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Gallery Furniture High Point Market Team has looked at Accessories

Valerie McKinney of Sugarland has been part of the High Point Marke team selected furniture, that is true, though she has stated that she gets whiplash as she goes through the various stores at High Point Market as she sees mirrors, lamps, paintings and artwork.  "I find that you can't pull away from them, they can go everywhere, and so much of it is beautiful - though finding pieces that can fit with nearly everything and the entire Gallery Furniture line of living room, bedroom, and more is tough."

Valerie wanted to share some of the many pieces that she found attractive in accessories at Market - which was great tining for the Gallery Furniture High Point Market team, since Gallery Furniture's own Matt Pitcher also showed up today after flying in late last night.

 

"I wanted to show this mirror because it was big, just look at the hand, and it goes well with being pulled anywhere because it can go with either old or new trends with the gold or silver leafing mix in the frame, and it really pops everything out.  Its sheer size opens up any space."

Valerie McKinney, along with the host of other customer buyers on the trip, have been very succesful in their daily searches for the latest and greatest in Gallery Furniture products to serve the world's greatest customers.
 
 

Gallery Furniture Customer Carol Dougherty Showcases Two Upholstery Lines for Mack

Gallery Furniture's great customers have been fanning out all over the High Point Market - the world's largest furniture market - and more than just finding new and exciting products, these great customers are also expressing the latest and greatest in styles in trends for living room, dining room, leather, upholstery, children's furniture, and occasional tables and more.

In the videos below from High Point Market, Gallery Furniture customer Carol Dougherty goes over her finds and discusses topics such as upholstery design and scale of style.  

Carol Dougherty is a shining example of the  greatness of each and every member of the Gallery Furniture buying  team - all of them insightful and a joy to work with with their style and their observations into the various styles of the customer demographics of the world's greatest customers.  This valuable insight is something that has been flowing freely to the core vendors of Gallery Furniture as well as the staffers of Gallery Furniture.

Mark from In Room Designs thanks Mattress Mack

Gallery Furniture, about two weeks prior to leaving for the beautiful High Point Market (the furniture industry's largest and greatest showcasing of home furniture and accent / accessories in the world), received some interesting concerns about bringing the world's greatest customers to the High Point Market.  

The questions were raised: What will the customers get to see?  Will they be allowed to learn industry pricing? And so on, and so forth.  The most interesting thing has been not just the fact that these customers have been received with not just open arms, but with high-energy enthusiasm and a constant cacophany of "this is the greatest idea ever" and "this is innovative and it makes the most sense, I do not know why we did not invite them before!"

Below, one vendor, Mark from In Room Designs, insisted on thanking Mattress Mack personally, so the Gallery Furniture High Point Team was only too happy to oblige.

And thanks to Mark from In Room Designs for his warm-hearted and kind thanks to Mack, as the Gallery Furniture High Point Market team has been so well-received that it's been a joy not just to be at Market but to get greeted with open arms and for the team to receive free educational lessons from various vendors on topics ranging from dovetail joinery to upholstered fabric terminology.

Great ideas are sometimes the ones that make the most sense that one never tried before.  That was the case here when Mattress Mack decided - hey, let's take the customers  to market.  After all, customers know best since they are the true end-users of the product, not the retail stores!

Carol Dougherty Goes Over her Children's Furniture Finds for Gallery Furniture

Gallery Furniture's great customers attending the High Point Market had a meeting about a week ago wherein they spoke with Mattress Mack himself and waxed strategy on the various items being sought after for Gallery Furniture, and one of those was some new and innovative ideas in children's furniture, especially since so much of what is seen these days can often be seen as the "same old same old." 

Gallery Furniture leads the way in innovation and finding exciting new products in the children's category lines, and to showcase that, see the exciting items that Gallery Furniture carries in the children's category such as Berg Furniture.

In the video below, Carol Dougherty, a member of the Gallery Furniture High Point Market Team, goes over a children's furniture find from In Room Furniture.

Gallery Furniture's customers are hard at work in the High Point Market, and the continued excitement is literally invigorating the industry.  It's been a benefit no matter what category - children's furniture, living room furniture, bedroom furniture, and more.  

One Thing You Like, The One Thing You Don't.

The Gallery Furniture High Point Market team consists of customers - picked from the world's greatest customers of Gallery Furniture - and they are now learning to be a part of the Gallery Furniture buying process, an awesomely fun task as these wonderful people learn the ins and outs of the furniture industry in new ways.  Adding excitement to the industry is just one of many goals of Gallery Furniture on this trip, with a primary focus being on keeping a customer centric focus on furniture.  You see, when it comes to carrying furniture, in the end, it is always about the customers.

So who better to pick what Gallery Furniture should carry than the world's greatest customers?  It was a no-brainer of a decision as Gallery Furniture moved forward to send these great folks to High Point, North Carolina for the world's largest furniture market.

Below, in video one, Lori Murphy speaks about a piece that she and some team members found at manunfacturer Jackson Furniture that they wanted to show Mattress Mackand the Gallery Furniture customers.  She goes from the very transitional living room sectional quickly to a recliner that she loves.

