More than 1,200 village women have set to work weaving a giant carpet worth $8.5 million (about Rs. 38.25 crores).
Iranian experts claim that it will be the world’s largest hand-woven floor covering ever. It was commissioned for the Sheik Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. Iran has a long and legendary tradition [...]

Local manufacturer Frederick Duckloe & Bros. will be featured on ABC’s hit show “Extreme Makeover Home Edition.” The two-hour program will start at 8 p.m.
The program’s first episode filmed in Pennsylvania showcases a home renovation in the Philadelphia area. Duckloe pieces were used to furnish the home.
Featured on the show will be Duckloe’s Chief Justice [...]

Ashley Furniture is looking to add a home store on Clemson Boulevard in Anderson as part of the company’s continued expansion throughout the state.
Ashley Furniture is the No. 1-selling furniture brand in the United States and the nation’s fastest- growing furniture retailer. Ashley Furniture HomeStores are independently owned shops that sell only Ashley Furniture products.
Ashley [...]

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c35963) has announced the addition of Furniture Manufacturing - Industry Profile to their offering.
Furniture manufacture in the US generates about $65 billion in sales from 20,000 companies. While the largest manufacturers like Steelcase and Herman Miller (office furniture); La-Z-Boy; Sealy; and Furniture Brands International operate many factories, the average company operates a [...]

When the Philadelphia Furniture and Furnishings Show was launched more than a decade ago by a couple of local furnituremakers, the focus was strictly on high-quality, artisan-made home goods. This was the place to find exquisitely inlaid or hand-turned wood furniture, artistic lighting, fine pottery, or hand-blown art-glass accessories.
You’ll still find all that when the [...]

Tupelo Furniture Market’s Chairman and CEO, V.M. Cleveland, announced the new market schedule for 2007.
The 2007 winter market dates are set for January 10-13, and the summer market dates are set for June 13-16. The 2007 markets will continue to follow a Wednesday through Saturday format.
Mr. Cleveland said, “The Tupelo Furniture Market surveyed retailers on [...]

Spring cleaning is an annual ritual for many families. During my childhood, spring arrived with an army of detergents, mops and dusters. Likewise, as an adult, I give my home a deep cleaning as part of my annual preparation for Passover.
But I could have simplified my cleaning routine and saved money if I had first [...]

A NEW furniture business that imports from across the globe has opened in Hertford.
Loftcat began trading on Good Friday in the Railway Street premises formerly occupied by baker’s shop Pearces, which went bust last year.
The home furniture and soft furnishings shop is a joint venture between Hertford couple Elin Kristiansen, who originates from Norway, and [...]

You’d have to be holed up in the root cellar not to know the biggest trend in landscaping is outdoor rooms.
The question I’ve been mulling is, are outdoor rooms less important to Minnesotans because we’re confined to our homes half of every year? Or, are they more important because when the weather turns balmy, we [...]

What you need : Wood crate, pink and yellow acrylic paint, stencil with the word “Dream” and stars, paint daubers, sandpaper, paint brush and clear sealer
How to make: Sand box as needed. Apply one coat of sealer. Paint entire box with two coats of pink paint. Apply the word Dream and stars to box using [...]