Episode 007 1995 - 96 Season
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Michael Holigan : The National Home Furnishing show is coming up in North Carolina, but we have a sneak preview this week. We've got Cindy Olson with Gabberts, an interior designer. Good to have you here Cindy.
Cindy Olson: Thank you.
M.H.: Hey Cindy, show me what's hot and what's going to be the big deal at the show.
C.O.: There are so many things. One of those areas introduces the very soft, comfortable relaxed look of a den and living room. The use of many fabrics, velvets, suedes, leathers, all introduced within one sofa.
M.H.: Yeah, that's one piece of furniture, but you've got a suede seat it looks like and then a leather surround.
C.O.: The use of leather is also being introduced not only in sofas and seating, but also in tables.
M.H.: You can tell this is definitely high-end furniture. Is all price ranges of furniture going to have this new look and design and the mixture of fabrics?
C.O.: Inevitably. All the manufacturers are going to key in to what is hot at the market, and they're going to try and introduce that themselves. We'll be seeing again a lot of the reds, blues, golds, but more so in the blue area. And as you see here, a little bit more of the gold.
M.H.: And you're not kidding me. Gold's really coming back.
C.O.: Yes, unfortunate to some.
M.H.: We haven't had gold since our last refrigerator 20 years ago.
C.O.: That's right. We've really seen a large introduction of the chenille tapestries.
M.H.: How does the tapestry wear?
C.O: Beautifully. You'll see again a larger introduction of the exposed wood leg in upholstery items, sofas, chairs and such, as well as the new introduction in using a great deal more of the gathering of the shearing of fabric on arms for that additional detail.
M.H.: Cindy this feels like home. This has a cabin feel to it.
C.O.: In this year's market, we will be seeing this look, but with a lighter, brighter use of colors and fabrics.
M.H.: You showed me something a little earlier that's just a totally different look from this.
C.O.: Contemporary in the past has sometimes been a little more of a stark look and this takes on a much more inviting feel to the room with the deeper, richer colors.
M.H.: Now I love the tables, even though it's called contemporary, it's not the chrome and glass.
C.O.: It has a little more interest into the contemporary, rather than just a stark look that sometimes takes on.
M.H.: Cindy this has more of a formal, but still lighter color feel to me.
C.O.: It does, yes. Because there is such a fast move from what is strong in fashion to furniture, now we're seeing much more of the cosmetic coloration that is strong in fashion now.
M.H.: So can people bring in their makeup chart to you?
C.O.: You bet. You bet.
M.H.: Sit down and pick out colors.
C.O.: Exactly. What looks good on them actually is going to be wonderful for the room.
Episode 007 1995 - 96 Season
| Selecting a Roofing Contractor | Composition Shingles | Steel Shingles | Cleaning Roof Vent Stack | Adding Attic Insulation | Home Furnishings (design) | VA Loans | |
To order a Video Tape, call 1-800-TO-BUILD and ask for Episode #007.