing was rapidly gaining a life, and purpose, all its own.
It's not a priceless museum collection piece. The Smithsonian is not going to be knocking down any doors with offers of a premier location for it within their hallowed halls. It's not comparable to a Louis XVI anything.
Furniture Salesman Accused of Sexually Abusing CustomersNine people have come forward saying they were victimized by a man suspected of sexually abusing a woman at a Furniture Gallery Store in Clackamas, OR. Police say some women may have been assaulted as far back as 2004.
The Font War: Ikea Fans Fume over Switch to Verdanaa customized version of Futura, has long been an integral part of that brand. But with its 2010 catalogue now arriving in mailboxes, the supplier of headboards and coffee tables to the world's thrifty and trendy has switched to what it sees as a more functional typeface: Verdana.
A Book Lover's Guide to IKEA seatingSay what you will about cookie-cutter culture, IKEA offers affordable furniture that doesn't smell like the 1970's. When enjoying your favorite book, it's important to be seated properly — or at least in a way that compliments your reading experience.
Mexican drug smugglers get extra-credit bonus points for creativity after attempting to smuggle over a ton of cocaine inside 20 frozen shark carcasses.
June 2009 Guide to upcoming home shows, furniture, art & antique fairsHere is a June 2009 guide to upcoming home shows, furniture, art & antique fairs, and designer show houses across the country.
Elizabeth Edwards to open furniture storeThe wife of former presidential candidate and senator John Edwards has leased space in downtown Chapel Hill for her future furniture store, Red Window, which is planning to open its doors in October.
The worst video YouTube has ever seen?Where black people and white people buy furniture. This thing is hilarious.
Pay-out due in 'toxic sofa' claimA judge is expected to order several retailers to pay millions of pounds to people who suffered burns and rashes from faulty leather sofas.
Secondhand Stores Can Spread Bed Bugs Via Used FurnitureAfter discovering bed bugs in at least three downtown Wheeling apartment complexes, experts said the pesky insects can also find their way into homes through used furniture.
Paris auction reflects a major turning point for art marketPARIS: The extraordinary three-day auction of the Yves Saint Laurent-Pierre Bergé collection has put the global art market in an entirely new perspective.
Lazy Bastard | Design MilkI don't think I've seen too many pieces lately where the name of the piece is so perfectly reflected in the design.
142 Creative Unique Modern Furniture Designs We sit on it during the day, sleep on it at night, eat off it and even look at our reflection in it - but how much thought do we really give our furniture and rooms full of it?
How I got a life (and love) on CraigslistAfter finding jobs, apartments, furniture and even useless knickknacks on Craigslist, one writer shares how the "bargain basement" of Internet dating yielded her a buried treasure - love.
How I got a life (and love) on CraigslistAfter finding jobs, apartments, furniture and even useless knickknacks on Craigslist, one writer shares how the "bargain basement" of Internet dating yielded her a buried treasure - love.
Shop like it's yesterdayExcerpt: I've signed up for Melbourne's quirkiest new experience, A Vintage Outing, run in conjunction with Fiona Sweetman, a curly-headed Melbourne gal who recently collected a Melbourne Award for her contribution to the city's profile, through her special Hidden Laneway, Art an …
Kung-Fu Shoe RackI couldn't resist seeding this. I was looking for a shoe rack and they all seem so boring. Until I found this "kung fu" shoe rack:Kickit! A shoe rack, you just Kick it! The Shoe Rack Kickit!(EUR 1,980; about $2,500) for those who love to kick off the shoes.
School chairs built to handle 225kg SCHOOLS across the country are snapping up super-sized chairs as school children continue to grow wider, taller and heavier.
Restaurateur 'beaten up' by 83-year-old nunsAn Italian man has claimed he was beaten up by two 83-year-old nuns and a priest over a restaurant ownership row.
They've bought a Bacon. Now for a $300,000 setteeIt's no longer enough for the world's rich to hang their expensive art on the wall. Now they want to sit on it.
New Bargains on Old FurnitureThe fads and fashions of furniture style have shifted again, and bargains are to be had in good antiques. A year ago, Antique Furniture Depot, an auction house in Ronkonkoma, N.Y., would get about $3,000 for a circa 1830 mahogany corner cabinet.
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