Products to complete the outdoor living room including garden decor, table top, weather proof art, accent furniture and more.
4 Seasons enters specialty market 7/28/2008 8:42:00 AM
Home Casual will sell to the specialty patio furniture trade via its new wholly-owned subsidiary, 4 Seasons Furniture Company. The formal launch will occur in September at the Casual Furniture Market in Chicago. More
R.H. Peterson vice president passes away 07/28/2008
Vince Jankowski, vice president of R.H. Peterson Co., died on July 5. Jankowski began his career with the Peterson Company in 1960, working with Bob Peterson to create Real-Fyre Gas Logs. He ran the operation for more than 30 years, serving as the face and heart of the company.
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Additional casual showrooms brighten premarket Cinde W. Ingram - 07/14/2008
Given the current economic climate, the mood was surprisingly upbeat at the July 9-11 International Casual Furnishings premarket in Chicago.
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Design debuts By Courtney M. Paschal - 07/01/2008
Country Casual’s teak shower offers sunbathers the chance to rinse off sand, chlorine or salt water without going inside.
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Promote vacations at home as you increase sales By Marcia Blake - 07/01/2008
How do you get a message to your customers and communicate with them? The answer is through promotion. It is important to adjust to the changing needs of the consumer, as well as in response to competitive pressures of the environment. What exactly do your customers want and need? Rather than placing products first in your advertisements, find out what the customers want and create the solution...
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Complementary partners provide balance By Kristine Ellis - 07/01/2008
Some partnerships fit like a glove. Such is the case with Ken Burrows and Gary Stafford, who first met nearly 50 years ago when each worked in Brown Jordan’s factory. By the time they launched Terra Furniture in 1972, not only did they have the complementary expertise to run a global manufacturing company, they also had confidence they would work well together.
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Outdoor fabrics take center stage at summer Showtime By Susan M. Andrews - 07/01/2008
Outdoor fabrics were among the most successful segments at Showtime 2008 in High Point, N.C. last month. Despite current economic conditions, altered dates and timing coming off a national holiday, Showtime was busy and productive for companies that showed up to play. Major buzz was created around Libeco Lagae, the Belgian linen specialist that showed its first outdoor linen.
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Outside Views Marcia Blake, Founder and President, Outdoor Interiors Inc August 6, 2008 How To Get INSPIRED!
Triple Creek Ranch
The word inspire is defined in Webster’s Dictionary to ... More
Outside Views Marcia Blake, Founder and President, Outdoor Interiors Inc July 31, 2008 Staycations In Your Backyard!
Double Chaise
This morning on the Today show the topic of staycations was promot... More
Inside/Out Design Many online readers have requested to view the images that ran with our May trend feature - Inside/Out Design by Cheryl Dangel Cullen. The images are found here. Photos courtesy of Meridian Interior, LLC.
Outdoor Living Booth - HPBExpo 2008 Sponsors included Telescope Casual, Outdoor Leisure, Sunbrella, In & Out Cabinetry, Sawgrass Mills Outdoor Rugs, Tervis Tumbler, Imax and Trees Int'l. For details on getting involved in 2009, contact Norman Hamilton at 336-605-3790.
Join Casual Living for a video tour of showrooms and new products at the recent International Casual Furniture Association's Pre-Market at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. Click here for more details.
EVENTS
New York International Gift Fair
8/16/2008 - 8/21/2008
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Piers, Passenger Ship Terminal Piers 92 and 94 and Metropolitan Pavilion, New York
Spoga
8/31/2008 - 9/2/2008
Koelmesse Congress Center, Cologne, Germany
Outdoor Accessories
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