News archive for January, 2007

Results 31 - 40 of about 240 news for the month of January, 2007.

Great deals on furniture

January 26th, 2007

Looking for high-end furniture at a discount?
The Michigan Design Center in Troy — usually open only to designers and their clients — is having a sample sale today and Saturday, and the public is invited!
Expect to find discounts of 60% to 70% off list prices on furniture, rugs, lighting and accessories.
According to the design center, [...]

Master craftsman reproduces Early American furniture

January 26th, 2007

With power equipment and antique hand tools, woodworker James King toils daily to preserve the techniques and furniture styles of the master craftsmen of early America.
In his home in rural Hudson, Ill., King, 51, builds reproductions of fine furniture produced by artisans in this country from 1700 to 1850. Period-inspired furniture and historical reproductions [...]

Shortages for Skilled Labor in Canada’s Furniture Industry Persist to This Day Read More inside Employment and Wages in the Canadian Furniture Industry 2007

January 26th, 2007

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c49324) has announced the addition of Employment and Wages in the Canadian Furniture Industry 2007 to their offering.
The study analyzes employment and wages in the Canadian furniture industry. The report is finely segregated by geographical regions, industry segments, and employment categories. A special chapter is reserve to describe the role and impact [...]

O’Sullivan Opens New Showroom in Las Vegas Market

January 25th, 2007

On January 29th, 2007, as a part of the unveiling of Building B, the tallest home furnishings building in the U.S., O’Sullivan Industries will be opening its newest showroom on Floor 11, B-1118.
“This is another exciting step in O’Sullivan’s new product initiatives” stated Gary Ramey, VP Sales and Marketing, “and a great opportunity to showcase [...]

Legacy Classic Furniture Announces New Las Vegas Showroom

January 25th, 2007

Legacy Classic Furniture announced the opening of a new 19,000 sq. ft. Las Vegas Showroom beginning with the market’s opening date of January 29. The new showroom is located in the World Market Center, Building B, Space 1301.
This is the first time Legacy Classic will show in Las Vegas. The showroom display will include Bedroom, [...]

More than just furniture

January 25th, 2007

A business that started as a result of downsizing is now upsizing.
Owner Linda Klotz of Linda Lou’s Furniture, a secondhand store located on Wells Street, opened a second store Jan. 2. The new store, on the northwest corner of Clinton Street and State Boulevard, sells all new furniture, while the Wells Street store continues to [...]

French furniture tape finisher SDCA acquired

January 25th, 2007

Plastics and technical paper surface technology specialist Surteco (Buttenwiesen-Pfaffenhofen / Germany; www.surteco.com) has acquired French plastic and melamine edging tape finisher SDCA. The Angers-based company, which formerly sourced its materials from companies within Surteco group and supplies the furniture industry, has annual sales of around EUR 5m. It will be integrated into the strategic plastics [...]

Loves Park furniture store might jump-start Rev’d Up

January 25th, 2007

A Loves Park office-furniture store owner has offered to buy the abandoned Rev’d Up building in Machesney Park in a deal that would relocate the store and possibly attract other businesses to the property.
Along a prime location at the intersection of North Second Street and Harlem Road, the 68,000-square-foot building has remained vacant since the [...]

Handy Craft: Former business manager finds joy in creating furniture that is also art

January 25th, 2007

Bayley Wharton has built a furniture business out of his reverence for thoroughness and clean lines, and his ability to leave natural beauty alone.
When he works with wood, he uses no artificial stains and sparingly uses hand-rubbed oil and lacquer.
“I have a motto: ‘Let the wood speak for itself,’
” said Wharton, a maker of fine [...]

ProLogis to build Aurora warehouse for Furniture Row

January 25th, 2007

Denver-based ProLogis on Wednesday said it will design and build a 625,000-square-foot distribution center in Aurora for the Furniture Row Cos.
While the price of the building at ProLogis Park at Interstate 70 and E-470 wasn’t released, experts estimated it easily could top $25 million.
The new warehouse will be owned by Furniture Row and used for [...]