Topic “Furniture”

By Mary Carol Garrity (Scripps Howard News Service)

Furniture maker CR Laine has started coloring outside the lines when designing upholstered chairs, ignoring the old adage that you shouldn’t upholster small pieces of furniture in large patterns.

Holly Blalock, vice president of merchandising at CR Laine, talks about the new direction, and offers the inside scoop on the hottest colors,...

By Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson (Scripps Howard News Service)

Q: This chair has been in our family for some time now and we know little of its history or value. Local antiques dealers have given it the style name “stick and ball.” Researching that name online, I find numerous pieces of furniture, but none resembling this chair. Any help would be appreciated!

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By Patricia Sheridan (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

LAS VEGAS — Thirty-four years after The King’s death, Vegas was all shook up again by the Priscilla Presley Home Collection at the winter home-furnishings market.

Although her marriage to Elvis made her a household name, Priscilla Presley established her own career as an author, actress and businesswoman. Her latest venture into home...

By Patricia Sheridan (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Greece’s economy may be struggling, but one of its iconic motifs is unlocking a treasure trove of design possibilities.

The Greek key, a symbol of all that is classical, has conquered the home-furnishings industry yet again. At the Fall International Home Furnishings Market, the interlocking pattern found its way onto...

By Mary Beth Breckenridge (Akron Beacon Journal (MCT))

AKRON, Ohio — Alexandra Errington thought her toddler son was in bed.

But then she heard a crash and a scream “like I’ve never heard him scream before.”

The South Akron, Ohio, resident rushed to son Jordan’s room to find him on the floor, a dresser and TV set on top of him. The top of the dresser was pinning his legs up to his...