Monday, March 2, 2015

Contemporary Living Room Furniture Ideas

Nowadays, it is extremely important for people to consider certain factors such as the living space of their home in choosing a furniture item. The good news is that there are actually quite a number of furniture shops, items and ideas that are suitable for pretty much all living spaces. When I moved to a […]


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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

How To Take Care of Antique Wood Furniture

Many people own antique wood furniture. However, not everyone actually knows how to take care of their belongings. Today, I decided to feature two articles that provides some tips on how to take care of an antique chair and other wood furniture. I personally believe that preserving the life of things with value such as […]


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Monday, February 2, 2015

Cheap Bed Furniture in Singapore

Beds are very important as they are where we end up after a long day’s work on a daily basis. I love beds, and I even think that the most expensive item I have at home is my bed. I don’t normally shop around and I am the type of person that has fewer wants […]


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Framework and Ellen's Design Challenge: Furniture-Making as Spectator Sport

This is an interesting read about the show:

Craacck. There is nothing like the sound of splintering wood to make you jump up out of your chair. For Rahil Taj, a contestant on the Spike TV show Framework, the jolt was especially intense. When one of the show’s judges sat on the rocking chair he’d scrambled to make in 24 hours, “it f---ing broke,” as Taj put it. “That’s the worst thing that can happen.” Somehow, he wasn’t eliminated: Another competitor built a very boring stool.

Framework, airing on Tuesdays at 10 p.m., is one of two new shows seeking to dramatize the making of furniture. The other, backed and hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, is Ellen’s Design Challenge, playing Mondays at 9 p.m. on HGTV. Together, they represent the latest evolution of the you-make-it-we-watch-it lifestyle competition show, a genre that’s proliferated in the decade since Project Runway and Top Chef turned the making of dresses and meals into popular entertainment. It’s somewhat amazing that, Bob Vila aside, trendy furniture builders have gone untelevised this long.

Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-29/furniture-making-on-tv-framework-and-ellen-s-design-challenge
Here is also an interesting article: http://551eastdesign.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-smorgasbord.html