Gayle Zalduondo is a sculptor, who became a hot furniture maker, who became a CEO.
So it’s no wonder she’s ready to try something bigger. After 20 years of running a boutique furniture company in Miami, Zalduondo is leaving her wholesale niche and opening a salon that’s sort of a hybrid version of a store and [...]

THESPIAN Christine Smith could hardly believe her eyes when she picked up her copy of the Examiner on Monday.
For there on our Mailbag page was a nostalgic picture of Huddersfield Thespians taken in 1961, which showed that nothing much changes.
Forty-six years ago, the Thespians were bringing down the curtain on their season with a production [...]

TUPELO – The Lee County Democratic Party faithful crowd at the Tupelo Furniture Market, chowed down on fried fish and heard candidates from the governor’s race to that for constable.
County party chairman Kelly Mims kept the crowd fired up, “We’re going to rout the Republicans this year.”
The fundraiser saw about 1,200 people come in and [...]

You can’t swing your arms when you’re walking through the close confines of the Arthur Brett International Trading Co. showroom in Shrewsbury. And, at the store’s prices, you wouldn’t want to.
An astounding array of luxury furnishings and accessories is piled chockablock throughout the store, creating an environment which is as intriguing in its details as [...]

As Enron unraveled in 2001, Dennis Meyer saw opportunity.
The chief executive of Lakewood-based Office Liquidators phoned an industry contact who handled the liquidation of office furniture once owned by bankrupt companies.
Meyer wanted to buy up Enron furniture. Nearly five years later, he has it – and so can you.
Meyer’s Lakewood showroom is littered with [...]

A popular New England furniture retailer is “upping the ante” in this year’s Coats for Kids School Rewards program, which gets under way on Oct. 16.
Jordan’s Furniture, one of the largest-selling furniture retailers in the country, has pledged to reward the first-place elementary school and first place middle school in the [...]

Berkeley Homes, a single-family home builder in Colorado, and Furniture Row(R) Shopping Center, a home furnishings and bedding retailer, are partnering on a shopping spree promotion.
Homebuyers who contract on a Berkeley home by December 31, 2006, will receive a $5,000 shopping spree to Furniture Row at closing. New registrants who fill out entry forms at [...]

Houses always seem to need more space — such as room for a large dining table.
More than 200 years ago, furniture designers solved the problem of too little space by creating a table that could be made larger if needed.
Some designers made a “butterfly” or “drop-leaf” extension at the end of the table — [...]

The Slipper chair lends pleasing heft to an otherwise dainty theme. The low-slung piece boasts clean lines, sharp corners, and, on the front legs, antique brass sabots. The solid mahogany or alder frame can be finished 27 ways, from ebony or cherry to fruitwood or Antique Parthenon. 4001 North Ravenswood Avenue, Suite 301, Chicago, [...]

Today’s advanced computer and Internet technology mean one historic step ahead in shopping. The powerful wired combination brings consumers online to sites like FurnitureFeed.com with multiple search & shopping features.
However, in order to truly appreciate the new, let’s take a brief look at some of the old, with the following fun facts about furniture*:
• Towards [...]