Are you getting tired of your bathroom and dread the idea of a costly and time consuming renovation? Well how about you take the process one step at a time and start by adding a new level of luxury with these beautiful sink cabinets from Hooker Furniture. The styles are great and match any need, from modern to traditional there is a cabinet that is right for you.
This is a great smaller sized vanity perfect for the french country enthusiast. The patina finish and slightly warn edges offer a fun stylized quality that really only happens after years of age. This is a way to get that aged look with out having to rough up the wood your self or wait for the finish to happen. The open bottom storage looks great and houses the basket full of bathroom accessories beautifully.
Probably my gold award winner of the Hooker Furniture set, this sink cabinet has rich high end style with a sense of old world quality. Modeled after an 18th Century apothecary chest the multiple drawer pulls are actually doors. This piece has a bit more of a masculine vibe but the quality and combination of wood and stone work well in any stylish persons bath room.
Doesn’t it look like a piece you’d find in an old timey barbershop? This is a twin basin top piece that has multiple storage compartments to tuck away all of your perfumes, balms, lotions and suds. The piece comes with faucets or you can request to have different ones installed after the piece arrives. Make sure you call Joe the plumber for some help on that one!
Why buy Hooker?
During their 85 years of operation, they’ve sought to display integrity in their relationships with employees, customers, sales representatives, suppliers and the local communities in which they work. When purchasing Hooker Furniture products, you can have peace of mind that you’re choosing furnishings of enduring quality. They’re committed to assuring superior quality through selection of materials and lumber, product design and engineering. At Hooker Furniture, the mission is to enrich the lives of the people they touch through innovative home furnishings of exceptional value.
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The new collection of furniture from Shine Home offers a chic look at what design is right now! THe melding of styles offers a unique collection a personality that nobody can deny. The furniture is a creative collaboration between shape scale and style. Influences for the line can be seen in work form ancient China to and the English Countryside to the Morracan village markets to old Hollywood glamour. This is a wide range of design influence and even though the line features bits and pieces of the styles it remains a cohesive look! Check out the full 09 Collection PDF here!
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Susan Ortiz is not only co-owner, but also the creative vision behind Shine Home. She has always been drawn to capturing the essence of physical beauty. A multi-faceted artist, she has worked in several artistic mediums to express her creative vision, including sculpture, painting, photography, poetry, filmmaking and interior design
The daughter of a real estate developer and a successful interior designer, Susan learned the design business at an early age by accompanying her mother on design projects. Susan attended Bennington College, where she studied photography, then traveled to Europe to study at Salzburg College. After completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the University of California Riverside, she entered UCLA’s Masters in Fine Arts program, finishing her degree in Sculpture and Installation Art.
As a professional artist, Susan’s emotionally charged works of art have been widely exhibited throughout the United States, including museums and fine art galleries in Los Angeles, New York, Oregon, Seattle, Orange County and Arizona. In addition, her short films have been screened at film festivals in Tempe, AZ; Wilmington, DE; Huntington Beach, CA; and Frankfurt, Germany. She has also had her book TRUE published by the Nazraeli-Press in 2001. The book is comprised of twelve details of a frame from Susan’s film Sacrifice, embedded with lines from her original poem TRUE.
Shine Home is a culmination of all of her experience and she is enjoying being able to blend all of her natural talent into an inspiring home line. (Taken from shineeveryday.com)
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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.
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Clayton Oxfordis a designer and entrepreneur who travels the world to design and produce the most distinctive home furnishings and accessories using the highest quality sustainable materials on the marketplace today. Originally from North Carolina, he grew up in a family of furniture makers, artists and fishermen and was lucky to be surrounded by people who have a zest for life.
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Oxford travels extensively overseas,from running with the bulls in Pamploma, sailing throughout the tropics of South East Asia, fishing off the coast of Mexico, to backpacking & sea kayaking in the Alaskan Wilderness all to gather inspiration from different environments to develop eclectic innovative products.
During all of his travels and experiences he’s learned that there is more that binds us together than separates us, and want to share these experiences with you through his designs and eclectic items. ound the world. All of Clayton Oxford’s products are eco-friendly, made from sustainable natural fibers and materials from the indigenous regions in which they are produced. All products are exchanged at “fair market” values and go to support the local craftsmen and struggling economic communities in places such as the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and Africa.
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The hardest part of styling a home is choosing classic home accents that reflect who you are yet make a great impression on your guests. Global Views is a great home accent company offering a wide variety of decorative accents as well as small furniture pieces and lighting fixtures. Global Views delivers fashion driven products such as lighting fixtures, end tables, accent tables, dining chairs, and media cabinets from around the world. Consistently providing superb quality infused with unique designs has earned Global Views a reputation as a go to company for great home decor.
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The best part of working with Global Views is the large variety you get to choose from. The bed side table seen above would look great in any setting. Mixing styles is one of the easiest ways to create a stunning home. Some of Global Views’ products have been featured in many high end home décor magazines such as Elle Décor and House Beautiful as well as renowned TV shows such as Divine Design and Extreme Makeover Home Edition.
