Friday, December 4, 2009
The Return Of Remodeling - Nesting Trend Means More Business for Home Improvement Companies
From CNNMoney:
If flippers were the poster children of the real estate boom, then nesters are becoming the icons of the new housing market.For New York General Contractors and Interior Designers, this is a very good sign indeed."We saw a nesting reaction after 9/11, but we're seeing a stronger nesting reaction now," said Bob Peterson, president of ABD Design/Build in Ft. Collins Colo. People who have the money are fixing up what they have."
A proportionally bigger share of the home construction dollar -- 20% more during the first three quarters of 2009 compared with the same period last year -- now goes to home improvements, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In October, remodeling spending increased 8.7% compared with September to an annualized rate of $114 billion.
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Remodeling Activity on the Rise (CNNMoney)
Labels: General Contractors New York, Home Improvement New York, Interior Design Firm in New York
Monday, October 6, 2008
Massive Tiffany Lamp and Decor Exhibit on Long Island
Grape Library Lamp from Tiffany Studios New YorkOver the weekend, Ben Genocchio of the New York Times gave us some background on Louis Comfort Tiffany, scion of the famous Tiffany jewelry family who eschewed the family business in favor of being an artist. The article will be very helpful if you plan to visit the Nassau County Museum of Art to check out “Tiffany Lamps: Articles of Utility, Objects of Art”, a new exhibit that will run through January 4th 2009.
The museum has 45 Tiffany lamps on display courtesy of the Neustadt Collection, as well as lamp-making and glass manufacturing displays. There are also some examples of late 1800's Gilded Age art and furniture which clearly draw the connection between Tiffany and the aesthetic of his time.
The article mentions some interesting trivia, such as the fact that Tiffany and a group of friends started an interior design business in New York in 1881 that took on commissions from such high profile projects as Mark Twain's house in Hartford, Connecticut and the Chester A. Arthur White House in D.C.
The Nassau County Musuem of Art is located at 1 Museum Drive in Roslyn Harbor (use Northern BLVD) and they've got a website for more info at www.nassaumuseum.com.
For a List of Interior Decorators in Nassau County, Click Here: Nassau Decorators
Read the Full Article on NYT: Times on Tiffany
Labels: Interior Decorator Nassau County, Interior Design Firm in New York, Roslyn Harbor, Tiffany Lamps
