Americans are Sleeping Better

I am making that bold statement based on sleep industry figures showing sales of mattresses up 17% in March this year over last year. This was the seventh straight month of increases. Some financial analysis take heart in that this…

Modular Furniture Saves Space, Looks Great

The Design Blog comes up with some wild furnishings. Taking a page from Legos, modular furnishings blend style with function, especially in space conscious apartment living. You can essential have 4 or 5 chairs, a bed, a chaise…

Is High Speed Delivery A Selling Point? Quick – The Answer is Yes

It’s interesting that some industries are debating the issue of speed of delivery when we live in a world of instant everything. Now at 51 years old I’m not a zealot for how fast society moves, I’ve lost a step…

Books Can Be Deceiving

These are cool ways to jazz up a wall. Combination optical illusion and space savers, this selection of bookcases found by Will Maak, co-founder and editor of Fashion Furniture is a blast to look at. Below are a couple of…

Give Your Spouse a Good Night’s Sleep for Christmas and Beyond

As we continue to pursue a holiday season full of practical gifts a mattress has so many wonderful benefits.

1. It’s a gift that keeps on giving long after the holidays
2. You use it everyday

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Furniture Through the Chimney This Year?

Dana French, respected researcher and writer from Furniture Today, releases the latest survey on furniture buying trends in the print edition of Furniture Today Magazine. In the exclusive survey done in collaboration with HGTV, one of the findings was…

Only the Furniture is Casual – Profits are Not

I’ve been watching our distribution services at Manna grow over the last few years. Before the summer of 2008, you might say the economy and consumer buying was responsible for a major part of the growth, but certainly since that…

Yes, Virginia, furniture does grow on trees

Your brand new table, buffet, and chairs are to-die-for-gorgeous in your dining room. Gleaming wood, subtly glistening hardware, and those sparkling glass inserts—breathtaking.

Chances are your beautiful, pristine furniture arrived from the factory with perhaps a scratch, or a…

Geeky Throw Pillows Get Conversations Started

Express your geekiness or just have conversation pieces to throw out (or at) your visitors with Throwboy Pillows. This hot property is starting to catch up with the non-technorati…

Trends in Wood Furniture

Wood furniture is always in style. Sturdy, timeless, and (usually) eco-friendly (because trees ARE renewable), wood furniture has now moved beyond dining room tables and chairs. Below are some of the more notable trends:

Recycled wood – Unlike synthetics,…

Eco-Friendly Furniture

For someone who is concerned about the environment, the decision to purchase new furniture can be difficult. After all, what’s wrong with that old hand-me-down you had in college? Sure, a couple of springs are broken, and it doesn’t match…