Friday, August 19, 2011

Decorating With Gray: It May Be the New "Neutral" but It's Anything but Dull


When you think of decorating with neutral tones -- visions of beiges, crèmes and browns generally come to mind. But more and more, gray is becoming the "neutral" of choice for people who desire a powerful, but not-overwhelming look that can be combined with almost any color for eye-popping results in home décor.


Looking back through the decades, Urban furniture where quite heavy in weight, sinking look, bulky construction and of higher prices. But in 21st century, along with the great innovation of furniture; there was a birth era of contemporary furniture. These Modern furniture where covering all those concerns that where there in traditional furniture. They are manufactured with the light wood and wrought iron which makes them light in weight. They are easy to carry when you are shifting your place as it occupies less space then the traditional ones.You can always choose the online stores to help you finding the Contemporary furniture to make you home striking!"Gray is monochrome and mimics the power of black, but without the harshness," says Kris Woodcock, VP of Merchandising. "Light, silver or metallic grays look dressy and elegant. Dark charcoal grays are sophisticated and masculine. Any color, in fact, can be grayed-down to a quiet neutral hue."About Ashley Furniture HomeStore Ashley Furniture HomeStore, a top furniture retailer in the United States, delivers quality, affordable furniture to customers at more than 400 independently owned and operated locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Japan. Ashley Furniture HomeStore is an exclusive provider of furniture from Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc., the largest furniture manufacturer in the United States.For more decorating ideas or to browse all of Ashley's products, visit http://www.ashleyfurniturehomestore.com .MEDIA CONTACT: Paulette Rippley Media Relations Ashley Furniture HomeStore E-mail: Email Contact Phone: (608) 323-3377But which colors work best with gray? Just about any. Here are a variety of color pairings and products that can create truly striking results:Add to Digg Bookmark with del.icio.us Add to NewsvineAdd plenty of texture . Neutral colors and schemes look best when enhanced with texture. Gray works especially well applied to apparel textures inspired by sweaters, heavily washed t-shirts, corduroy or linen. Balance flat and glossy . Save shiny grays for smaller areas: draperies, pillows or a leather sofa. Flat paint finishes, rather than glossy, add sophistication -- so avoid a too-metallic look. Flat gray paint is also good for hiding fingerprints and smudges. Use a variety of light sources . Gray is the color of a shadow; avoid adding more with poorly lit rooms or heavy-looking light fixtures. Add plenty of table lamps, floor lamps, wall sconces or see-through, lightweight pendants and chandeliers.

MEDIA CONTACT: Paulette Rippley Media Relations Ashley Furniture HomeStore E-mail: Email Contact Phone: (608) 323-3377




Buy Contemporary Furniture - Decorate Your Home With Funky Furnishings


Nowadays, most of the people are looking for furniture that is sleek, stylish, and gives modern and funky look to your home. Well, the best furniture that can satisfy all your needs is contemporary furniture! They are the best comfortable and sophisticated pieces that will provide the funky look to any area of your home. They are not only popular as a home decor but they are also famous in decorating your offices, restaurants, and many other places.


If you'd like to add gray to your home, the pros at Ashley Furniture HomeStore, the #1 Name in Furniture, offer these home décor tips for turning basic gray furniture into a showpiece in any room:Reds . It's everything gray is not, making it the perfect partner. Use warm reds with warm grays; cool reds with cool grays. To see these pairings in action, check out Ashley's Sloane-Red area rug . Greens . Mix a zesty yellow-green with deep gray for a fresh, updated look. This dramatic contrast is visible in Ashley's Freestyle Pewter Sectional . The rich pewter fabric comes to life with the addition of lively, colorful throw pillows. The contrast of geometric patterns on each pillow adds motion and a pop of color that helps intensify this refreshing traditional design. Blues . This color shares cool gray's chic quality, but adds a hint of color. See the Opera Shimmer bedding and the Niobe lamp from Ashley. Yellows . Against gray, yellow is sunshine itself. Use a muted yellow (ocher or straw) for big areas. Add a few Serendipity-Twinkle pillows to the Ashley Cityscape-Taupe chaise for a stylish look.It is all about adding personality and fun to any room of your home through this modern furniture. Not only that but it also allows you to pull together the overall theme of an interior space and giving it a unified and harmonious feel. It come in many styles and types which makes much easier for people to find the perfect accessory or piece of furniture to complete their home!Contemporary furniture includes lots of things like Modern beds for Bedrooms, Chairs and Tables for drawing-room or any other place, couches for the lounge, and so on. Contemporary Chairs and dining tables have also over taken the place of traditional dining sets as they are more convenient and attractive!It contains variety of patterns and designs that makes the entire home look new and elegant.

