Theodore Alexander Designers and Makers of Fine Furniture is one of the leading furniture manufacturers in the furniture industry for traditional, eclectic and transitional products. Using fine materials and excellent crafstmanship this company has been around for 25 years and surely will have full steam ahead for the next 25!
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Chinese Brass door closures and drawer pulls from Mother of Pearl and Sons Trading. Do you know what COM means when it comes to custom furniture? It means Customers Own Material. So when you are looking for a unique cabinet, side board, console or buffet and you go to a furniture designer to discuss building a custom piece, you can bring your own hardware. That is if the designer works with COM. Most do but others who are trying to make a profit off things like decorative hardware and overall material as well as the labor might not allow it. These Chinese details are a great option compared to the usual.
The first thing to consider is what style suits your taste and lifestyle? Do you prefer sleek modern lines or cozy traditional styling. Do you want a slip covered style where you can remove the covers to wash or dry clean, or, do you prefer the crisp tailored appearance of a fully upholstered style? Do you prefer traditional turned wood legs in an espresso color, or a tailored kick pleated skirt with a more formal appearance?
Next is the configuration and size. Measure your room and determine what size and configuration is best suited to your room. Perhaps a sofa and an armchair, or, maybe an L-shaped sectional with attached chaise for the media room is best suited for your family. Whatever your needs, chances are we can help you create the perfect sofa for your room. For fabrics, look at the choices of patterns and colors on our site, if you want any particular swatches mailed to your home click on the swatch request button to request. Measure the space you have to work with ( width, height and depth), take notes or details about your arrangement, and give us a call to begin the process of creating your one of a kind, customized sofa.
The selection and prices at Custom Sofa Design are truly unbeatable. If you’re someone who has a specific design in mind and want something customized to fit your needs–this would be the place to go. The services offered truly reflect the name, you are able to request a couch that had a higher back and deeper seat than what was shown on the web site so make sure you know what you want when ordering. The fabric options and styles are great and fit any setting.
Custom Sofa Design is a great option for every type of customer.
Check out the video below for more ideas on custom upholstery!
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Bolier is a company with a simple promise: to bring comfort, style and distinction to the home with beautiful furnishings of quality. Bolier reflects the vision of its founder, Christian Plasman, who draws upon three decades of experience as a senior executive with respected leaders in the furniture industry, including Herman Miller Company, HBF, and Baker Furniture. Plasman has established Bolier as a company that honors the principles of excellence in design, manufacturing and service.
Bolier offers a select portfolio of classic forms inspired by tradition fine furniture and shaped for contemporary lifestyles. Each piece reflects a dedication to design. Materials and authentic craftsmanship is created to be of lasting value.
This week in the Seating and Eating Challenge Student Designers have sent us some great conceptual sketches and we take a look at TLS by Design who is going to produce an upholstery piece created by the Winner!
Queen A Lewis
I’m attending Harrington College of Design for Interior Design. This is my first design challenge. As a single person that really likes to entertain, I like to have a variety of dining style…buffet, family and formal experiences. Often times because of the limited square footage from residing in the city, I’m attempting to resolve this issue my having a seating element that can convert into a table that can accommodate at least four additional diners.
I would also like for this seat to serve as an ottoman so after a long work or school day, I can rest my legs and enjoy the television when I dining solo. My favorite idea thus far is what I’ve named the “High Rise” because it has a classic appearance for city or suburban living, it’s gender neutral and has the possibility of being manufactured from different materials such as leather, wood or even an eco-friendly resin.
I’m open for suggestions.
Garrett Tershel
In my previous entry I talked about the chair I am reconstructing. I am combining a rocking chair and table and chair for a child 2yrs – 5yrs old. Creating a table for children that has multiple uses will have value to both a child and parent.I have started sketching. In this first group of sketches I start to play with the angle of arc needed for a rocking chair. I also play with the idea of how to combine a table for eating, playing etc. and a rocking chair.
From my sketches I have created these renderings.
First a rocking chair and when flipped over, the back of the rocking chair becomes the table for the chair and table.
Built a model – this is a view of the piece as a table
This is a view of the piece as a rocking chair.
Next step will be to finalize proportions and rocking arc. We are heading to Hafele this week to learn about different fasteners and hardware which can be used to build this piece of furniture. My next submission will be an actual working model.
Since 2004 TLS by Design has been a family owned and run business delivering original fashion-forward quality solid wood casegoods and USA made upholstery. TLS stands for Total LifeStyle.TLS serves a variety of markets, with a strong foundation of designer clientele. The Boutique Hospitality market is another segment of the TLS business where they have designed custom seating and casegoods for a variety projects.
With a heart to help others, TLS by Design was the furniture sponsor for the 2009 season six finale of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” While the show usually selects a local retailer where they can shop from furniture to rugs to accessories, 5 days before the reveal, even after the home had been demolished, producers asked TLS to provide over $40,000 in custom made upholstery and casegoods.
