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Seeing PINK!

I don’t know about you, but it seems to me that all of a sudden, everywhere I look I see PINK! Girls are sporting pink hair extensions, Facebook profile pictures are going pink, and all the aisles in the grocery store are exuding shades of pink as companies and individuals raise awareness for breast cancer. [...]
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What’s new at the FLS Corner?

A Brand-New Baker Furniture Gallery! Baker is finally here, and we are so excited! Stop in to visit our newest gallery. It’s a breath of fresh air with new looks and new fabrics. One of the most famous designers featured in our new Baker gallery is Barbara Barry! Here, in her own words, is how [...]
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Shades of Pink

Celebrate the Breast Cancer Survivor in your life with these fun pink inspired furnishings
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The Furnitureland South Family

My wife Jenny and I have an amazing family with five kids under the age of 13! We have so much fun together. We run around like crazy all week … school, dance, volleyball, soccer, basketball, guitar lessons … you name it. But, we make it a point to spend quality time [...]
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A Category 3 Weekend!

Unless you have been living under a rock for the last week, you are well aware that Hurricane Irene, currently a powerful category 3 hurricane, is hurtling towards our coast. Outermost  areas of North Carolina, such as Hatteras and New Bern, are expected to receive severe winds, power outages and severe flooding.  Thankfully, our location in the Piedmont Triad [...]
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Are You a Multi-Tasker?

Is your smart phone always with you so you don’t miss a call? Or, so you can check your email while at your kids’ sporting events? I think most of us would agree, life is busy and we have to multi-task to get it all done. With our hectic schedules, it’s easy to become disorganized. [...]
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Technological Advances: from Furniture to Phones

The furniture industry has always been a product of modern technology. Since early on, technological advances have changed both aesthetic design and structural needs of furniture. The Wing back chair was developed to keep cold drafts away from the upper body, as well to protect a woman’s delicate skin from the heat of a close fire. [...]
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Welcoming Back Mid-Century Modern

Lexington Home Brands just introduced a new line to its vast array of furniture collections. However, this collection is unique and this look cannot be found just anywhere. 11 South is a collection composed of beautifully constructed pieces, featuring aesthetic properties that echo the style from days past. Mid-Century Modern was a significant design movement not only in product design, but [...]
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Quality IS Green

Though it’s been over 20 years now, I’ll never forget overhearing another Design Consultant discuss the price of bedding with a client. When asked the price of our most expensive queen size mattress set, the consultant answered “one thousand dollars.” When asked the cost of our LEAST expensive, she just as quickly responded “TWO thousand [...]
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Happy Memorial Day from Furnitureland South

*Blog Author: Ken Macdonald, Director of Sales at Furnitureland South   For Furnitureland South families, Memorial Day speaks of countless personal stories, perhaps unknown to most.  Sons and daughters who currently serve in Afghanistan, Iraq, Europe, Turkey, Japan and Korea; fathers, mothers, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, cousins and dear friends who have served and continue to protect our [...]
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