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Laurey W. Glenn

From Eyesore to Eyecatching: Budget Furniture Makeovers

Use our ideas to turn "before" items like this into "after" pieces everyone will adore!

Interactive Furniture: A Peacock Opens Up

The Peacock Chair, developed by Interactive Spaces, interacts with your actions by opening its feathers when you sit down. The feathers then retract when the sitter gets up from the chair, and remain closed when the chair is empty. This could be the beginning of a line of interactive furnishings that perform specific functions based on your actions. I caught up with Victoria Fang, president of Interactive Spaces, who explained where this cool peacock chair came from.

Grandpa's Wingback Chair Just Got a Makeover

Did you know that wingback chairs were originally created to keep the heat from a fireplace in, distinguishing drafts from your back and neck? We've come a long way, baby, and now wingbacks are keeping something else warm: my heart.

HGTV's Angelo Surmelis Launches Budget Furniture Line

Angelo Surmelis, from HGTV, is launching his first upholstery line, angelo:HOME

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