To Market To Market

Last week my office ventured to the great state of North Carolina for the Spring Furniture Market.
(Which is different than Mart from a few weeks ago.  Mart is more kitchen/bath and Market is more furniture.)

I've been to Market a handful of times now and it is always so much fun.

Exhausting and overwhelming but always fun.

My firm represents 100+ companies so Market is a great place to see all of those (+ more) all in one place.  It is great chance to sit in all of sofas, sectionals, chairs and pieces we specify for our clients.

My personal favorite is to see all of the new fabrics that are out!

We saw a lot of BRIGHT colors coming out for the Spring and some really interesting upholstery pieces.  

And if there's definitely one that was a take away...brass is back! Not your grandma's shiny brass but a bronzy brass and it is beautiful and I am a fan!

Every time we come back from Market I want to redo everything in our house.  Immediately.  

Here were some of my favorite items!

 Subtle pink bedroom...yes please. 

 How long do you think it would take for me to talk Mister into painting the house this orange color?

And on the third day of walking one million miles, I resorted to my new Chucks.  

It was a great Market once again...the yummy snacks, dinners and treats the showrooms always have out don't hurt either ;)

Market Recap

I told you Market pictures were coming...

Here they are!!

We saw SO many beautiful things at Market but per usual there are always a few reoccurring themes. 

This year they were (according to my observations):

-reclaimed wood

-splashes of RED

-Greige (gray + beige)

-Pops of jewel tones (pillows, throws)

-Funky chair designs/styles

-Differing mirror shapes

 I think someone has been Pinteresting...very cute

 These are paint stirrers stained...genius!

They had a lot of variations of these mirror + fabric or leather--very customizable.

I thought they would be an awesome addition to almost any space.

We also had the opportunity to tour the Thayer Coggin factory.

I will have those photos up soon!

Market Recap

If I were to show you all the pictures I took at Market, we would be here all day! In that case, I've narrowed it down to a few of my favorites!

Rowe was a show stopper, as expected! I am always ecstatic to see what new fabrics and styles they bring out.  Once again, they did not disappoint!  I personally think Rowe manufacturers some of the most comfortable upholstery out there.  We have a Rowe sectional in our house and it is amazing! We fall asleep on it often :) And this year they upped the ante and came out with a much deeper seat on a new sectional and coordinating chair.  Love!

A few trends I noticed were:
-painted finishes: mainly on accent chairs but also accent chests
-turquoise leather: it was EVERYWHERE
-purple: any and every shade
-large scale patterns
-gray! lots and lots of gray: my personal favorite 

I'm in love with this fabric. I'm seriously contemplating ordering yardage of it to make a skirt.

 

 

How adorable is this fabric??

It is always exciting to see how all of these trends are interpreted and incorporated into the design world.