From the EMHE experience, TLS’ Jeff Day met Mig & Tig’s Vicki Grazina, the Chicago retailer who has sponsored a show earlier in the season. After a number of phone conversations, Jeff and Vicki met in person, and Vicki asked TLS by Design to be a sponsor for the Fall 2009 Harrington School of Design “Design Challenge”. TLS will produce the winning upholstery design and the piece will be donated to charity.
CR Currin is the brainchild of owners Rebecca and Crawford Currin. The Currins who own JALCO Manufacturing, the parent company of CR Currin, started in the industry by finishing high end furniture for other well known companies over 20 years ago. During that time they became known for their quality bench made construction, sophisticated hand rubbed finishes, unique metallic leaf treatments, and use of various glass treatments. They worked closely with many designers in developing product for customers and most of their clients, sold primarily to the trade. Many long hours of research, development and trial/error evolved into the look that is now CR Currin.
They gained alot from their behind the scenes work. They gained an innate intuition and ability to interpret a designer’s vision and bring it to reality, along with the ability to respond to deadlines and react quickly to their customers’ needs. In 2006, the Currins made the decision to introduce their own products to the trade. The CR Currin product line was debuted in early 2007. Their intent is to utilize the many years of experience to take clean classic designs to the next level.
CR Currin has no production lines in their facility. They operate in a factory environment with a studio mentality. Each piece of furniture is bench made and created to be fine “Jewelry for the Home”. Bench made means that each piece is assembled from beginning to end at the bench of a skilled craftsman. With nearly endless combinations of finishes and techniques, finely crafted furniture pieces become works of art. CR Currin products are produced exclusively in the USA. They use sustainable raw materials, and employ rigorous recycling efforts to reduce their impact on Planet Earth.
Archatrive was founded in the late 1980’s by Lewis Krevolin. It continues to operate as a family business with Deb and Rudy Krevolin at the helm, assisted by their daughter Jessica. Lewis continues to lend design direction to the company. It is located in the Hudson Valley of New York, an area rich with architectural detail and inspiration.
Through their unique real-estate development business, the Krevolins would locate historic houses in up-state New York facing demolition. Rather than let these houses be destroyed, they would de-build them board by board, carefully labeling and documenting each piece. One of the best sustainable design initiatives, this allowed them to integrate the historic structures into new construction and would re-birth the original in the form of large upscale estates.
Now today they continue this idea of re-birth with their great home furnishings. Archatrive’s Deconstructionist Furniture and Decoration has an appealing look. This unique and evolving line is available through showrooms and fine specialty shops throughout the country. Custom work is always welcome and given personal attention
These beds are the company’s best example of the unique marriage of architecture and furniture. The styles found in the bedrooms are found in great architecture from the Gothic Age to the Renaissance. The only requirement you need to worry about when purchasing one of Archatrives beds is the space you have available. The sucess of these pieces is that they are great for the homes with large bedrooms like the historic homes they are dirved from.
My favorite piece from the collection is the Library Bed seen above. This piece will surround even the most avid reader with a large selection of books. Anchored by Four Large Columns that are actually Lamps, both side rails and the footboard serve as built in bookshelves which is the greatest marriage of form and function. Dimensions for this piece are 70″W x 81″H for the queen sized bed with headboard and foot board.
For more information please follow the link here: Archatrave
Check out this video for more great bedroom ideas!
Looking for more Bedroom inspiration check out this article from Decor8
“Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.”
– Edgar Allan Poe
Memorable, beautiful, comfortable and distinctive . . . at Jaipur Rugs they believe a rug should provide all this and more. Their rugs are created by using ancient techniques of master tribal weavers from the mountains of Northern India. Through this rich tradition, they produce strikingly beautiful hand-knotted, hand-tufted and flat woven designs. Jaipur rugs range from contemporary and transitional to lush traditional with rich colors and stunning appearance. Best of all, Jaipur Rugs brings this excellence, beauty, and distinction, affordably, into contemporary American homes.
Named after the famed royal city of Jaipur, the company was founded by N.K. Chaudhary, a visionary with nearly 30 years experience in rug manufacturing. His goal has always been to see India become the leader in the production of rugs worldwide, and from modest beginnings, Chaudhary grew his business from a small team of talented artisans to a force of 40,000 skilled masters and an in-house design team of over 30 designers. It is . Chaudhary’s vision allows Jaipur to have total control of the production of rugs and sets the company apart from many of its competitors. Today, more than 25 years after he set up his first looms for weavers, Chaudhary is still seeing his goal realized as he continues to push the envelope. In 1998, Chaudhary expanded his company to the United States and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Jaipur shares a collective dedication to minute detail, demanding quality control, and superior materials in every stage of the rug-crafting process, ensuring that each finished piece is consistently a true work of art at the best possible price point. Jaipur strives to improve and perfect their processes through innovation in product development and design. Their innovative technologies in communication, design, and optimization, as well as their collaboration with the latest home furnishing design firms, Jaipur Rugs is forever on the cutting edge of creativity and function.
