2/28/2016

Circling In On Local Furniture

   

Shhh.  I will let you in on an awesome secret...

Think it's hard to resource locally made furniture?  It couldn't be easier.  I have the answer for you....

I used to think that locally resourced furniture from New England must mean wooden furniture only.  With so many hardwood forests in the Northeast, it was easy to believe that wood products could be resourced locally, but upholstered goods?  No way.

Thank goodness Circle Furniture has rebuked that notion.  At almost sixty years old, a reputation for local craftsman furniture has beckoned customers through the doors of Circle Furniture and kept them coming back for generations.  Notorious for its Harvard-student following --causing many a young adult to trek across Massachusetts for its stylish, custom, and lasting products-- this successful business has grown from one location to six.  Though I sometimes cringe at growing corporate entities, as it has grown Circle Furniture has maintained its service to the community, environment, and employees.  Though the company has expanded from selling furniture made by Massachusetts artisans to those also located throughout the Northeast, it truly adheres to the concepts of supporting a regional economy.

Circle Furniture believes a healthy home starts with a healthy environment. While offering customers products that come from forests managed according to strict environmental, social, and economic standards, the concepts of preservation and conservation are important to it. Circle Furniture offers upholstery with soy-based cushions and frames that are made from responsibly harvested hardwoods certified sustainable.  The fill for seat, back, and throw pillows is inserted into a 100% woven cotton ticking. Seat cushions are wrapped and back cushions and throw pillows are filled with post-consumer regenerated fibers, keeping drink bottles out of landfills! Their fabrics can also be ordered without flame-retardant chemicals, great for the chemically-sensitive and environmentally conscious.

Though I love all these details, my one complaint is that a number of the fabrics used by the company are not locally, or even nationally, made.  So if you use this company, take the time to choose your fabrics carefully and ask questions.  Though it is virtually impossible to locally resource any fabric other than wool in New England, it's still nice to give yourself a pat on the back for using cotton grown just a few states away!

I could go on all day about some of my favorite products (Cute lil' Roma slipper chair? Yes please!), but will instead just say that I love to use this company in a variety of ways in my local designs; their products come in a number of styles that appeal to a variety of client tastes. I invite you to check them out for yourself!  Explore the Website below for this quietly awesome New England secret that needs to be shouted from rooftops!


Eeek! Can't. Stop. My. Self...

Must. Post. More. Pretty. Pictures....



 I could just eat this coffee table...


   

Find them on the Web: http://www.circlefurniture.com/

2/19/2016

New England Made

Woot, woot!  Heads up, New England! Gathering the community for the New England Made Giftware and Specialty Food Show! Mark your calendar for one month from now and check it out:


Spring Show

March 19-21, 2016 
March 19-21, 2016 | Portland Sports Complex | Portland, Maine
BIGGER than ever! We've added an additional 50 booths!
The New England Made Giftware & Specialty Food Show is a juried, wholesale buyers show featuring 300+ manufacturers of unique, quality New England made products including home décor, pottery, apparel, accessories, jewelry, toys & games, candles, books, cards & prints, glassware, bath & body products, furniture, spices, candy, sauces, gourmet mixes, baked goods and other specialty food items.
Each year the show attracts over 2,500 national and international buyers who expect the highest quality New England made products.
March 19-21, 2016 | Portland, Maine

  

2/07/2016

Rooting for My Team


Yup. Who'd have thought I would actually post a picture of the inside of my fridge on this blog?  

Classy, I know.  (Can I at least get some extra credit points for the surrounding fresh veggies and herbs?)

But don't call me lazy. These sodas are actually working hard, getting their chill-on next to some local beer, while I fly around the kitchen, all in the name of one awesome Superbowl evening ahead...

Though strong in flavor, these puppies are even stronger in spirit.  Born in Portland, Maine, these sodas are not only Fair Trade Certified and organically sweetened, but a potent way to introduce adult and child guests to the awesome tastes of the Northeast.  This great company, started by environmentally- and socially-conscious brothers Matt and Mark just six little ol' years ago, has soda flying off the shelves by big distributors like Wholefoods, Lois's Natural Marketplace, Hannaford Brother's, and Central Market.  Not bad for six short years...

The products speak for themselves. Flavors include: sasparilla, pumpkin-pie, ginger-brew, lemonade, maple lemonade, Mexicane-cola lemon-lime, mandarin-orange, blueberry (I have got to try this one!), and, of course, the ever popular root beer.

Check out their website, or like them on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maineroot/

Now onto the game!