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it’s friday; i’m in love – dempsey & carroll stationery

  If you’ve known me for, I don’t know, maybe five minutes, you’ve probably figured out that I am a sucker for stationery.  There is not much that I love more than pretty paper!  Yes, I know, I know - in today’s technology-driven, fast-paced society, the handwritten note is more endangered …

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you say couch, i say sofa

So what do you call the large upholstered furniture piece in your living room?  I say “sofa” … but does it really matter?   To me, it’s almost “I say to-may-to, and you say to-mah-to.”  But apparently it does matter to lots of people!  I learned at Hickory Chair University that, …

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“word to the wise” wednesday: antoine saint-exupéry

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add but when there is nothing left to add but when there is nothing left to take away. - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French author and aviator (as quoted by Ann Omvig Maine, Editor in Chief, in Traditional …

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hickory chair university

Last week, I had the huge privilege of attending Hickory Chair University – an event held by Hickory Chair Co. to educate designers and retailers about its furniture.  It was a truly amazing experience, and I am so grateful to have been included!  Heather Clawson over at Habitually Chic participated …

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