Rick Detkowski doesn’t take his time when he decides to build a business.
Detkowski, 51, of Clarkston took over Moon Valley Rustic Furniture Sept. 1. Since then, he has made improvements to the manufacturing facility, hired two sales reps and added a dozen new dealers.
Moon Valley manufactures and sells wooden furniture throughout the country. “We move [...]

WAIKELE - It was quite a scene in Waikele today where hundreds of shoppers gathered outside Ashley Furniture.
The store closed two weeks ago, but reopened today for a liquidation sale.
For more than 6 hours, shoppers waited outside the store.
“There’s a couch in there we like, can’t get it anywhere else,” said Rainer Domingo, shopper.
But not [...]

For a place that’s supposed to be our safe harbor, home can be a dangerous place. Smart furniture choices and precautions can reduce the likelihood of accidents. Here are some tips from the American Home Furnishings Alliance:
• When buying tall pieces, look for furniture that meets the tip-over standards of either ASTM International or Underwriters [...]

Michelle Lipson found her way to furniture-making almost by chance.
The Wyndmoor native had just returned to the area after some post-college wandering. She was working for a contractor and pondering her next move when she happened into the Washington Square shop then run by Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers.
“I didn’t know anything about furniture, but I loved [...]

Take the guesswork out of buying furniture with life-size, preprinted templates that make it a cinch to determine where each piece will fit in a room. The new kits, by DYI Design Yourself Interiors Inc., help you accurately plan the layout of any room, saving time, money and the heartache of having to return that [...]

A major furniture store on O’ahu closes, leaving lots of unanswered questions, and frustrated customers. Ashley Furniture in Waikele shut down last Friday.
Newleywed Tom Spheeris and his wife bought their living room furniture about six weeks ago.
It was supposed to be delivered next week, but since Ashley went out of business, it looks like they [...]

GE Money’s Sales Finance unit has announced Finger Furniture Company has renewed its agreement for consumer financing services.
The Finger Five-Star Card, which is backed by GE Money, is the company’s private label consumer credit program and is available at all six Finger locations in the Houston, Texas, area. The company launched the card program in [...]

Metro consumer watchdogs and trade minister Ian McCartney today led the calls to stick to reputable dealers after Trading Standards officers said they had taken several calls from residents who may have fallen victim to doorstep conmen selling sub-standard and possibly dangerous furniture.
So far the team has taken calls from concerned residents in Beech Hill [...]

About twice a year, my Boxer, Mia, tests the “no dog” rule regarding the furniture in our home. She usually approaches with a tentative plea to cuddle with me on the couch and seems to sense when I am too weak to resist.
Her next step is to overtake the pillow on my bed during the [...]

Even if your house is just a McMansion, furnituremakers are eager to offer you a chance to eat, sleep and relax on furnishings inspired by the biggest American mansion of them all, Asheville, N.C.’s Biltmore House.
Two new furniture collections by Magnussen Home Furnishings Inc. draw inspiration from the 1890s French Renaissance-style chateau in the Blue [...]