You can always choose the online stores to help you finding the Contemporary furniture to make you home striking!




Author: Ginny Sandhu


Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Conn’s, Inc. and GE Capital’s Retail Finance Business Announce Extension and Expansion of Consumer Financing Program


BEAUMONT, Texas & KETTERING, Ohio -- Conn’s, Inc. (NASDAQ/NM: CONN), a specialty retailer of consumer electronics, home appliances, furniture, mattresses, computers, and lawn and garden products, and GE Capital’s Retail Finance business, a consumer lending unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE - News), today announced an expansion and extension of their consumer finance program.


Conn-GThis press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "could," "estimate," "should," "anticipate," or "believe," or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements will prove to be correct, the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. The actual future performance of the Company could differ materially from such statements.“Working with GE Capital enables us to provide qualified customers with financing programs that enhance the value they receive when they buy from Conn’s,” commented Mike Poppe, CFO, Conn’s. “We value the relationship we have with GE Capital. The renewed agreement gives us increased capacity to support sales growth through the flexible financing programs we offer our customers and we are exploring opportunities to expand our marketing to these customers.”About Conn’s, Inc.For more than 75 years, GE Capital’s Retail Finance business has provided billions of dollars in consumer financing through more than 200,000 small- and mid-sized businesses throughout the United States. The business is a leading provider of consumer credit in the Appliances and Consumer Electronics industries and supports its retail clients and dealers with online technology such as the Business Center, which includes service, training, marketing and sales tools.GE is a diversified infrastructure, finance and media company taking on the world’s toughest challenges. From aircraft engines and power generation to financial services, health care solutions, and television programming, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs about 300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.ge.com, www.gereports.com and twitter.com/ge_reports.GE Capital’s Retail Finance business is among the country’s oldest and most successful retail lenders, with more than 75 years of experience in consumer financing. The business, which originates loans as a unit of GE Money Bank, provides credit card programs to retailers and consumers in the United States through its Retail Cards and Sales Finance units. This includes customized private label and bankcard credit programs to major retailers in the U.S., as well as private label credit card programs, promotional and installment lending, bankcards and financial services for consumers through dealers; national, regional and independent retailers; contractors; manufacturers; healthcare practices; and service providers across more than 20 retail segments including: automotive, appliances and consumer electronics, elective health care, floor covering, home design and improvement, home furnishings, jewelry, music, powersports, outdoor power equipment and sporting goods. More information can be found at www.gemoney.com and twitter.com/GEMoneyUSConn’s, Inc. is a specialty retailer currently operating 71 retail locations in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma: with 23 stores in the Houston area, 18 in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, eight in San Antonio, three in Austin, five in Southeast Texas, one in Corpus Christi, four in South Texas, six in Louisiana and three in Oklahoma. It sells home appliances, including refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, dishwashers and ranges, and a variety of consumer electronics, including LCD, LED, 3-D, plasma and DLP televisions, camcorders, digital cameras, computers and computer accessories, Blu-ray and DVD players, video game equipment, portable audio, MP3 players and home theater products. The Company also sells furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and related accessories, and mattresses, as well as lawn and garden equipment, and continues to introduce additional product categories for the home to help respond to its customers' product needs and to increase same store sales. Unlike many of its competitors, the Company provides flexible in-house credit options for its customers, in addition to third-party financing programs and third-party rent-to-own payment plans. In the last three years, the Company financed, on average, approximately 60% of its retail sales under its in-house financing plan.Extended through 2014, and expanded to $125 million, the renewed consumer financing program will include the introduction of a Conn’s-branded credit card, expanded product offerings and financing promotions, and special cardholder discounts and shopping opportunities. Conn’s credit program is available at all of its retail stores and clearance locations in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.About GE Capital’s Retail Finance businessGE Capital (NYSE: GE) is one of the world’s largest providers of credit. For over one million businesses, large and small, GE Capital provides financing to purchase, lease and distribute equipment, as well as capital for real estate and corporate acquisitions, refinancings and restructurings. For our 100 million consumer customers, GE Capital offers credit cards, retail sales finance programs, home, car and personal loans and credit insurance. For more information, visit www.gecapital.com or follow company news via Twitter @GECapital.

