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Upholstered Beds

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Make Your Bed

We’ve just added a new group of custom upholstered beds to our floor. We’ve put them in our “neutrals” room and we’ve brought in three different profiles in fabrics and leathers to try to give a sense of the huge selection available.

Giselle-leather-headboardAnd huge it is. You’ll be able to choose from different heights, different shapes, pleated or plain, deeply tufted or intricately patterned. Nail-head trim is available in a selection of finishes.

Add in thousands of leathers and fabrics and the choice is immense. Of course, you don’t need choice… you need the perfect bed for your room. And that is what a huge choice makes possible.

Between you and your designer, you’ll winnow the wheat from the chaff. The huge selection will rapidly narrow down, and you’ll focus in on just one with the design, the execution, the colors and the textures that will become the focal point and foundation of your perfect bedroom.

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New Finish Options and New Fun for Custom Upholstery

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Norwalk Introduces 20 New Finish and Paint Colors The wood finish of many upholstered pieces is a vitally important element of the design.  That’s why all of us at by Design are excited about Norwalk Furniture’s introduction of 20 new finishes and paints to be used on their custom upholstered sectionals, sofas, chairs and ottomans. [...]

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A Gallery of our new Caracole Collection

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Here is a gallery of the great new Caracole collection.  Caracole is a fresh new idea featuring great designs, great  collections and clever names.  The collections are named Classic Contemporary, New Traditional and Naturally Casual.  Each is a sophisticated and updated execution.  Click on any images then page through the collection one image at a [...]

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Candice Olson’s Hemmingway Sofa…

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Timeless, Classic Design … in Candice’s own words I designed the Hemmingway sofa to stand the test of time, aging gracefully as a classic piece of furniture in your home. Hemmingway is tall, tailored and comes across as somewhat formal, but when prompted, can totally relax! Nailhead trim accentuates the silhouette of the Hemmingway sofa, [...]

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Bold colors add punch to the Mayfair sofa…

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We love color at by Design.  Here are the new Mayfair sofa and chair upholstered in fun, vivid colors.  It is so much fun when a customer chooses to show this much color and confidence in their room. The Mayfair is a beautiful new frame design.  Its most notable design element is the long sweeping [...]

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The Renee chair in Smooth Silver Leather

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You know, its almost a work of art in that smooth silvery leather.  And doesn’t it just scream sophistication?  If you want to introduce a note of high end sheen into your room, you could do worse than consider a piece like this.  And, the leather is glove soft.  All those looks… and comfort too! [...]

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This Room is a Black and White Wonder

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Sure, its a beautiful home when you drive up.  But… wow… when you walk into the living room this home is stunning.  And, that is the result of a beautiful partnership between client and the by Design designer.  Here’s how Carol and Steve described the process: We knew we wanted a sectional, but we were having [...]

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Good lines + good fabric = great rooms

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You can get… anything you want… at Candice’s restaurant, (including Alice), at Candice’s restaurant.  Sorry Arlo Guthrie.  Dang it, now that tune from the sixties is stuck in my head. The Alice chairs that you see above (fresh from the design desk of Candice Olson) are a good example of how good furniture design alone [...]

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The Easton style offers you elegance & simplicity

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This Easton room really nails that sophisticated, transitional look that we love so much.   The Easton sofa design is a perfect example of today’s design combining narrow track arms, simple lines with three over three seating and a subtle wood base with tapering wood legs.  Very cool.  Plus the narrow arms make it eminently [...]

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Candice Olson’s new Hemingway sofa

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Candice Olson’s Hemingway sofa is a very handsome piece.  However, we think you’ll agree that that first photo just doesn’t do it justice.  The slight wingback effect on the tall back filled out with luxurious lumbar cushions — the nailhead trim.  All on a deep comfortable frame. The style itself will support a number of [...]

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We’re excited about the new Bridgeport sofa

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Some might say we’re easily entertained, but it really is a cool design. You’ll be seeing the Bridgeport sofa in the store here at by Design.  It’s a great new design featuring flairing, rolled shelter arms, a tufted back, a single seat cushion, button-tufted front panel and tall tapered legs.  Its really a beauty! This [...]

