Earth Friendly Furniture

Century Furniture, a Hickory, NC based company with a 62 year history in the furniture business, recently opened a permanent showroom at AmericasMart, Atlanta. This new showroom will be set on floor 14 of building one, a new area dedicated to promoting upscale home furniture. Century Furniture's showroom will serve as the floor's anchor, along with Massoud Furniture and A Touch of France.

Jeff Hiller, newly appointed President of the Sustainable Furnishings Council has been moving quickly to unite furniture manufacturers and retailers in an effort to create green building practices and educate consumers on the benefits of owning sustainable furniture.

Eco-Furniture.com is an online company dedicated to "introduce the mainstream marketplace to a wide array of high quality goods made from recycled materials, ecologically harvested timber, and other earth friendly ingredients." Their mission statement is very simple.

Decorating Den is an interior decorating franchise focused on making professional interiors attainable for people on all budgets. We got a chance to speak with Kathie Golson, C.I.D. and owner of a Decorating Den in our backyard.

We're counting down the top 10 American Furniture Stores, based on the favorites of the Furniture Decorating readers and editors. We looked at furniture companies nationwide, from Ashley Furniture to Z-Gallerie, to highlight some of the most noteworthy. Did your favorite make the list?

Stray Dog Designs revives the forgotten craft of sculpture with their work in tin and paper mache. Quirky, offbeat design and vibrant colors are always popular components of the Stray Dog Designs line. After living in Mexico for years, the Pritchard's have a deep respect and appreciation for the people of Central America and their way of life.

The demand for bamboo flooring has grown exponentially in the last few months.

We got an inside look at the Four Hands furniture showroom at AmericasMart, courtesy of Kathi Cunningham. Four Hands, an eco friendly furniture manufacturer operating out of India and China, specializes in high quality lifestyle furniture similar to what you might find in Bloomingdales and Crate & Barrel.

Uwharrie Chair, based in North Carolina, specializes in plantation grown pressure treated pine furniture.

We got a few moments to speak with John Megerian, of Megerian rugs.