From music to sculpture, architecture to poetry, great art has a unique power to envelope the mind, transcend the conscious, tap at the door of the soul, and take on a life all its own: thus begins a great artwork’s own history. Jaipur Rugs has aimed at creating the same exquisite artwork that collectors the world over have sought for centuries. Honored techniques that have spanned the ages; precision materials that will stand the test of time. In each Jaipur Rug, master artisans painstakingly hand-create a work of art in each rug. One Rug. One Story. Create your history.
Looking for a more modern approach to floor covering? Check out these designs featured on Apartment Therapy
Photos courtesy of Jaipur Rugs. All of this information can be found at Jaipur online.
Find your NEW dining table from a designer who only works with OLD material. In Tucker Robbins Furniture design the Older the better! Read more in TODAYS BLOG, click here or follow the link below.
When you are searching for solid wood end tables, Coffee tables, Accent tables and unique dining pieces Tucker Robbins is the first place to look. Not many people can say they have a three ball dining table like the one below and even less people can say that they have a table which has been inspired by global culture and the life of Tucker Robbins. Robbins has proven his passion for furniture design by creating pieces which display true craftsmanship and creativity.
The Tucker Robbins goal is to bring the spirit and craft from the tribal cottage industry to contemporary life. This Dialog with ancient peoples, spanning continents and centuries, brings insight into what we have forgotten about today’s furniture industry. The Tucker Robbins furniture line also brings to life a new sense of “green” living by incorporating salvaged materials and working with the people who not only manage the forests where wood is grown but also care for it.
The Tucker Robbins look is that of refined rusticity. This means he’s added a polished edge given to a piece that has been reclaimed from an ancient village. Tuckers design process revolves around the idea of collaboration and exploration into the possibilities of the material and form of the piece. This is the approach he takes when working with a client on a custom piece. He starts at his studio on Long Island and will introduce you to many objects from all over the world that have influenced his creative journey.
Then, when working on a custom piece for a client he will walk with you through 16,000 square feet of beautiful material both recycled and carefully harvested from all over the world. Woods Tucker Robbins uses in his pieces include satinwood, acacia, nadun, kumbuk, narra and mountain pine. These are all extremely rare woods whose natural beauty have been aged and dried in order to create interesting furnishings for your home.
Tucker Robbin’s truley does work with the people whose homelands he is inspired from. The Toraja women of Suluwesi, Indonesia used this goblet shape seen in the table above for their mortar which serves as a pedestal base for the round table. He’s inspired by jewelry and homes, and many other interesting objects which he incorporates into all his work both catalog and custom.
For some helpful tips on working with a designer watch the video below:
Need help finding a side table option that makes sense for your bedroom? Check out these interiors at decor8blog.com
Enjoy Old World Mediterranean style furniture with Peninsula Home! Feel as if you are in the vineyards of Tuscany in your charming villa. If you are on the search for furniture that inspires the imagination and seek to decorate with a rustic, European flavor…you have found the source, Peninsula Home.
The unusual cover of cowhide on a traditional chaise lounger makes heads turn! What a perfect piece for the bedroom, study or living room. If you are looking for an upholstered piece that has classic shape…this is a winner!
Wall screens serve well as room dividers, but also can provide your walls as unusual art. When we purchase wall screens for our store, Mig and Tig, in Chicago, we always select unusual screens like this one that can have the multi-function as art and privacy dividers.
An iron console serves as a statement when walking into an entry way. Even though this console is larger in scale, it has a light an airy feeling with curvalinear iron design.
Enjoy a coffee table that makes you smile! Unusual and whimsical is what this is all about. If you dare to be different, you have met your match of a coffee table to help you complete your room!
This is a final Interior Design Thesis presentations in movie form, from different semesters and different students. In their final thesis presentation the student needs to show all the skills he learned at Harrington College. The students can choose a 30-50,000 square foot project of their choice for the portfolio. They are writing a client profile, collect information, get inspirations, research the direction of their project, create a concept, do the diagrams for a program, build a model, sketch, develop the project in floor plans, create sections, developed the space, 3 dimensional elements (like stairs/openings in the space) and do the renderings of the space. The students are writing an environmental statement of the project. They choose furniture, colors, contrasts, materials, and create a detail. The Students have to ’sell ‘the project to the teacher and the critics and present their final project with an impressive presentation.
