Posted on January - 05 - 2012
Having a decorative crack decorating half the table, in one corner deep in to the center, the Grand Canyon Table captures a natural shape right into a well-designed bit of modern furniture. Amit Apel Design , the designers of the wonderfully different table, offer residential and interior planning and planning services from the boutique, custom web design firm located in Woodland Hillsides, California. This specific project is dependent on the visual recognition from the form of a canyon, but waters down the sharp edges and rough composition right into a contemporary presentation of the natural element.
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Posted on January - 01 - 2012
HIGH POINT — Furniture factory orders in October were 11% above October 2010, according to the latest survey of manufacturers and distributors by the accounting firm Smith Leonard.
The October increase came on the heels of a 12% jump in September and a 9% increase in August.
For the first 10 months of 2011, orders were 7% ahead of the same period in 2010, according to the survey.
In the firm’s monthly Furniture Insights newsletter, managing partner Ken Smith noted that the October increase marked the seventh time in eight months that new orders were up, compared with the same month a year ago.
“We believe this is a good trend,” Smith wrote in the newsletter. “W
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Posted on December - 30 - 2011
Who says that trends in interior design must always look forward to the future? You will observe that the last trend for 2012 actually looked backwards in time. In this vein, the most popular trends in window treatments are: 
• Colonial – Blinds and shutters are the dominant features with fabrics like lace and other sheer materials as accents. Ask for a number of free fabric samples to enable you to compare colours and types of fabric to get the look right for your home. • Mid-century – The emphasis is on natural shapes, simple silhouettes and casual ambience. The fabrics are neutral in colour while the pleats go from top to bottom. The res Read full post…
Posted on December - 30 - 2011
Each year Kid Power hosts a Thanksgiving dinner for our students and their families and also sends home all the ingredients for a feast for some our neediest families. This year we were proud to serve several dishes at our feast prepared with vegetables from our gardens, as well as send fresh vegetables home to our families to prepare in their own feasts.
Hours before our Thanksgiving dinner, our students harvested two trash bags of radishes, carrots, turnips and greens.
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