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As Housing Market Cools, Realtors Looking to Accessories to Help Sell Homes

Realtors looking at accessories to sell homes in a cool market. - December 07, 2007 - Slide Out Shelves LLC.com

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Grand Opening - The Drapery Lady LLC

A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on December 15th 2007 at 11 am at 55f Pine Aire Drive Bay Shore, NY 11706. - December 07, 2007 - The Drapery Lady LLC

Ottawa Receives Consumers’ Choice Award

Ottawa Receives Consumers’ Choice Award

DirectBuy of Ottawa recently earned the Consumers’ Choice Award for Business Excellence in the category of blinds. - December 06, 2007 - DirectBuy

Kathy Abell, Interior Designer Displays Her Home's Casual Cottage Style in the November 2007 Better Homes and Gardens Magazine

Kathy Abell is featured in the November 2007 Better Homes and Gardens Magazine. - December 06, 2007 - Designed Interiors

Speedheat® Generation4™ Electric Radiant Floor Heating Featured in the  Alliance Children’s Theatre’s 2007 Christmas House - La Maison Enchantée

Speedheat® Generation4™ Electric Radiant Floor Heating Featured in the Alliance Children’s Theatre’s 2007 Christmas House - La Maison Enchantée

Since 1975, the Alliance Children’s Theatre Guild has organized an inspiring showcase home to raise funds for their programs. La Maison Enchantée - the 2007 Christmas House - features the ageless beauty of a French manor home and proudly displays the latest and greatest concepts in home design. Among the many unique products featured throughout the estate, Generation4™ electric radiant floor heating by Speedheat® is showcased as a luxurious floor warming solution in the master bath. - December 05, 2007 - Speedheat US

DirectBuy of Toronto Marks 10 Years of Service; Raises $10,000 for FightSMA

DirectBuy of Toronto Marks 10 Years of Service; Raises $10,000 for FightSMA

DirectBuy of Toronto North raises $10,00 for FightSMA, a charity dedicated to finding a cure for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). - December 05, 2007 - DirectBuy

Howard Lester, CEO of Williams-Sonoma, Talks About Building a Brand on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss

Howard Lester, Chairman and CEO of Williams-Sonoma Inc., interviewed on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss, explains the significance of building a brand, innovation, and customer loyalty that have powered the business to produce revenues approaching $4 billion annually. Lester discusses the expansion of the Williams-Sonoma network of stores, the customer service philosophy, and enlarging the span of customer demographics reached by the business. - December 02, 2007 - Reissource, LLC

New Website to Highlight Quality Products That Promote Comfort, Shining Good Health & a More Wellness-Based Life Style

VendaExchange Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of a new website dedicated to the seekers of quality home-style products at www.lightbundles.com. This website offers a more convenient way for consumers to buy their favorite merchandise, and guides them to the very best in health and wellness-based products, as well as kitchenware and home & garden decors. - November 30, 2007 - VendaExchange Inc

Only Factory Direct Announces Impedance Matching Volume Controls

Only Factory Direct launched it's on-line store earlier this month; the audio retailer offers a unique opportunity for consumers to buy audio speakers, amplifiers, and accessories direct from manufacturers. OnlyFactoryDirect.com created by a team of engineers, sales reps and audio store retailers... - November 29, 2007 - Only Factory Direct

Mrs. Fixit, National TV Host and Author: Featured in WomenCorp® Online Magazine

Transforming the World of Business for Women. Starting Your Business. Marketing Your Business. Financing Your Business. - November 29, 2007 - WomenCorp, LLC

Perpetuidad de la Imagen by Salvador Lorenzo

Perpetuidad de la Imagen by Salvador Lorenzo

Perpetuidad de la Imagen... a solo show featuring Cuban artist Salvador Lorenzo's latest collection. Opening night Dec 8th from 730pm to 11pm. Show will run until January 31, 2008. Also celebrating their one year anniversary. - November 27, 2007 - zu galeria fine arts

