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...But then you notice the discreet pedestals at each end of the installation, created by Los Angeles based PlayLab, Inc. Each showcases four “historiated sculptures” encased in glass....
...Avoid anything described as “Georgian style” or “Regency style” — it’s a shorthand for a reproduction....
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...Lower food prices could revive demand for Walmart’s higher-margin discretionary products, such as appliances or furniture. That means profit growth can continue even when its sales growth normalises....
...I hate anything too done-up or perfect – and I always approach rooms furniture-first.”...
...Another useful purchase would be the set of six Regency rail-back dining chairs, whose Colefax & Fowler-upholstered seats are in good nick (est £250-£350), or one of the several handsome and reasonably priced...
...Average discounts offered online on Monday ranged from up to 30 per cent off listed prices for electronics to 19 per cent for furniture, according to Adobe....
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...Some goods categories (building materials and furniture) seem to be giving back the growth from the pandemic boom while others (food, clothing) seem to be setting into normal trend-level growth (“general...
...One pivotal deal came in late 2020 when furniture retailer Nitori launched a $2bn unsolicited bid for rival Shimachu....
...He talks about buying “a Regency/William IV Mahogany Four-Poster bed (As Found)”, as the auction house’s catalogue described it....
...Tenants’ and homeowners’ insurance was weighted similarly to bedroom-furniture costs....
...From the Keighley News: The court heard that Mr Karim left the Top Enders gang to manage a furniture business. He married and bought a house....
...They are starting to understand that furniture can be a life-long investment.”...
...For half an hour, the design associate for the luxury furniture brand saw no customers, except for one man who briefly occupied one of its best-selling $8,000 lounge chairs and then left....
...A video made with Disney showed Mickey Mouse jumping out of a photo frame and into the wearer’s living room, leaping on to the furniture....
...They were Regency specialists and sold furniture to America. The shop, next to their house, was always open, and a hive of activity. I loved to go there throughout my teens....
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