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Connie Post Benton
Inullnulle spent nulluch onull nully career pronulliding Anullnullordanullle Design Solutions nullor conullpanies in the
honulle nullurnishings industrynull nullut I really got nully start in the nullashion industry
nully background and career began with honulletown runway nullodeling, window displays, boutonninullres and even
funeral sprays, before I started doing retail store design for the honulle tradenull I have done it allnull
nulllong the way, I borrowed ideas fronull the fashion business and applied thenull to honulle furnishingsnull Long ago I intronull
duced nullannenulluins – the cool, funky types – often fashionably dressed but other tinulles draped with upholstery fabrics
to coordinate with a furniture collection that would otherwise have been statically displayednull
nullsing faux painting, aninullated singing dunullnullies and other cranully display techninullues, I brought a nullnullisney stylenull to
an archaic industry that previously didn’t change, nulluch less ever display furniture with an edge or trend in nullindnull
nullut nullust as honulle has been innulluenced by fashion, I think apparel specialty retailers can borrow fronull the furnishings businessnull
nullour nullain source for display is always the nullxture conullpanies, but sonulletinulles display props and nullxtures designed for
the departnullent store, snullall retail and boutinullue trade sport very large price tags that could nullake your hair turn gray
and leave you running for the nearest doornull
nullhat you nullay not know is that your local furniture stores have sinullilar products at nulluch better pricing if you are willing
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to get out and scout about a bitnull nullepending on the retail price points, style and point of view you are looking for, you
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will nullnd an average of nullnull to nullnull sets of occasional living roonull table sets to choose fronullnull nullocktailnullcoffee tables, end
rectangular sinulled
tables and sofa tables, layered, can nullake a fabulous display base to add clothing tonull nullix these pieces in with your
cocktail half under traditional nullxtures and display pieces, nullaybe toss in an nulltagnullre for a vertical appeal, and voilanull
a sofa table then
Here’s a good exanullplenull nullinullply place a rectangular sinulled cocktail half under a sofa table then add an end table runnull
add an end table ning alongside and you have a great trinulllevel display base that will bring a different look to windows or store entries null
running alongside
nullifferent styles of furniture can convey different feelingsnull nullark carved, traditionalnullstyle tables can be pared with nullothnull
and you hanulle
style clothing for a dranullatic look right for any nullew nulloonnull null sleek chronulle and glass contenullporary set of tables can
a great trinulllenullel
give you a new updated vibe for contenullporary sportswear, while a dark nullerlot nullnish set of tables provides a fresh,
displaynull
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new classic appeal yet doesn’t look like sonullething your nullother would have chosennull
nullor the adventurous, I suggest you spend an afternoon shopping the resale stores in your areanull nullou will be surprised
at the cool, retro end tables you nullay nullndnull nullust spray paint or clean thenull up a bit, then introduce thenull to your store
displays, all at affordable pricesnull
nullhopping at bargain retailers in your area will also prove to be an inexpensive way to nullnd display props that on their
own nullay look a bit cheesy, but with stylish clothing look rather interesting and don’t have to break the budgetnull I have
seen threenullpiece tables sets advertised for nullnullnull to nullnullnullnull that could do the tricknull
nullhe key is to nullix these in with your traditional display pieces, which after all are nullore functional being specinullcally
designed for this purposenull nullou wouldn’t want a whole selling nulloor of storenullbought furniturenull
nullut a few carefully selected tables can nullake your store sonullething very specialnull nullnullheap is the new nullhicnullnull
Connie nullost nullenton, Cnullnull of Connie nullost Glonullal nulledia, nullas designed onuller 1nullnullmillion snulluare feet of retail space all around tnulle nullorld
offering Affordanullle nullesign Solutions. Snulle is tnulle autnullor of nullA nulleautiful nulloom nullill Cnullange nullour Lifenull and a frenulluent speaker at industry
retail seminars. Conniepostnullconniepost.com
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