People Said...

Edited by Lisa Casinger -- Home Accents Today, 2/1/2005

• "If you don't buy anything else, buy greens, floral arrangements, books and brass," said Barbara Lewis, Pennsylvania House.
• "Some of our best-selling pieces are birds and animals," said John Ruhl, Dolbi-Cashier. "Stores that put in three or four or five styles of animals will appeal to a lot of people."
• "Country seems to progress every season into something that's a little more sophisticated," said Betsy Dickerson, Kittle's, Indianapolis. "Wicker baskets are not just wicker baskets anymore."
• "We will get looked at by people who didn't know Toyo existed," said Jeff Abrams, vice president of Toyo sales of its Terri Roese for Toyo collection of Oriental porcelains with a twist.
• "The major fault area in our industry is an excessive fear of decorative accessories," said Richard Fenton, CEO of Nora Fenton.