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I am an interior design student and I would like to learn how to reupholster furniture, I just think it’d be a good skill to have for my field. I have several pieces to practice on…I just don’t know where to get started.

Kurt Amico, President of MidCity Office Furniture announced today that J Suzan Ben has joined the company. J Suzan has been a prominent interior designer and educator locally for over 20 years. Her background includes interior design, space planning and education as a instructor at Villa Maria College.
“Our clients are no longer looking for products- [...]

Steve Young opened Amherst Wall Furniture in 1976 after he couldn’t find a good cabinet for his 19-inch TV. Now, 31 years later, his television is 42 inches wide, he has a custom cabinet in a white-wash finish to hold it, and he is closing the store that was a pioneer in furniture made to [...]

The Buffalo Girl Furniture showroom is a kooky clash of kitsch, where Our Lady of Guadalupe and Elvis are preserved under vinyl; a deer rug is reincarnated as a decorative chair; and Bucky the Bucking Bronco sits silently, waiting for a rider to bring him to life for 25 cents.
To the creator of this world, [...]

The committee developing a replacement for the Western Design Conference has agreed on a name – “Cody High Style.”
“We wanted to make sure the new name clearly sets us apart from the former conference,” said Wally Reber, steering committee co-chair and Associate Director of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. “We wanted to include Cody in [...]

The Western Design Conference is gone from the Rendezvous Royale.
But local organizers already are mobilizing to replace it with a “true Cody event.”
“The local artisans are passionate about this,” Buffalo Bill Historical Center executive director/CEO Bob Shimp said. “The design conference is an important part of the Royale and now we have the chance to [...]

Ashley Furniture HomeStore today will hold a grand opening in Henrietta.
The Wisconsin-based furniture store, which moved into part of the former Chase-Pitkin site at 650 Hylan Drive, Henrietta, unofficially opened to shoppers the day after Thanksgiving Day.
“Business so far has been phenomenal,” said managing partner Tom Kane of Wellsville Carpet Town Inc. in Olean, Cattaraugus [...]

Woodworker Sam Maloof said he felt a little guilty leaving his workshop to speak recently to a standing-room-only crowd at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center as part of the Western Design Conference.
“I’ve got a waiting list of people who want to buy my furniture,” he said. “The wait right now is about five years, so [...]

Woodworker Sam Maloof said he felt a little guilty leaving his workshop to speak Wednesday to a standing-room-only crowd at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center as part of the Western Design Conference.
“I’ve got a waiting list of people who want to buy my furniture,” he said. “The wait right now is about five years, so [...]

The Fagnidi “African Couture Collection” is being shown this week at the International Home Furnishings Market at one of High Point’s newest venues, The Suites at Market Square (Booth #1-467) located at 305 West High Street. In addition to the “Alpha Chair”, the collection showcases other African inspired pieces designed by Fagnidi including the [...]