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Southwest Rustic Furniture Will Make Your Home Charming


Once you have made up your mind to redecorate in a more casual, relaxed style, there can be no better design choice than southwest rustic furniture. One glance will tell you that this is furniture that was created by people, not something churned out in a factory. Due to the unique nature of the wood used, it is unlikely that any two pieces will be the same, each piece of rustic log pole furniture is unique in some way. This style of furniture is certain to please anyone who wishes to have the southwest brought into their home.


You'll find southwest rustic furniture made of antlers and horns as well as furniture built of logs. Furniture made of cow horns will bring the age of the cowboy and round up to your home like nothing else. These unique pieces will look wonderful when combined with other rustic furniture styles and will add that distinctive touch of the southwest to your home. You will be able to find chairs, sofas, benches, and tables constructed of the horns of cattle. These well made pieces are either covered in upholstery featuring the geometric designs of the Native Americans or beautiful cowhide. Antler furniture will bring the mountain cabin or the rustic ranch to mind. Accent pieces such as mirrors, chandeliers, lamps, hat racks, and wall sconces are all available as well as larger pieces of furniture with antlers. Unleash your creativity by decorating your southwest home with rustic furniture, creating a calming refuge from the world.When you choose to decorate your home with southwest rustic furniture, these qualities and memories can be evoked in your home. Furniture constructed of logs and poles will convey the southwest rustic furniture style the best. It will give anyone visiting a chance to experience the type of hospitality and neighborliness found in the southwest. Log pole, sofas, beds, dining sets and chairs, almost any piece of furniture you could want for your southwest decor is available. Create the southwest look you want by incorporating this unique furniture while adding pieces of cow horn and mission style furniture.

You'll find southwest rustic furniture made of antlers and horns as well as furniture built of logs. Furniture made of cow horns will bring the age of the cowboy and round up to your home like nothing else. These unique pieces will look wonderful when combined with other rustic furniture styles and will add that distinctive touch of the southwest to your home. You will be able to find chairs, sofas, benches, and tables constructed of the horns of cattle. These well made pieces are either covered in upholstery featuring the geometric designs of the Native Americans or beautiful cowhide. Antler furniture will bring the mountain cabin or the rustic ranch to mind. Accent pieces such as mirrors, chandeliers, lamps, hat racks, and wall sconces are all available as well as larger pieces of furniture with antlers. Unleash your creativity by decorating your southwest home with rustic furniture, creating a calming refuge from the world.




Author: Craig Chambers


Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Need a Serious Home Makeover? Win a $3,500 Shopping Spree From Ashley Furniture HomeStore


Ashley Furniture HomeStore ( http://www.ashleyfurniturehomestore.com ), the #1 Name in Furniture, wants to know "Who's ready for real furniture?" Now, they're launching a contest on their popular Facebook page to find out.