HG Art and Framing Consultants Completes Artwork for the Sandpearl Resort

HG Art and Framing Consultants Completes Artwork for the Sandpearl Resort

HG Art and Framing Consultants proudly announces the successful completion of the artwork design and installation for the Sandpearl Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida. Duncan & Miller Design created the interiors for the resort with Beasley and Henley Interior Design creating the look for the... - November 27, 2007 - HG Arts

Local Entrepreneur Opens New N-Hance Franchise

Ron Furtaw Opens Floor and Cabinet Renewal Business - November 25, 2007 - N-Hance Wood Renewal of NW Michigan

New Basement Products That Resist Mold

There are new alternatives to installing mold candy (organic building materials) in a basement. Cutting edge technology can turn a dismal basement into a showplace before the holidays. - November 22, 2007 - Gibbons Basement Systems, Inc

The Container Store Chairman and CEO Kip Tindell Announces Breakthrough National Product Launch on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss

Kip Tindell, Chairman and CEO of The Container Store, the nation’s original and leading retailer of storage and organization products, is interviewed on the CEO Show with Robert Reiss at 9pm Eastern Standard Time on November 25, 2007 to discuss the unique business model of The Container Store... - November 22, 2007 - Reissource, LLC

InvitingHome.com Enhances Home Décor Corbel Collection

Loyal customers of the popular architectural décor and detail retailer eagerly anticipate the arrival of their new corbel style additions. - November 22, 2007 - InvitingHome.com

Wall Slicks™ Are the Latest Hot Trend in DIY Home Décor

Modern Wall Graphics, www.modernwallgraphics.com, announced the launch of Wall Slicks™, the newest innovation in home décor for the DIY enthusiast. - November 20, 2007 - Modern Wall Graphics

Westchester Interior Designer, Phyllis Harbinger, ASID, NYSCID, is Published in Premiere Issue of Westchester Cottages and Gardens

Working together with her team, Certified Interior Designer Phyllis Harbinger created a sleek and sophisticated Art Deco pied a terre for her septuagenarian client, Rowena Hoffman in White Plains, NY. - November 20, 2007 - Design Concepts/Interiors, LLC

DesignerHardware.com - Announces Its High Efficiency Toilets

Caroma has excelled in the creation of the High-Efficiency Toilet (HET). By employing a dual flush mechanism, the user is able to select a full flush (1.6gpf) or a half flush (0.8gpf). The half flush is capable of flushing all liquid waste and even small solid waste. The full flush is only required for large solid waste. Since the average use only requires a half flush to dispose of waste 80% of the time, the average water consumption of these toilets is less than 1 gallon per flush. - November 17, 2007 - DesignerHardware.com

Furnitureland South, the World's Largest Home Furnishings Showplace, Using New Blogs to Communicate with Customers

Furnitureland South Using New Blog to Communicate with Customers - November 14, 2007 - Furnitureland South

The Sky’s No Limit: DirectBuy Owner Bruce Harvey Takes Flight for Charity

The Sky’s No Limit: DirectBuy Owner Bruce Harvey Takes Flight for Charity

Owner of the DirectBuy of Southern Maryland donates his plane and flying skills to the medical air transport of patients and their loved ones. - November 13, 2007 - DirectBuy

AmericanChairs.com Offers Quick Ship Delivery on Diner Chairs, Retro Diner Tables and Bar Stools

Diner chairs, bar stools and diner tables available for quick delivery - November 10, 2007 - AmericanChairs.com

WallCandy® Arts Launches New Peel-and-Stick Wall Designs

WallCandy® Arts releases two new high-quality, peel-and-stick designs today, one of which is a collaboration with Los Angeles-based product design company notNeutral. Known for their design-oriented colorful products that express individual style, notNeutral created “Seasons,” a... - November 09, 2007 - WallCandy Arts

100% Safety and Durability with Vertbaudet Environmentally Friendly Rubberwood Hevea Home Collection

The popular children’s designer brand Vertbaudet is not only a leading clothing brand. Vertbaudet takes great care in designing original furniture for kids for all ages too. - November 09, 2007 - Vertbaudet

Save Money on Home Decorating with StylusDecor.com

Save Money on Home Decorating with StylusDecor.com

StylusDecor.com offers tips on how to save money and utilize what you may have in your garage or attic to furnish your home. - November 03, 2007 - Stylus Decor

Canvas by Canvas, a Unique Association of 11 Texas Female Artists Signs with Gamut Control

Gamut control, leading publisher of high quality limited edition fine art reproductions, signs canvas by canvas, an association of 11 female artists who combine their individual skills to paint a single picture. - November 03, 2007 - BAP Technologies, Inc.

