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The owners of a 5,000-sq.-ft., 150-year-old Victorian home, located in Lutherville, MD, wanted to accomplish several goals in renovating their small 225-sq.-ft. l950s era kitchen, They wanted the room to [...]

Did you know Lucite has been in existence since 1936? 'The material early on had been used in aircraft canopies and jewelry displays,' says Lucite sales and marketing manager, Chris [...]

Join the circus like you wanted to when you were a kid!' is a line from a song in the 1970s Broadway show 'Barnum,' which was loosely based on the [...]

Our look at luxury progresses from the specific to the general--from fresh ideas in a pied-a-terre by Charles Rabinovitch, to statements on future style trends from Joan DesCombes, culminating in [...]

The design of a custom-built house in Greenwood Village, CO, blended elements of high formality with an environmental theme wherein organic materials linking both the interior and the exterior with the surrounding environs are used. The house evokes a sense of nostalgia, charm and an 'Old World' flavor through the use of civilizing and classic features like ornate scroll and leaf patterns in contrast with rustic elements like rough, dark stained cedar and extensive stone work. As a whole, the house summons pastoral images of a European chateau., Greenwood Village, Colorado Although this picturesque turreted and shuttered home summons pastoral images of a European chateau, it graces a 3/4-acre lot in Greenwood Village, a suburban community outside Denver, [...]

Boston, MA-based Shreve, Crump and Low is celebrating its 200th anniversary in 1996. The gift/jewelry retailer changed from a marketing-oriented program to a relationship-oriented one to try to obtain younger customers. It has gone from the only luxury retailer in 1975 to one of 12 in 1996. The retailer sells fine jewelry, gifts and collectibles as well as provides custom jewelry design services, jewelry repair services and bridal registry services., Shreve, Crump & Low, a multimillion-dollar, Boston-based gift/jewelry retailer has been growing in the double digits since the early '90s. Some of that growth can be attributed to improvements overall [...]

The sale of crafts has been boosted by the maturation of the crafts community and the rising number of highly educated craftspeople and the varied technical skills they use in producing professionally high quality products. In addition, craftspeople and gift retailers are interacting more at such venues as trade shows and craft exhibitions. Consumer dissatisfaction with mass produced crafts has also increased the sale of quality crafts., Why is crafts one of the fastest growing sectors in the gift industry? Why are independent gift retailers carrying more craft items than ever before? The answers reflect not only [...]

When Bob Hurwitz co-founded HomePlace Inc. in April 1994 with partner Jim Monro, he was out to create an extraordinary, category-killing, home fashion shopping experience. HomePlace is well-poised, with its [...]

Electronic kiosks may benefit small retailers because of the vast amount of product information that can be stored while the retailer only exhibits one or two pieces. Tableware is an excellent product category for electronic kiosks because customers can examine the other pieces they might want to purchase in the set and the retailer does not need to keep them on display or in stock., Most experts-agree that even though, department stores are taking the lead in developing electronic kiosk technology, it is the specialty retailer who will eventually benefit most. Even now, kiosks are [...]

Well-designed exterior lighting can serve both practical and aesthetic purposes in urban design. New technology makes it possible to provide natural non-glare lighting that saves on energy consumption. Metal halide and color-corrected high-pressure sodium are the most popular materials used in outdoor lighting. Fiberoptics, low-voltage strips and parabolic aluminized reflector lamps are also used in some instances. Specific lighting solutions in Philadelphia, PA, Lansing, MI, and on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay, FL are discussed.

The single owner of this renovated apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side now has what most New York City dwellers don't have but crave--a spacious and efficient kitchen. Charles Rabinovitch, [...]

Presented by Kitchen & Bath Business and Multi-Housing News The kitchen as a social center and the bath as a haven for relaxation have evolved into important focal points in [...]

Starting from scratch when creating a space doesn't mean the clients' requests are any less detailed than in a remodel. Patrick McNeil, McNeil Company Builders, and teammates Debra Zandt and [...]

The 2002 International Builders' Show and TechHOMExpo, sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders and held February 8-11 in Atlanta, featured more than 1,000 suppliers of building products and [...]

By locating the Plantation Corner home accessories/gift shop and interior design service in a century old house she renovated, Renee Wiles has converted man a browser into a regular customer. [...]

We wanted to do paper and invitations. The store concept was that a customer could come in and get a card for any occasion and then buy a gift, too, [...]

Potpourri is more important to consumers as a decorative accessory that not only smells good but also looks good. Customers are interested in high quality potpourri in 1995 because it is a product that has been available since 1985. Botanical and fruit pieces are more appealing than wood chips. Environmental packaging is also important. Potpourri is changed seasonally by some consumers and also layered. Potpourri helps people feel better., Once-humble potpourri now holds center stage as a decorative accessory, thanks to today's sophisticated consumers who are demanding that potpourri looks as good as it smells. Retailers benefit from potpourri's [...]

Collectibles grossed almost $6.4 billion in 1993 and sales are expected to grow in the recent future, according to a Unity Marketing survey conducted for the Collectors & Platemakers Guild Inc. Gift retailers will gain helpful material from the survey report which shows what items are in greatest demand, consumer demographics, retail purchasing and sales information, manufacturing sources and the effect of television shopping on gift stores., Collectibles were almost a $6.4 billion business in 1993 and growth is expected to continue through 1995 and beyond. That's the good news in a just-finished survey conducted for the [...]

Teenagers are still interested in purchasing environmentally friendly products despite the fact that their interest in environmental protection has dropped during the last two years. Gift retailers will find that teenagers are interested in green products that relate to them personally, such as fragrances made from natural products, clothing that depicts environmental sciences and organic body care products., Environment friendly gift product continues to increase and penetrate all levels of mainstream consumer merchandising - but are today's teens, grappling with the unsettling changes that hurl them from childhood [...]

Joint Section Presented by Multi-Housing News and Kitchen & Bath Business The kitchen as a social center and the bath as a haven for relaxation have evolved into important focal [...]

In 1973, Jane Skeeter founded Skeeter Studios, which focused on the design and fabrication of stained, leaded and etched glass. That passion for glass motivated her to learn more and [...]

One approach to luxury marketing is to customize the buying experience and make it so special that it becomes memorable and transforming in the mind of the luxury consumer. There [...]

Picture a master bathroom with small sinks set in a shallow vanity and little counter-space surrounding them. The tile bathtub, which is never used, is oversized, and the shower that [...]

Created to address the industry's high-end niche, the Luxury Kitchen and Bath Collection debuted November 28-29 in Boca Raton, FL, at the Boca Raton Resort & Beach Club. As the [...]