Bedroom Furniture for Girls and BoysEach bedroom and nursery furniture collection line within the new range features those thoughtful, practical style touches so inherent to Vertbaudet's clothing design. Beautifully styled functional storage solutions and mobile units are teamed with elegant and smart soft furnishings, offering a colourful and creative space in which they can play for hours on end. Parents will be pleased to find that at the end of the day, the practical storage units and space-saving solutions that are the mainstay of the new children's home collection will help to keep their little one's favourite space neat, tidy and beautifully organised.Ashley Furniture HomeStore, a top furniture retailer in the United States, delivers quality, affordable furniture to customers at more than 400 independently owned and operated locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Japan. Ashley Furniture HomeStore is an exclusive provider of furniture from Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc., the largest furniture manufacturer in the United States.Contestants must be 18 years old and US residents. For complete contest rules or to find out more about the "Who's ready for real furniture" contest, visit http://www.facebook.com/AshleyFurnitureHomeStore .The Autumn/Winter nursery furniture range also extends the spring and summer seasons to all year round, with fantastic florals and summer blooms featuring heavily throughout the girls' furniture range. For a smidgen of retro chic, Vertbaudet has also included an inspired collection of bright pink and white furniture that includes a dual purpose photo holder and lamp, as well as a kitchen play set and kichenette for super fun educational play.To find out more about Vertbaudet's nursery furniture, soft furnishings and bed linen range in their latest Home Collection, visit www.vertbaudet.co.ukMums and dads can now sleep easy knowing that both their child and bed can are protected from those little accidents with Vertbaudet's latest line of protective bedding. The range includes fitted sheets and duvets that are available in a range of materials - including pure cotton fleece with PVC backing, and polyurethane coated pure organic cotton, that can be machine washed and tumble dried as required. For sensitive little ones, Vertbaudet's home collection now features a special range of hypoallergenic pillows and duvets that provide long lasting protection against microorganisms such as dust mites, mould and bacteria."Whether your furniture's beaten up, mismatched, hand-me-down, a little outdated, boring or just plain ugly, we want to see it," says John Disa, President of Ashley HomeStore, Ltd. "It can be one piece, an entire room, non-furniture items being used as furniture, a nearly-empty house -- it doesn't matter. Just upload a picture of the furniture, or lack thereof, and include a short blurb describing why you need a new look. It could win you thousands of dollars worth of stylish, quality Ashley furniture."

MEDIA CONTACT: Paulette Rippley Media Relations Ashley Furniture HomeStore E-mail: Email Contact Phone: (608) 323-3377




Leading Children's Clothing Brand Designers Release Nursery Home Collection Within Autumn/Winter 2011/12 Catalogue


Leading children's clothing brand Vertbaudet have extended their design expertise into a brand new range of nursery furniture , now available in their home collection range. The Home Collection is currently featuring as a comprehensive supplement to their Autumn/Winter 2011/2012 clothing lines, and provides hundreds of examples of Vertbaudet's aptitude for practical, stylish, fun and innovative design with 'children in mind'.


