| Enron Furniture For Sale Less Than Retail Price
(CBS4) LAKEWOOD, Colo. A company in Lakewood is allowing customers to have their own piece of infamous corporate history at a fraction of the price.Office Liquidators is selling office furniture once owned by Enron and shipped from Houston."It's maybe not a glamorous piece of history but it is history," said Dennis Meyer from Office Liquidators.When the energy company imploded leaving 5,000 employees out of work, the furniture was left behind, so Meyer saw an opportunity."The name Enron, to be honest, I knew would attract attention and I also knew they would have good furniture and they do," Meyer said.He bought three semi-trucks full of furniture and priced the pieces at what he considers a steal.A wall unit and a granite table top desk went for $1,899."Our price is $1,899," Meyer said. "We did some research and we know that the retail new was over $12,000."A commercial leasing company bought 44 leather chairs at $179 a piece when they were originally $1,300."I figured if anybody's going to have nice chairs it's going to be Enron," said Ryan Wilson whose boss sent him from Boulder to make a deal.Office Liquidators expects to move the Enron items in less than 30 days.
High-end store specializes in kid-friendly furniture
From her self-designed loft office, Kiki Luthringshausen can look down on a sun-drenched octagonal retail space filled with her finds. Vintage framed photographs, Buddha statues and glass mosaic boxes top ornate furniture pieces under a collection of hanging chandeliers. On the walls, colorful canvases painted to fit antique frames hang side by side with modern, organic and vintage artwork, some of it found at estate sales. This is K-Haus & Co. in Lincolnshires City Park Mall, the retail incarnation of Luthringshausens decade-old custom interior design and accessories business that caters to clients like herself a 35-year-old mother of four children between the ages of 2 and 12. High-end decor that incorporates such details as a $10,000 custom-made dining table may seem a pipe dream for families with young children, but Luthringshausen has made it a reality for many of her Chicago-area clients who typically spend anywhere from $20,000 to $250,000 in consulting services and accessories.
Furniture market opening today
“Business conditions remain difficult. I hear that from just about everyone I talk to," said Jeff Scheffer, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Stanley Furniture Co. Inc. “Certainly there are some bright spots out there but for the most part it's very challenging. Housing, consumer confidence drive our business" and both have been in a downturn in recent months, he said. “We (the furniture industry) are typically the first to go into a down cycle and the first to come back up. Things will get better; we just don't know when," Scheffer added. Other area manufacturers made similar comments as they prepared for the seven-day market that drives furniture sales and production schedules for thousands of area workers. In addition to the challenging sales climate, manufacturers also are uncertain how the market's new schedule will affect attendance.
'MEGURO INTERIOR STREETS' Bringing it all back home
Meguro-dori, the street that runs west from Meguro Station, was once home to numerous imported-car showrooms, and not much else. Over the past few years though, it has gained fame as Tokyo's No. 1 interior shopping drag, lined with around 50 stores selling new and used furniture and assorted home wares catering to almost every imaginable taste. .
Furniture and art fight for identity in exhibit
From the small mountaintop town of Cragsmoor in upstate New York, Peter Harrison has a thriving one-man furniture business. His studio-produced tables, benches, cabinets and wine racks can be ordered in a variety of woods and customized sizes and shipped anywhere UPS will deliver.
But, first and foremost, Harrison considers himself an artist — not a furniture maker.
While he recognizes that his pieces have specific uses — to cradle a bottle of wine, store clothes, display magazines — the New Yorker's hope is that their aesthetics outshine their purpose.
"An end table is bought to fill a space, but doesn't have an important role in someone's life, except maybe to put their keys on it," Harrison said. "Too often furniture is viewed as primarily functional, when in reality it is used no differently than a sculpture.
IKEA given planning permission to open giant furniture store in ...
Plans by the Swedish furniture giant IKEA, to build a 30,000 square metre IKEA store in Ballymun, in North Dubin, which will be the biggest retail furniture outlet in the country, have progressed. Fingal County Council is reported to have granted IKEA planning permission for the store and more than 1,500 parking spaces. However, the local authority has set down 32 conditions for the development, 14 of which relate to transport issues and fears that the store could cause congestion in the area and on the nearby M50. Among the principal conditions that must be met are the upgrade of the Ballymun junction of the M50 or alternative measures such as slip-roads to ensure the freeflow of traffic. A shuttle bus service between the store and Ballymun town must also be provided every 20 minutes.
