In my last post I covered the first couple of days at April Market in High Point. There was a lot more to be found in the final three days.
Monday - Day Five
More up and down, trying out upholstery pieces. We checked out a couple of art sources, and visited one of our lighting lines. We made a detour back to the Antique and Design center to revisit a couple of pieces that we couldn't get out of our minds.
This is a new chair style for Lee Industries. It is another great marriage of style and comfort. I love the metal frame. FYI, gold/brass finishes are making a comeback.
This is not your Daddy's recliner. Lee Industries has several sleek and comfortable recliners, (or relaxors as they call them).
Lee had this deconstructed chair in their showroom to show the different construction elements that go into their furniture. A couple of days earlier they had one of their employees in the showroom making a chair from start to finish. I hate I missed that. I may have learned more that I could add to my previous post about quality craftsmanship to look for when purchasing your next sofa.
A close-up of the 8-way hand-tied spring system.
Look at all the padding on that arm! Your not going to feel the wood frame through that!
This was another new introduction from LEE. I love the look of this chair! It's so unique and unexpected.
How sweet are these upholstered beds? I love twin beds in a guest room, because sometimes you may have guests who don't want to share a bed. LEE's bed program has a ton of options to create the perfect size and shape for your space.
Another shot of the beds.
After we finished up at LEE, we headed to the Suites at Market Square. I wanted to check out this artist I had been following for a while on Instagram. His work is beautiful. We purchased the set of three larger squares for the shop.
We also brought Marilyn back to the shop.
I love the soft green!
I found a showroom full of framed quotes. I am such a sucker for quotes! My husband LOVES Jim Valvano's speech from the 1993 Espy awards. This is an excerpt from that speech given less than two months before he died of cancer.
These little stacks of cards with quotes, inspirational thoughts, and advice would make a great gift.
New bedding collection with a nice mix of textures
Tuesday - Day Six
Tuesday we visited the Hickory Chair showroom. We also checked out Drexel and Henredon showrooms. For some reason I didn't take a lot of pictures this day. I don't know why. It wasn't for lack of inspiration. Just lack of energy at this point in the game I suppose.
Spotted a gorgeous green velvet sofa in Hickory Chair's showroom
Interesting mix of metal, wood and upholstery on this bed from Drexel
Great, fresh design on this oval mirror
Wednesday - Day Seven
The final day of market. We head over to the French Heritage showroom first thing to see their new collections. I saw a lot of great new things here and took tons of pictures! They have a lunch that is not to be missed. They were serving filet mignon that day, which I never pass up, so we drove up the street to pass the time in another showroom until it was time for lunch. By the end of the day we were starting to drag a bit. A lot of people have already headed home and the exhibitors are looking very tired. By the end of the day we have lost all motivation, so we pick up a few purchases we made and head back to Winston-Salem with our treasures.
French Heritage does an exceptional job with their custom library units. They can be made fully customized as far as size, configuration and finish. I just wish I had noticed that crooked lamp shade before I snapped this pic.
Beautiful mosaic artwork and silver-leafed commode
A lovely small scale secretary from French Heritage
This new designer collaboration with French Heritage brought some old Hollywood glamour (and color) to the line
This was one of my favorite items from the whole market and for the life of me I could not get a good picture of it! It is a dining table with a variegated mosaic top.
I like the quirky design of these stools, and they are comfy too!
This was a really cool showroom, cool furniture, cool building and cool light fixtures.
A better shot of the light fixture, (and the cool building)
We oohed and aahed over this "eclipse" light fixture.
So, that does it for my recap of April's High Point Market. It took me a while to get around to finishing up this second part of my insiders look, but at least I finished before October's market! I hope you enjoyed this sneak peek. I will be sure to take a lot of pictures during the fall market.
Until next time,
