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Town Country and Jardin de Ville Launch Outdoor Furniture Collection
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Outside Views
Marcia Blake, Founder and President, Outdoor Interiors Inc
July 4, 2008
IT’S ABOUT TIME & IT’S ABOUT CHANGE
CHANGE Next week we will be walking the floors at the Chicago Merchandise Mart&n...
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Garden Reflections
Courtney M. Paschal, Editor, Garden Décor
June 25, 2008
Grow It Yourself Style
The Garden Media Group recently sent over a brief synopsis of its 2009 trend report a...
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Retail Views
Bruce Aronson, Managing Member, The Pool & Patio Center, L. L. C.
June 24, 2008
Staycation and Inflation and Recession . . . Oh, my!
Last week during an interview for a trade journal, I was asked to address how “...
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Casually Speaking
Cinde W. Ingram, Editor-in-Chief, Casual Living
April 14, 2008
High Point Market report
Outdoor designs add bright spots at High Point Market Designs once reserved for i...
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TREASURE GARDEN DOES NOT HONOR IT'S WARRANTY FOR UMBRELLAS. I HAVE AN UMBRELLA UNDER ...
JODY MATTINGLY - 7/4/2008 12:08:24 PM PT
in response to Treasure Garden Patent Protect

I am furious. I purchased a Kitchenaid microwave and the the handle bottom broke off ...
Carol Caico - 7/3/2008 10:29:54 AM PT
in response to KitchenAid vice president joins International Housewares Association board

Casual Living is not digging very deeply in its news coverage. You are publishing cor...
John Aves - 6/25/2008 5:26:05 AM PT
in response to Breaking News: Tropitone names new CEO

Hurrah....sincerely hope company will prosper. My parents have had Homecrest "porch"...
Faye Sexton - 6/24/2008 7:36:45 PM PT
in response to Homecrest manufacturing under new ownership

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Inside/Out Design
Many online readers have requested to view the images that ran with our May trend feature - Inside/Out Design by Cheryl Dangel Cullen. The images are found here. Photos courtesy of Meridian Interior, LLC.

Outdoor Living Booth - HPBExpo 2008
Sponsors included Telescope Casual, Outdoor Leisure, Sunbrella, In & Out Cabinetry, Sawgrass Mills Outdoor Rugs, Tervis Tumbler, Imax and Trees Int'l. For details on getting involved in 2009, contact Norman Hamilton at 336-605-3790.

Cool Displays from Casual Show
The International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market was held Sept. 17-21 in Chicago.

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Exclusive Research

Exclusive survey of Interior Designers & Casual Spaces 2008
Casual Living’s survey was fielded during February and March of 2008. More than 200 practicing interior designers returned completed surveys. Returned surveys were representative of the sampled population of interior designers in the U.S. According to the results, designing casual living spaces, whether indoors or out, is not a new activity. More than half said their residential customers began to ask them to design casual living spaces more than five years ago. Click here for more details.

EVENTS

International Gift & Home Furnishings Market
7/8/2008 - 7/16/2008
AmericasMart Atlanta, Atlanta

Casual Furniture & Accessories PreMarket
7/9/2008 - 7/11/2008
Merchandise Mart, Chicago

New York International Gift Fair
8/16/2008 - 8/21/2008
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Piers, Passenger Ship Terminal Piers 92 and 94 and Metropolitan Pavilion, New York

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Day in the Sun

The shade category is a hot one these days as manufacturers concentrate on the high-end and expand their horizons beyond the familiar. Those companies that have primarily focused on the retail side are now turning focus to the contract market and vice versa. More...