Casual Living - February 1, 2005

What started as inspiration at last year's HPBA Outdoor Room display booth paid off immediately as Jerry Isenhour invested in his store. Now he's finishing four other outdoor living room vignettes inside the store, with murals suggesting a lake view, a leafy backyard area and an exterior wall with backlit windows.

• Departments
• Product introductions
• CFR Guest Column
• Hearth inserts add sales for casual furniture retailers
• Casually Speaking
• Prepare for seasonal changes
• Cool Displays in Atlanta
• More!
• Editorial Sources
• Casual Living Editorial Sources
• Garden News
• Garden business remains strong as wave of new product introduced
• News
• Fire Stone debuts Outdoor Great Room
• 2005 Backyard Living Expo opens exhibit space sales
• Woodard launches new Web site
• Pride expands factory
• Hanamint receives award from Georgia Backyard
• NAMCO merges with Branch Brook Co.
• Brown Jordan amends credit structure, renews with Leisure Garden
• Outdoor Living Expo cancels 2005 market
• UpCountry Home and Garden gets dressed up for outdoors
• People on the Move
• People on the Move
• Retail News
• NRF forecasts 3.5% growth in 2005 retail sales

• Features
• CFR Forum
• Trends 2005
• CFR provides health checkup for retailers
• CFR awards top vendors
• Designer Profile
• Rebecca's Garden grows
• Grills 2005
• Not So Hot
• Hot Products
• Patio Culture in Atlanta
• Retail Profile
• Transforming American Patio & Fireplace