The floor lamp shown above is a very popular product and is a great option for creating room seperation. These two vases make great accessories in hallways or on a mantel. When grouping objects together remember that hieght changes from one object to the next is pleasing to the eye and a minimum of three object looks best. For instance, if you’re decorating a side table in your living room start with a tall object like a lamp or vase of fresh cut flowers, then add a medium height item. I usually like to incorprate a family photo in a 5″x7″ frame depending on the height of the vase. A sculpture or decorative object also works quite nicely. Finally add a small object like a candle on a dish, a candy bowl, a figurine or other small item and you’ll have a completed look that shows thought and design sensibility.
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Global Views offers alot of really great home items including pieces that will stay with you for quite some time. So after you’ve decided what bigger pieces you’d like in your home make sure you bring those pieces together with a complimenting wall finish. One of my favorite color palette’s can be seen in A Classic Modern Color Palette for Your Home on ApartmentTherapy.com.
Shima Furniture is a brain-child of Hans Morsbach’s first love, forestry. The wealth of trees and the beauty of his 450 acre farm in Cazenovia, Wisconsin inspired Morsbach to share this beauty with other folks. He set out to manufacture furniture made from his trees for people to enjoy. Hans Morsbach is also the author of a most widely read book about forestry called Common Sense Forestry.
While oak, ash and walnut are the most commonly used woods in their designs, Shima use’s about 20 other species. Their trees are harvested in an environmentally conscious and sustainable way. All wood is harvested on U.S. land, they never use rain forest wood.
Many of the furniture designs are conceived by Shima’s Amish neighbors. Their religion discourages commercial enterprise and recognition, gratitude and accolades of their creations. Nevertheless, Shima has honored the Amish with the name of their company (try spelling “Shima” backwards). They would like to give more credit to the Amish craftsmen, however, with all due respect, their good Lord won’t let them. Just the same, they would be delighted to talk with you if you choose to visit Shima in Wisconsin.
Laser technology enables Shima to produce precise and lasting inlays. Much of their furniture is adorned with a floral design which they adapted from a traditional Amish quilt. Laser technology enables them to make inlays from any design suggested by customers, which is a great custom option for those who want to put their own artistic stamp on their Shima furniture.
When Hans Morsbach became interested in cultivating trees and managing small woodlands, he searched for a good how-to manual. He never found one, so he decided to write his own. Based on his subsequent experience, combining deep research into the academic literature on forestry with his successes and failures as a small-scale commercial tree farmer, the result is Common Sense Forestry, an indispensable reference for anyone who owns or wants to own wooded property.
Morsbach is an unabashed nature lover as well as a businessman, and well understands the essential importance of a long-term approach to sustainable forest management. In this highly readable and entertaining text, the author offers a comprehensive look at managing existing woodlands by creating, and later maintaining, forests that promote biodiversity while providing an income stream. This comprehensive examination of sustainable forestry includes everything from choosing land to beginning a forest through seeding and transplanting, from pruning and thinning to harvesting trees, from debates over herbicides and clear cutting to working with professional foresters, from business strategies to tax planning. Available at Amazon.com.
When it comes to design more times than most, simpler is better. This approach has definitely been taken to heart by Bolier & Company whose simply elegant furnishings will bring style, comfort and distinction to any home. Their passion for beauty and their desire to create pieces which offer clean lines and elegant shapes comes through in all aspects of their work. Above you see an interior space that has been designed using the company’s Atelier Collection. This collection offers modern sensibility while promoting comfort and use of quality materials.
Bolier offers a select porfolio of classic forms inspired by traditional fine furniture and shaped for modern lifestyles. Each piece reflects a dedication to design. The vision of Bolier comes from it’s founder, Christian Plasman, who draws on his three decades of experience working with respected industry leaders. With his knowledge of furniture, gained while working for Herman Miller, Baker Furniture and HBF, Plaman has created a great company offering exquisite pieces.
Some of my favorite Interiors are those which have a successful collection of furnishings from different era’s. Working with Bolier allows the consumer the opportunity to achieve this popular look. Because Bolier has designed their pieces to reflect some of the more memorable design periods in history. Bolier pieces range from casual elegance to refined luxury. Contemporary pieces of steel and glass paired with a traditional setee in dark wood and cream upholstry will transform your living room into a space worthy the cover of Elle DECOR.
Depending on your design sense and your prefered style I’m almost positive there is a piece of Furniture from Bolier with your name on it. Most notable style influences on Bolier & Co. are the mission period, neoclassicism, mid-century modernism and a mix from traditional Asian furnishings. So next time you’re fliping through your favorite design Magazine and get the inspiration for a mackover remember Bolier for amazing designs and beautiful craftsmenship.
I don’t know what it is about New England, but their morning are just so romantic! Morning moments like these so need to be appreciated! Enjoy that java and come back in a bit for some more Furniture Ideas and tips!
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There are some wonderful specialty furniture shops out there! YourFurnitureLink.com loves the ShabbyChicBlog.com who turned America onto furniture boutiques!
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.
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!
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…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.
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…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!
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