Wednesday - High Point, North Carolina

The Fall Furniture Market is in full swing here in NC.  It is a one stop shop for designers to see what’s new in home decor.  The International Home Furnishings Center invited me to hold a seminar this afternoon to a sold out group of designers.  It was long due for me to turn the camera on them as my topic was finding your own internal design celebrity.  We had a great time sharing stories about clients and all the fun challenges they present us with.  In the end, the point I wanted to make was that everyone deserves to be treated like a celebrity, especially our clients.  No matter what the size of the budget, if you treat all your clients like they’re the celebrity, you will achieve your goal of providing a home in which they can live comfortably and graciously.

A great group...we had a lot of fun

I visited one of my favorite showrooms, Hickory Chair (I’m pictured here with the President of Hickory Chair, Jay Reardon).  He started a new program which allows you to personalize all collections.  You can change the size of any piece in inch increments.  So if you need that 8’-3” sofa, no problem.  He also started a program that allows you to mix any knob on any piece of furniture.  These little details can change the look of a piece allowing you to fit it into any design style.

A new trend with beds...headboards that extend behind the nightstands...you may remember I did this on my show last year.  I think it creates a clean tailored look.

I met with design students from High Point University and Kendall College of Art and Design.

I’m now heading to Philidelphia to discuss a line of home accessories...stay tuned -