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Pics of Candice Olson’s the new Floyd sofa

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Drama.  Great in your room’s design (not so much in your life) On the face of it, Candice Olson’s Floyd sofa is a great design.  Handsome, comfortable and with great stying details, it is a sofa that will easily anchor your room as its center piece.  And, this post is a good illustration of why [...]

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Tremont Chair: style, comfort & value

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by Design loves the Tremont chair The style of the Tremont is obvious from this image (we almost always have it on the floor at by Design too).  The comfort comes from a combination of good seat cushioning and a very good seat back angle.  Of course, comfort is all about individual preference — but [...]

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Pics of Candice Olson’s Dierdre dining chairs

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Is that a great look, or what?! When I see a great room like this, I want to be there.  Candice has shown the Dierdre dining chair with leather on the outside and a wonderful wine & goldenrod color fabric on the inside.  Really.  Good.  Stuff.   Click here to see more info about Candice [...]

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Brighton sofa combines contemporary & traditional styling queues

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You’re right.  That is the meaning of “transitional”. This room swings a bit towards the traditional viewpoint when the skirted chair and ottoman are added.  Yet, overall this room has a very fresh, new flavor.  Much of that comes from the flaired arms, tall tight stretched back and piano legs of the Brighton sofa. Then [...]

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Candice Olson Angie Sofa & Buckley Ottoman

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Here is a great example of simple done well.  Candice Olson’s Angie sofa is a simple, lifestyle design.  Stylish, yet comfortable feeling, it makes a relaxed, hip statement.  In this pic it is combined with Candice’s Buckley ottoman.  The Buckley has loads of character and detail and acts as the yin/yang in bringing this group [...]

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Details, details, details…

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The Brady sofa shown here illustrates the value of details in a furniture style and in a room design.  What starts out as a simple two-over-two sofa in a solid fabric becomes so much more when you add: really elegant rolled arms sculptured legs nailhead trim pillows in the same tone, but a contrasting shiny [...]

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Bright colors aren’t back — they never left.

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It may seem that everything you’ve seen lately has been neutral.  And its true that neutrals have been very powerful.  But, color for color-lovers has never gone away. Bold color boldly used is a fun and vibrant way to design your room.  Want to smile every time you walk into your room?  Try color.  Shown [...]

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Looking for a little elegance in your room?

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We all love to feel a sense of elegance at times.  You know, that feeling that life is good and its great to strive for, and achieve, the good life.  The world can be a better, more beautiful place to live.  Great design and great execution can make your room one of those beautiful places [...]

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The Westchester sectional group

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The Rex is a beautiful loose-pillow-back sectional design.  The track arm combined with the loose back invites sophisticated and varied pillow fabric applications.  The Rex is shown here in a neutral brown linen look fabric.  But, the style & fun really come from the patterned pillows and leather pillows added into the mix. Don’t underrate [...]

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The Rex leather bench is a fabulous… coffee table?

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It is.  Bench… coffee table… ottoman.  The Rex is a great piece.  And it is a great addition to a room and a home.  Long, low and beautiful it is also supremely practical and multi-functional. Long flowing lines make you think contemporary, but the deep tufting adds texture and comfort.  The Rex will live comfortable [...]

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Collins Leather Ottoman — an ottoman with attitude!

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Make a design statement with an ottoman?  You bet, if the ottoman is the stunning Collins leather ottoman.  Its plush rounded lines scream sink-in comfort.  And we love the way the designer kind of reversed and extended the seams.  This is in-your-face design.  And we love it. You gotta have attitude to have a room [...]

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Sienna Elm dining in our Rustic Chic room

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An earlier post mentioned by Design’s new Rustic Chic room.  The Sienna Elm dining table, chairs and server are also featured in this room.  This table is constructed of recycled/reclaimed wood giving it an incredible, and sophisticated, aged patina.  The  column and base of the table are beautifully designed and the glass doors of the [...]

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Sneak peek at our new Calvin chair & Milton sofa

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The Milton sofa is a wonderful design from Candice Olson.  As much as all of us at by Design have loved it in the past, we think this new execution is one of the best we’ve managed.  Marlene has shown it in a relaxed and comfortable (but classy!) fabric.  The casual fabric on the somewhat [...]

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