School lockers are more than just storage spaces. They are a crucial element in creating neat, organized, and comfortable classrooms. Modern designs must consider function, aesthetics, and space efficiency. They prioritize space efficiency, ease of…
Casa Cristina adding bed, bath collection
Carole Sloan Line is produced by J.R. United The Casa Cristina collection is expanding into bed and bath with a range of six beds and bath ensembles including accessories produced by licensee J.R. United. The…
Furniture sets tone for patio space
Cory Curtis, 52, of Lansing, Mich., (left) and Sandy Chapman, 39, of Okemos, Mich., look through sample patterns at Heat'n Sweep in Okemos. Curtis is the store's patio manager and Chapman is the spa manager.…
Kitchen work space evolving into home office
By Beth Rubin and Karen-Lee Ryan Gannett News Service Since Fred and Wilma Flintstone gathered over dinosaur steak in Bedrock, the kitchen has lured contemporary cave dwellers as a place of sustenance and comfort. However,…
Voluneers sought to build rustic furniture
FORT CLATSOP, Ore. Fort Clatsop, where the Lewis and Clark Expedition spent the winter of 1805-1806, is looking for volunteers to help build rustic furniture for the rooms in the rebuilt fort. Furniture to be…
IKEA apparently is more than just a furniture…
When I told friends I'd never been to IKEA, they looked at me as if I had announced I'd stopped bathing. Turns out, there are at least four or five folks in Orlando who aren't…
Solar furniture on display in New York
Leah Krauss United Press International  -- At the 18th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair opening this weekend in New York, visitors will see cutting-edge chairs, beautiful beds and a solar-powered sofa. The sofa, part of…
Art Espenet Carpenter, furniture craftsman, dies at 86
The Associated Press Art Espenet Carpenter, a self-taught woodworker whose spare but sexy furniture received national acclaim and influenced generations of master craftsmen, has died at age 86. Carpenter suffered a fatal heart attack Thursday…
Kids rule in this furniture store
BECKY EMMONS Tribune Columnist SOUTH BEND -- Where was Dawn Lanser when I was having kids? The first time I stepped into her new store, the Natural Way, 702 E. Jefferson Blvd., my mouth dropped.…