Home Accents Today Blogs
Getting a handle on the industry
Coming into this new position as assistant editor for Home Accents Today, I knew I would be getting to know lots about all sorts of different product categories, with a little more time spent on the rug side of the business. Prior to coming to work here, I knew very little about rugs. In the broadest strokes possible, my knowledge consisted of the following: Rug making is one of the world's oldest... More
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Thomas Lester is the assistant editor of Home Accents Today. A veteran journalist and storyteller, Lester will bring the stories behind the partnerships, product innovations and personalities in the home accents industry to life in this blog.
Redecorate complete
It took me more than a year, but I have finally finished the redecoration of my bedroom.I found it oddly hard to do. Being exposed to so much product at markets and with our issues, it became very difficult for me to choose. And because I am so exposed, I was determined not to settle, but to find EXACTLY the right pieces. And I almost succeeded, but admit there was one component of the room where... More
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Thoughts and musings on the business of home accents.
Furniture retailers use accessories to help drive sales
Last month, I sat in on a couple of great discussions on the strategies different stores and retail channels are using to sell home accessories. One of those discussions took place at Home Accents Today's High Point Market retailers breakfast, attended by buyers and executives from Havertys, Badcock, One Kings Lane, Wayfair, Gallery Furniture, El Dorado Furniture, Bernie & Phyl's, Homemakers a... More
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Susan Dickenson, Retail Editor, Home Accents Today, Twitter: @susandickenson
Getting to know the new consumer
During the recent High Point Market, Home Accents Today hosted a breakfast and round table discussion for top-100 retailers. It was an enlightening morning in which accessory buyers from retail powerhouses such as Badcock, El Dorado Furniture and One Kings Lane discussed what they shop for at market, voids in the marketplace and how their stores are adapting to the changing consumer.It's the last... More
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Alexa Boschini joined the Furniture Today Group in May 2012 as assistant editor for Home Accents Today and Casual Living. A native of Greensboro, N.C., she graduated from Elon University in 2010 with a degree in journalism. She spent two years as an award-winning education and features reporter with The Sanford (N.C.) Herald, and has also covered arts and entertainment for Go Triad at the Greensboro News & Record. When she isn't delving into the latest news and trends in home décor, you can find her at the movies, with her nose stuck in a book or volunteering to help the Triad's homeless animals. You can reach her at aboschini@homeaccentstoday.com
State of the Art Library is Home to the Classics
Perched high above Lake Raleigh on the Centennial Campus of NCSU, the new James B. Hunt Jr. Library opened to students last month and I got to check it out this past weekend. Essentially a big shoebox of a building sexed up with interesting surface "fins" and huge swaths of glass, the new state of the art facility is still modern and impressive -- a nice sparkle in a sea of red bricks.... More
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What's going on in design and fashion.
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Highlights, events, editors picks, what's hot, retailer chatter from the home furnishings markets.