Three New Members Inducted Into American Furniture Hall of Fame
Bobby W. Bush, Sr., Charles T. Knabusch, and Ronald G. Wanek were inducted into the American Furniture Hall of Fame at the AFHF's 18th Annual Banquet Gala in High Point, NC.
BOBBY WESLEY "BOB" BUSH, SR. (b 1931)
Bob Bush, Sr. is a member of the board of directors and retired vice president of sales of the Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company. He graduated from Riverside Military Academy in 1949 and from Duke University in 1953.
Over his 50 years of service, Mr. Bush built this family company into a business known for its quality, innovation and value.
Before the term "partnering" became an industry buzzword, Mr. Bush teamed with fledgling customers in the then developing southern furniture industry offering assistance, advice, and marketing ideas.
Lanotec’s Timber Seal
Lanotec's Timber Seal contains lanolin, an all natural ingredient which acts as a barrier against the harsh effects of the Australian climate. The effects of weathering can render our skin lifeless. Timber reacts in a similar fashion. Lanotec's Timber Seal provides adequate protection for any outdoor furniture, external decking, structural timbers, doors and windows. Thereby, it can extend timber life. Timber Seal is easy to apply and is non-toxic, non-leaching and non-polluting. So anyone can take to the timber with gusto.Lanotec has a few easy tips for applying Timber Seal:• For decking surfaces and other dressed timber, Timber Seal is best applied with a flat lambswool applicator, brushed or rolled.• If the timber has turned grey due to weathering, sand surface lightly and clean thoroughly before applying.• Oily resins or high moisture content in the timber will affect the penetration rate of Timber Seal, leading to a patchy colouring of the timber.
Asselmeier & May "Othman" Antique Estate Auction
Beautiful Antique Furniture: Fancy 3 Piece Walnut Marble Top Victorian Bedroom Set With Original Finish Including High Back Bed, Large Dresser With Mirror And Mirrored Back Washstand, Set Of 4 Ornate Victorian Parlor Chairs With Fancy Carved Backs & Needlepoint Seats, Marble Top Victorian Chest Of Drawers, 3 Piece Victorian Parlor Set With Love Seat, Victorian Platform Rocker, Victorian Arm & Side Chairs, Large Walnut Mirrored Door Wardrobe, Mahogany Side By Side Secretary Bookcase, Large Ornate Walnut Parlor Organ, Unusual Wide Tall Oak 5 Drawer Chest Of Drawers, Fancy Oak Sideboard With Gingerbread Carving, Mahogany Etegere' Curio Cabinet With Glass Shelves & Mirrored Back, Fancy Tall Walnut East lake Victorian Bed, Walnut & Oak Parlor Tables, Ornate Walnut French Style High Back Bed, Lincoln Rocker, Sets Of Oak Chairs Including Set Of 4 Pressed Shield Back Chairs, Mahogany Govenor Winthrop Style Secretary Bookcase With Claw Feet & Drop Front, Fancy 1930's Inlaid Coffee & End Tables, Walnut Drop Leaf Table, Birds Eye Maple Chevel Dresser, Hump Back Sofa, Wing Back Chair, Walnut Jelly Cupboard, Early Paint Decorated Blanket Box, Brass Bed, Pine Trunks, Old Benches & Stools, Misc.
'MEGURO INTERIOR STREETS' Bringing it all back home
Meguro-dori, the street that runs west from Meguro Station, was once home to numerous imported-car showrooms, and not much else. Over the past few years though, it has gained fame as Tokyo's No. 1 interior shopping drag, lined with around 50 stores selling new and used furniture and assorted home wares catering to almost every imaginable taste. .
High-end store specializes in kid-friendly furniture
From her self-designed loft office, Kiki Luthringshausen can look down on a sun-drenched octagonal retail space filled with her finds. Vintage framed photographs, Buddha statues and glass mosaic boxes top ornate furniture pieces under a collection of hanging chandeliers. On the walls, colorful canvases painted to fit antique frames hang side by side with modern, organic and vintage artwork, some of it found at estate sales. This is K-Haus & Co. in Lincolnshires City Park Mall, the retail incarnation of Luthringshausens decade-old custom interior design and accessories business that caters to clients like herself a 35-year-old mother of four children between the ages of 2 and 12. High-end decor that incorporates such details as a $10,000 custom-made dining table may seem a pipe dream for families with young children, but Luthringshausen has made it a reality for many of her Chicago-area clients who typically spend anywhere from $20,000 to $250,000 in consulting services and accessories.
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