Posts Tagged ‘high point market’
Friday Family-Friendly Find: Incy Metal Cribs
So glad to be back after a little six-week ‘vacation’ for Friday Family-Friendly Finds! When I did the One Room Challenge last fall, I had just started this feature, so I kept doing them and had three blog posts per week during that time. It was a little too much! Anyway, I’m happy to feature…
Read MoreWhat’s On Tap
I hope your week is off to a great start! Since returning from vacation about a week and a half ago, I feel as though I’ve been caught up in a whirlwind – even more than usual. There just never seem to be enough hours in the day, nor days in the week, to get…
Read MoreInsta-Highlights from High Point Spring 2015
I returned yesterday from the Spring 2015 High Point Market – the world’s largest home furnishings and accessories show. Every year it attracts around 75K people, and I am delighted to count about 15 of them among my newest friends! This is my third market, and my first leaving two kids at home with daddy (though…
Read MoreThe Exquisite and Affordable Art of Tracy Hiner
While sourcing artwork on a tight budget for a client recently, I came across a familiar name in an unexpected place. Tracy Hiner of Black Crow Studios is an incredible artist whose abstract, colorful watercolor creations in digitally-printed custom wallpaper I already knew and loved from her High Point Market debut at CR Laine this…
Read MoreHigh Point Spring 2014 Trend #1: Classically Inspired
Although my last day at the High Point spring home furnishings market was Saturday, I’m just now getting around to uploading all of my pictures, and downloading my readers on all of the amazing things I saw and did there. I am planning a few posts around different design trends I picked up on –…
Read MoreHigh Point Spring 2013 Color Roundup: GREEN Edition
As a color-oriented decorator, I tend to see color first and other details like line, scale, proportion, etc. after that initial impression of hue. Since color is an important element in retail and showroom design, it was a pretty good bet we’d see some great combinations and palettes at High Point Market. And we did.…
Read MoreFamily-Friendly Finds at High Point Spring 2013 Market
I attended High Point market this past weekend for the first time. Although I was only there for a whirlwind day and a half visit, I can’t believe how much I accomplished, learned, saw, enjoyed, and was inspired by. It is an experience like none other! One of my primary objectives in going to market…
Read MoreCountdown to High Point
High Point Market is just two weeks away! Since many (probably most) of my readers are not designers, I first need to explain what High Point Market is, exactly. It’s the largest home furnishings industry market (or, trade show) in the United States. It happens twice a year in High Point, NC, which is…
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