It is amazing what the students learn and execute at Harrington by computer. Recently, Peter Klick, an instructor told me that final projects are handed in on a memory stick. Boy, things have changed since I went there! In the day, I was dragging my large boards in my oversized portfolio case in the rain, sleet and snow. I am beginning to sound like my mother who walked 6 miles to school!
This is a final Interior Design Thesis presentations in movie form, from different semesters and different students. In their final thesis presentation the student needs to show all the skills he learned at Harrington College. The students can choose a 30-50,000 square foot project of their choice for the portfolio. They are writing a client profile, collect information, get inspirations, research the direction of their project, create a concept, do the diagrams for a program, build a model, sketch, develop the project in floor plans, create sections, developed the space, 3 dimensional elements (like stairs/openings in the space) and do the renderings of the space. The students are writing an environmental statement of the project. They choose furniture, colors, contrasts, materials, and create a detail. The Students have to ’sell ‘the project to the teacher and the critics and present their final project with an impressive presentation.
Students at Harrington diligently take in as much information as possible, so they may have a better understand of how the furniture industry functions. They integrate classroom learning with industry exposure. This was my experience when I attended Harrington 20 years ago and it has only gotten more sophisticated and advantageous for today’s students that attend Harrington.
The classics are classic. They never go out of style and are well appreciated as students are exposed to different periods of furniture and how they can be incorporated into each of their projects.
Antiques in white add a sense of light to historic environments. If you have an old space, consider blending some white in, especially for a touch of cottage warmth.
Good Morning my early bird! Sip your morning java and visit back for some wonderful lighting ideas from YourFurnitureLink.com from one of our favorite vendors Currey and Co.
Mother Nature has a way of always make our jaw drop, doesn’t she? Sip that morning java, take in the view and come back in a little bit for some wonderful Dining Room Inspiration from Design Master Chair Company!
Grafitti: Art in the simplest manner for the every day person to see.
Art Classics, a vendor who is innovative and embraces technology to keep it cheap. You will definitely find art to match your designer furnishings with this vendor, Art Classics.
Courtesy of: PatrickSmithPhotography’s photostream at flickr.com
Good morning my early bird! Can you say, I am digging this morning view? Smell your java, close your eyes and let the sun hit your face. It is a beautiful morning. Come back in a bit to get your home decorating ideas at yourfurniturelink.com
Courtesy of: Rob Orthen’s photostream at flickr.com
Tweet, tweet and good morning my early bird! Nothing like a brisk morning view! Grab that java and return in a few hours for your daily yourfurniturelink.com furniture search and blog.
Courtesy of: Rob Orthen’s photostream at flickr.com
Good morning my early bird! Is that java smelling good? Check out this morning view at and get ready for Interior Design Ideas! Come back in a bit to get todays yourfurniturelink.com blog and furniture ideas.
If you are on a furniture search at yourfurniturelink.com for your metro space, Bolier & Co. is the winner! The elegant JimWinkels@aol.com will assist you with all the answers to your questions. The upholstered portion of this line is made in the USA with modern sensibilities and traditional elements.
Good morning my early bird! Grab that java and get ready to return in a few hours for the daily yourfurniturelink.com blog home decorating ideas. Isn’t this a beautiful morning view?
Haute House of California is introducing their 1962 Palm Springs line at the Las Vegas Furniture Market that takes place February 9th-13th, 2009 at the World Market Center. Step back into time, enjoy your martini, and visit Haute House in 1962! Yeeahhhh Baby!
If you want to experience a huge market place with one of a kind pieces, without leaving the USA, take the time to experience Arte De Mexico. This company is an established business that grew tremendously and never lost its edge for being unique. A true endless supply of custom furniture and lighting.
Whether you are a retailer, designer or consumer and have an appreciation for rustic and comfortable, don’t miss Arte De Mexico in the USA.
This is the Sin board at Harrington College of Design, Chicago. When you have no sleep and must meet project deadlines, letting your feelings out with chalk is much healthier than coffee and cigarettes. One confession reads, “I slept with my roommates fiance, 1 month before the wedding”. Yikes! You guys are bad!
As the Sin board is updated, yourfurniturelink.com will keep you in the loop for more dirt.
…and have held their value and style for centuries. For great furniture design and bedroom furniture, visit John Richards, a vendor that gives an abundance of value and style.
Courtesy of: PKlick@interiordesign.edu of www.KlickInteriors.com
…do what the French do, live well! The Atelier De La Madeleine Collection by Theodore Alexander can be enjoyed anywhere in the world! Visit Theodore Alexander for some more French Living!
Courtesy of: PKlick@interiordesign.edu of www.KlickInteriors.com
Enjoy Old World Mediterranean style furniture with Peninsula Home! Feel as if you are in the vineyards of Tuscany in your charming villa. If you are on the search for furniture that inspires the imagination and seek to decorate with a rustic, European flavor…you have found the source, Peninsula Home.