Guardian CTO Scott Thomsen Featured on Current Episode of Popular TV Show "Designing Spaces"

Segment highlights innovative technology used for ShowerGuard - October 30, 2007 - Guardian Industries

Rental Decorating Digest to Feature Celebrity Designer Kathy Peterson as New Columnist

Rental Decorating Digest (rentaldecorating.com ) an online interior design publication, today announced they will feature a column by celebrity design and lifestyle expert Kathy Peterson titled Kathy Peterson…Inspired! - October 30, 2007 - Rental Decorating Digest

Guardian Introduces ShowerGuard® UltraWhite™ Glass for Custom Shower Enclosures

Unique Sealed Glass Surface Resists Corrosion, Maintains Beauty - October 29, 2007 - Guardian Industries

The Shelving Store Provides Garage Organization

Make room for the car this fall with garage organization products from elfaâ, Cooper Cabinets, Gorilla Rack and CarLocker. - October 27, 2007 - The Shelving Store

Hollywood’s History Lives on in New Line of Eco-Friendly Furniture by Urban Woods

Furniture designed and built in Los Angeles from the walls of historic Hollywood landmark MGM Studios. Reclaimed Wood from the famous studios is carefully salvaged and turned into Environmentally friendly, green, eco-chic creations. - October 26, 2007 - Urban Woods

Marc Shuman of GarageTek Announces Alliance with NSC on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss

Marc Shuman, Founder of GarageTek, explains the significance of the alliance with the National Safety Council (NSC) on “The CEO Show with Robert Reiss” and how the issue of consumer safety in the garage is important for children and families. Shuman discusses how the garage is often a neglected space that does not meet up to the quality levels found elsewhere in most homes. - October 26, 2007 - Reissource, LLC

Home Décor Center Inaugurates New Showroom in Los Angeles County

Home Décor Center, a recognized distributor of premium home accessories and furnishings, recently opened its doors to Gardena, California. Featuring the latest in both contemporary and traditional home decorations, their new showroom boasts of a wide array of wall accents, furnishings,... - October 25, 2007 - Home Decor Center

Memory Foam Mattresses Are on the Increase in the UK

Memory Foam Mattresses Are on the Increase in the UK

Traditionally the UK slept on spring mattresses but Ashley Hall discovers that things are changing fast in the UK - October 24, 2007 - Simply Sleep Mattresses

Bar Stools & Retro Diner Tables on Sale

New inventory arrivals of bar stools and retro diner tables - October 24, 2007 - AmericanChairs.com

Luxury Bed Linen – Luxury of the Tsars

Alenska – the new synonym for Russian Linen - October 24, 2007 - Alenska

TreeKeeperBag.com Christmas Storage Guide: Preserve, Protect and Put Away

Holiday storage online retailer offers high quality Christmas tree storage bags and holiday décor to coincide with the new generation of high-end Christmas décor. - October 20, 2007 - TreeKeeperBag.com

2007 Pittsburgh 100

The Pittsburgh Business Times recognized Pegasus Associates Lighting, based in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, as one of the “2007 Pittsburgh 100,” its ranking of our area’s fastest-growing, privately-held companies. - October 19, 2007 - Pegasus Lighting

Conservation & Cost Savings: Furniture Retail Replaces All Bulbs in Store with CFLs

Porto in Raleigh and Chapel Hill, NC, combine environmental concerns with compact flourescent light bulbs to save bundles in energy bills. - October 19, 2007 - Porto

