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Décor’s Response to Covid-19

June 20, 2020 By Michelle Lamb -

It’s interesting to see how décor choices have started being impacted by the pandemic. In response to Covid-19, some consumers have found themselves newly drawn to tradition. Within this segment, the pull of classic elements that speak to timeless truths has been particularly obvious. Often … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Michelle Lamb, Trend   Tagged With: COVID-19, Design Trends, Interior Design, Pandemic, Whimsy

What’s Next for Trend?

March 31, 2020 By Michelle Lamb -

In the past couple of weeks, several people have asked me how I think trend will change in a COVID-19 world. This is an important question, given the vital role that trend plays in assortments. To begin with, I believe that the language used to communicate about products softens. Already, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Trend   Tagged With: Color, Traditional Design, Whimsy

High Point Had a Lot of Dogs

June 18, 2018 By Michelle Lamb -

Llamas may be on-trend, but dogs are not giving up their share of the whimsical-animal pie without a fight. At the High Point furniture market, dogs appeared in framed art and on trays, as the inspiration for the shapes and surface designs on rugs and embossed onto hardware for kids' furniture. Dogs … [Read more...]

Filed Under: High Point Furniture Mkt, Michelle Lamb, Trend   Tagged With: Dogs, High Point Furniture Market, Llamas, Whimsy

Trophies Are Incoming

August 14, 2015 By Michelle Lamb -

The slow, forward march animal trophies as décor got its start about a year ago. Now these pieces for the wall are showing up more often for adults and even for kids. The best new trophies come with a twist. They are slathered in metallic or made of delicate-and-unexpected materials. For kids, a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Member-Only Posts   Tagged With: Christmas, Key Items, Metals and Metallics, Whimsy

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