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More on upholstery and price points

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

After the appearance of the Upholstery Fabric & Style Survey in the October 5 issue, Furniture/Today’s research team fielded a call from a supplier who wanted to know the overall breakdown of upholstery unit market share by price point. Since we had not previously calculated those statistics, we quickly derived them and sent them along to the supplier as requested. In all fairness we thought you might like to know those statistics, too.

Upholstery and price points
Market share based on UNITS, 2008

Stationary sofas
Low                 $799 and below        34%
Medium          $800 to $1,499          29%
High                $1,500 and above     37%

Reclining chairs
Low                 $799 and below        39%
Medium          $800 to $1,499          36%
High                $1,500 and above     25%

Motion sofas
Low                 $899 and below        38%
Medium          $900 to $1,599          49%
High                $1,600 and above     13%

The Upholstery Fabric & Style Survey of retailers continues a series of style surveys, currently alternating with a case goods style survey conducted in 2008 (and one planned for 2010) and the previous upholstery style survey published in 2006. Data was collected from March through May and represents more than 400 storefronts, primarily full-line furniture stores.

Source: www.furnituretoday.com

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New Design Service Gives Budget-Minded Homeowners Professional Room Makeovers

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Home makeovers should not be limited to people with long purse strings. And, thanks to Refind Interiors, LLC, it’s not. The company has launched a new design service – the room makeover service – which gives budget-minded homeowners and renters an affordable option for redecorating their current living spaces.

This new design service is the only one-on-one design service in Chicago that focuses on creating high-style makeovers within a low budget.

With this new room makeover design service, there is no need to spend tens of thousands on new furniture and accessories to put a fresh new face on a room. And, because the service uses what the client already has, the cost of new furniture is almost always eliminated.

The room makeover includes a one-on-one consultation in the client’s home; and a design plan that transforms the space into something that better fits the client’s desires and lifestyle. There is also a shopping service that is optional and can include some new furnishings, if desired. The whole process takes only an hour or two, so the client is not inconvenienced and can also get immediate satisfaction. The whole room can be made over within a day.

The cost of a room makeover is $495.

Jill Weinberg, owner of Refind Interiors says, “This makeover service allows people to take advantage of the luxury of a professional decorating service without spending an excessive amount of cash.”

She adds that, “New spaces and appearances also deliver a renewed sense of satisfaction. Peace of mind often results from a room that feels just right. It can enhance confidence and is a great antidote to the stress and anxiety people are feeling right now.”

About Refind Interiors, LLC

Weinberg has been designing unique interiors for more than 25 years. Her work has been featured in numerous publications including: Interiors; North Shore Lifestyle; Chicago Social; and the Milwaukee Journal. Jill was also named South Florida Designer of the Year for four consecutive years.

For more information, or to schedule an appointment, visit: www.refindinteriors.com; or call 773-348-7796.

Source: http://www.send2press.com/newswire/home_design.shtml

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Photographic Fine Art Lamps Feature New Environmentally Responsible LED Lighting

Monday, October 26th, 2009

CARPINTERIA, Calif., Feb. 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Holland Scott Gallery today announces the debut of the Environmentally Responsible Green Energy Fine Art Lamps. These lamps combine energy-efficiency technology with fine-art design. Elegant photographic floral images and art-deco linoleum patterns from the 1930’s are the result of energy efficient LED (Light Emitting Diode) lamp technology and the Giclee (zhee-clay) fine-art printmaking process.

The Giclee printmaking process uses permanent archival vegetable die inks on the cylindrical illuminated photographic image. Additional lamp designs are in production.

Omnidirectional, these LED lamps provide the correct color temperature of daylight for displaying naturally brilliant photographic colors. They also generate no heat and are free from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays that may cause fading over time. More importantly, LED lamps use 80 to 90 percent less energy than the incandescent lamps they replace.

Inventor and artist, Candy Hawthorne, along with her husband and art dealer, Scott, also a professional photographer and a true-digital art pioneer, are the brains behind the first Green Energy Fine Art Lamps. They have been creating art mediums with computers and technology since 1978.

Scott is a designer and creative evangelist; his contemporary photographic works are represented in each lamp he designs.

“The natural photographic beauty is complemented with the soft LED lighting; these new lamps look spectacular,” Scott said. “The eco-friendliness of the new lamps is also very exciting.”

The new long lasting LED lighting is provided by LEDtronics, one of the leading LED lighting design and manufacturing companies in the U.S.

About the Holland Scott Gallery:

The Holland Scott Gallery (www.hollandscott.com) showcases Santa Barbara area contemporary artists and is a creative gallery where art and design begins as research, and evolves into artistic and commercial appeal. The Holland Scott Giclee Fine Art Printmaking uses state-of-the-art digital imaging technologies to produce limited edition prints.

About LEDtronics:

Since 1983 LEDtronics (www.ledtronics.com) has been the leader in designing and manufacturing environmentally friendly, low-power usage, long-life LED bulbs and LED lamps as a direct replacement to incandescent bulbs.

To learn more, contact: Scott Hawthorne at 805-566-0812; scott @hollandscott.com; or LEDtronics at 800-579-4875; webmaster @LEDtronics.com.

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