Jaworski's Coatings Inc. Now Offers Color Imaging Services

Jaworski's Coatings Inc. has announced a launching of their new web site, www.welovepainting.com. The painting and decorating company that services major Ohio cities such as Akron, Cleveland, Medina, Sandusky Ohio is now offering color imaging services that will allow customers to get a glimpse of... - October 19, 2007 - Jaworski Coatings

Cambridge Who’s Who Honors Deborah Chatfield for Excellence in Residential Design

Deborah Chatfield Honored by Cambridge Who’s Who for Excellence in Residential Design - October 19, 2007 - Cambridge Who's Who

Redding's First Condo Conversion Opens Models with Three Car Giveaway

Redding's First Condo Conversion Opens Models with Three Car Giveaway

Monaco Condominiums, Redding's first condo conversion project, opens their models with a unique incentive of a new car to the first three purchasers. - October 17, 2007 - Affordable Housing Investments, LLC

Achooallergy.com to Award $22,000 in Prizes to 15 Lucky Allergy Sufferers

Achooallergy.com to Award $22,000 in Prizes to 15 Lucky Allergy Sufferers

The second annual Allergy Relief Holiday Giveaway from achooallergy.com is underway with over $22,000 in premium allergy relief prizes. No purchase necessary to enter or win. - October 16, 2007 - achooallergy.com

October is National Window Covering Safety Month

October is a great month to focus on the many ways we might improve the health or safety of our children, and it’s set aside for awareness-building campaigns for many causes, from fire safety to getting kids to walk or bike ride to school. Window treatments might not immediately come to mind... - October 16, 2007 - smith+noble

Elegant Handmade Western Pillows : Sales Will Benefit Humane Society

New line of luxury pillows available immediately. Handmade in USA by artisans. - October 16, 2007 - Ze + Me Luxury Pillows

DesignerHardware.com Announces Its New ClimaStar Heaters

ClimaStar has built its name and reputation on its attention to detail, quality, style, flexibility and efficiency. Their products are European based, which maintains a high level of design while providing functionality, and best of all it is a green product. Green products are known for their low power consumption and Designerhardware.com is delighted to present and be associated with climastar heaters. These heaters can be used for all small to medium rooms in your home and home office. - October 15, 2007 - DesignerHardware.com

UK Baths & Sanitaryware Market Research Report Released

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the UK Baths & Sanitaryware Market is now available to its catalogue. UK Baths & Sanitaryware: http://www.reportlinker.com/p061028/ - October 14, 2007 - Reportlinker.com

Hopfoot Designs F4 Series to be Featured in the KBB Magazine’s November Issue

Hopfoot, provider of fine Italian interior décor products, will have its Frisone F4 Series product line featured in the November 2007 issue of “Kitchen and Bath Business” (K+BB). This particular product is from their Frisone line and was showcased at Hopfoot’s booth during... - October 12, 2007 - Hopfoot, LLC

Long Island Muralist Arlene Mcloughlin Publishes Her First Art Book

Long Island Muralist Arlene Mcloughlin Publishes Her First Art Book

Arlene Mcloughlin has published a children's themed mural book, containing 26 pages of some of her exciting mural work. - October 10, 2007 - Arlene Mcloughlin Murals

Infusion Advertising's "Reasons for New Furniture" Campaign for Ashley Furniture HomeStore Receives Broadcast Kudos

Infusion Advertising's "Reasons for New Furniture" Campaign for Ashley Furniture HomeStore Receives Broadcast Kudos

Six thirty second Ashley Furniture HomeStore TV spots by Scottsdale’s Infusion Advertising started airing last week. The “Reasons For New Furniture” campaign is a refreshing departure from traditional furniture advertising. “Our customers actually comment on the spots when they visit the stores - they love it” commented Michael Jedlowski, Ashley Furniture HomeStore Owner. Infusion Advertising President/Creative Director John Elef is the creative and marketing force behind the campaign. - October 07, 2007 - Infusion Advertising, LLC

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