December promises to be a big month for 20th-century furniture and decorative arts at fairs, auctions, exhibitions and events around the country. There is even a floating art gallery involved.
Twentieth-century work will be featured on the SeaFair, a new, 228-foot, $40 million yacht designed to accommodate 26 art and antiques galleries from all over the [...]

At a time when the housing market’s distress is boiling over into various retail markets — a fact most easily illustrated by declines in the furniture sector — Bacon’s Furniture is changing the way it does business.
The company’s Sarasota store at 7766 S. Tamiami Trail, which now exclusively carries Drexel furniture, will soon change to [...]

When it was time to prepare her Mission District duplex for sale, Sue O’Callaghan gritted her teeth and reluctantly took the advice of those who said she needed to give it a new look.
To enhance the marketability of their building, O’Callaghan said, she and her son were encouraged by their real estate agents to make [...]

South Bay Craft Group Meeting & Demo (Holiday Cards). 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 1. Campbell Library, 77 Harrison Ave., Campbell, (408) 866-1991. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ southbaycraftgroup/.
Holiday Boutique. 5 p.m. Oct. 30; 5 p.m. Oct. 31; 5 p.m. Nov. 1; 5 p.m. Nov. 2; 5 p.m. Nov. 3; 5 p.m. Nov. 4; 5 p.m. Nov. 5. [...]

Next to family and church, the things, places and people dear to his heart could all be found at Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley. His other heart-favorite was the Hickory Museum of Art.
Thomas Michael Mate of Hickory, a late-blooming but prolific artist, died Sept. 27 at Frye Regional Medical Center of cancer and complications [...]

Shoppers during Ramadan get a chance of winning Ford Mustang convertibles and furniture sets from Marina Exotic Home Interiors at the Ramadan Promotions of Sahara Centre, one of the leading malls in the UAE.
Sahara Centre is a major participant in the Sharjah Ramadan Festival being one of the sponsors as part of its commitment to [...]

There seems to be much going on in the furniture business lately in the Roanoke Valley.
Ashley Furniture HomeStore, which is owned by Wisconsin-based Ashley Furniture Industries, recently opened its doors on Valley View Boulevard in Roanoke.
Also, a Lynchburg-based furniture retailer is expanding locally.
Schewels Furniture plans to close its store on Williamson Road and build a [...]

Start off an evening of fine dining with a fresh beet salad at the newly opened Craft at the W in Dallas.
The changing face of Dallas came into focus last week. With the opening of the W Hotel, serving as the centerpiece of Ross Perot Jr.’s massive Victory Park development, Big D enters a way-overdue [...]

A 4-year-old South Side girl died Friday evening after being crushed by a piece of falling furniture, authorities said Saturday.
Marina Diaz, of 4829 S. Tripp Ave., was pronounced dead at 8:03 p.m. Friday at Mt. Sinai Hospital, according to a Cook County medical examiner’s office spokesman.
According to police, it appeared that the girl pulled a [...]

Crafters and vendors are being sought for the 32nd annual Bradford Beta Christmas Bazaar Nov. 11.
Members of the Bradford Beta Sigma Phi are currently making arrangements for their annual fundraising event.
The bazaar is held in the gymnasium at both the Bradford Grade School and Bradford Junior High School.