Contacts: The Ideas Network Eve Lacey Eve.Lacey@ideasnetwork.co.ukThe new bedroom and nursery furniture range means parents can now create the dream bedroom for their little boy or little girl, with a wide variety of styles and themes to choose from. Little princesses can immerse themselves in their own fairytale world, with a selection of bright and colourful bedroom and nursery furnishings, from heart-shaped cotton chenille rugs, super soft cotton 'Fairy' motif bedspreads for sleeping beauties to pure cotton organdie curtains trimmed with sewn butterfly garlands and a cute appliqued butterfly garland, for the ultimate fairytale bedroom.About Ashley Furniture HomeStoreParticipants can upload pictures from August 8, 2011 to August 29, 2011 and Ashley Facebook fans, as well as contestants' friends and family members, can vote for their favorites as often as once a day, every day from August 30, 2011 to September 9, 2011. The Grand Prize Winner gets a $3,500 shopping spree at their nearest Ashley Furniture HomeStore, while 2nd- and 3rd-place winners receive a $500 gift certificate to their neighborhood Ashley.Vertbaudet is an award-winning infant, children's and maternity wear fashion brand, offering stylish and innovative clothing collections and homewares that have been designed "with children in mind". Vertbaudet is part of the Redcats Group, alongside other industry leaders including La Redoute, Empire Stores and Daxon. Redcats Group is a subsidiary of the PPR Group, together with prestigious world-leading brands such as Stella McCartney, Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent.MEDIA CONTACT: Paulette Rippley Media Relations Ashley Furniture HomeStore E-mail: Email Contact Phone: (608) 323-3377With Vertbaudet, boys will find their bedrooms turned into an outdoor-adventure inspired playground thanks to the myriad of fun furniture now available via the latest Vertbaudet home collection. Whether your courageous young explorer wants to go back in time to a land of dinosaurs, hang out in Tarzan's jungle and the Savannah, or perhaps is intent on sailing the seven seas from his bed, Vertbaudet has a range of colourful, carefully crafted bedroom and nursery furniture that will help him make of the most of his imagination. Clever storage ideas such as a pirate's chest with sliding doors for easy access to 'treasure', storage columns at the right height for little ones and neat, colourful wall-mounted storage pots are just a few examples of the copious number of innovative, bright ideas intrinsic to the Vertbaudet brand.The home collection also features a range of furnishings and linens for baby's room, a completely new addition to the Autumn/Winter 2011/12 catalogue, and now includes an organic range that is as caring for the environment as it is for baby's delicate skin. The organic cotton is grown without the use of pesticides or chemicals and includes a range of super-soft blankets, sleep bags, soft toys, bed linen, cot bumpers, as well as a luxurious bath cape and mitt set to keep little ones warm and cosy.Soft Furnishings and LinensFounded over 40 years ago in France, Vertbaudet has since established a strong home shopping network and opened high street stores throughout Europe, with the UK branch founded in 1997. Today, Vertbaudet is considered as a leading children's clothing brand, and continues to win many prestigious awards and accolades.About VertbaudetAdd to Digg Bookmark with del.icio.us Add to Newsvine

Contacts: The Ideas Network Eve Lacey Eve.Lacey@ideasnetwork.co.uk




El Dorado Furniture Awarded 2011 FHFRA Retailer of the Year Award


HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- El Dorado Furniture has been named the 2011 Florida Retailer of the Year by the Florida Home Furnishings Representatives Association. A celebratory luncheon will be held at Bongos Cuban Café at Hard Rock Hollywood Casino on Thursday, August 11 at 12:00 PM.


as a storage cabinet and accent table. Chests that you can buy from second-hand or novelty furniture stores around Tampa can be used as center tables for your living room, as well as a secret storage space for magazines or other items. In addition, the also add character to the room.When choosing furniture sets for your living room or family room, choose 2 love seats rather than one huge sofa. They'll be easier to move and can be used for forming a corner seating area opposite each other to create a lounge spot. You can also position them separately in different rooms of your home. Furniture sets don't always have to be placed together for a cohesive look. You just need to have a harmonious color story that ties the room together. For instance, use a pillowcase as inspiration.In connection to guideline #3, choose furniture accessories that can be easily mixed and matched with your sofas and beds. Colorful pillowcases, sofa covers, and rugs can freshen-up any look. For example, old kids furniture, once outgrown (like bean chairs) can be moved to your recreation room for a more relaxed feel.But furniture sets in pairs. They'll add symmetry and continuity to a room. As you move, they will also offer the option of using each piece in a separate room if necessary. Furniture accents like lamps, side tables, and vases can pretty much be placed anywhere so wherever you might need accents, that's where they go, but the key is to keep it all balanced.Here is a guideline you can follow for choosing the right furniture pieces for your Tampa home.Contemporary furnitures (http://www.ltdmod.com/lighting-accessories/) can fit your home like a missing puzzle piece. Traditional furnishings can only fit to those traditional houses. Home owners can mix and match various styles and designs.

The Florida Home Furnishings Representatives Association has been providing services, support, and recognition to Florida home furnishings representatives since 1946.