 

 

Video Two, below, shows a particular chair that, well, suffice it to say that Lori did not have as much enthusiasm for, and when asked why she wanted it uploaded, she responded "I wanted Gallery Furniture customers to know where I was coming from in my selection process - I have a method of doing things and how I look at everything, and I wanted folks to know my tastes."

 

 

A big thanks to Lori for giving us not only a find from the team at High Point of some beautiful living room furniture, but also to giving Gallery Furniture customers a window into how she has been looking at items.  That sort of transparency in thought pattern is respected at Gallery Furniture, since being customer-centric means putting all your cards on the table.

Gallery Furniture Customer Lori Murphy Recaps her Jonathan Louis Experience at High Point

Gallery Furniture customer Lori Murphy shares with everyone her collection likes over at Jonathan Louis, a line she became more familiar with on a late Friday afternoon visit to their showroom in beautiful High Point, North Carolina during the annual High Point Furniture Market (no officially in its 100th year).

"The first thing I noticed, Mack, was the gorgeous use of blue, and I mean that in every shade and color of blue.  Blue, for lack of a better word, is the hip thing this market, and I let Chris and Gil know that it seemed almost every nice piece that I viewed had some hint of blue in it - and I thought it would be nice for Gallery Furniture customers to know what the next trend is - and I wanted to show Houston what they could expect to see in terms of palettes and color schemes that will really start hitting the scene soon."

"I think Gallery Furniture customers will like what many manufacturers seem to have done this particular season is to bring the use of shades of blue and incorporate that with such a wide range of other colors that, at first glance, we might not think of.  Just look how the cute kidney pillows above sort of bring it all together."

"Again, the kidney pillows bring this look together for this set, I also love the fact that this set did not show a loveseat, chair, ottoman, etc. in the kid of traditional sense - I love this sofa and two chairs and cocktail ottoman combination.  Very light looking in terms of size, and as many of my fellow inner-loop Gallery Furniture Houstonians know, you are very tight on space inside the 610 Loop.  A set like this gives you lots of ways to move the seating around and not consuming a massive amount of floor space.  Heck, kill the cocktail ottoman and replace it with something a bit smaller, and you have a real space saver with plenty of comfy seating. "

Lori Murphy is happy to be a part of the Gallery Furniture High Point team, and she is enjoying her experience as a buyer, adding "you definitely don't like everything you see at High Point market, it can really overwhelm you - but what I like, I know I like an I do not dawdle.  Like it, know why I like it, and I move on - go, go, go!"

That is one thing Gallery Furniture loves, decisiveness.  Gallery Furniture is lucky to have great customers like Lori Murphy and the rest of the customers yurned buyers on the High Point Market trip.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner!

 
World renowned  interior deisgner Bill Stubbs is coming to High Point, North Carolina as part of the Gallery Furniture buying team and he's bringing his ideas, his style, and his eye for all things beautiful to the Gallery Furniture High Point market team.

He's a hard-working member of the Gallery Furniture family, and Gallery Furniture is obviously honored to have him part of the High Point market team and the customers who have joined us as buyers are giddy with anticipation for his arrival today.  Personally, we all are awaiting Bill, and we can't wait.

Unassuming and down-to-earth Bill Stubbs is a designer who stays true to his Texas roots by being a gentleman and kind and always being a listener and understanding the needs of his clients.  In short, he shares Gallery Furniture values of being customer-centric and committed to bringing quality and improving your life through furniture and design.

Bill Stubbs will be here later, and we'll hear from him as the weekend goes on.  He'll be dining with the Gallery Furniture team later tonight.

Gallery Furniture is a proud sponsor of Bill Stubbs' show Moment of Luxury, which you can see on Houston's on KUHF PBS Channel 8.

Accent Chairs? Without a Doubt Says Debbie Spurr at High Point Market

 
Gallery Furniture Customer Debbie Spurr, Enjoys This Accent Chair and Ottoman at Largo (along with a Diet Coke!)

Gallery Furniture's great customer base represented the world's greatest furniture store in fabulous form at High Point Market, and during a visit to the Largo showroom, Debbie Spurr of Friendswood found this accent chair and ottoman.

"It really fits me - I'm short and the curves of the chair and ottoman really contoured in a way that was still comfortable and I loved it.  You don't find pieces like this often, and us short folks love to have the same comfort of our taller friends."

Taller, indeed.  Turns out that Gallery Furniture customer Carol Dougherty, a Houston home staging and apartment staging expert on the Gallery Furniture team at High Point, also loved this chair.  While Carol is no Yao Ming, she definitely towers over everyone on the Gallery Furniture team and she also loved the chair and ottoman combination shown above.

"Yes, it worked for me, too - and it was nice to see that it also worked for Debbie.  The best part of a piece like this is that it didn't take up too much room even though it looks like it does!"

Debbie added: "this kind of looks like that Drexel Heritage chair that Gallery Furniture had at Post Oak."  Nancy Burke of League City quickly chimed in with pride "I KNOW! I own that chair!"  Turns out that Nancy loves this style chair, and was quick to note how wonderful the design is, too.  Last word in on this conversation, though, went to Debbie who said "and the neat thing is, this chair gives you the same Drexel look at a price more reasonable for many Houstonians - it's a win-win for Gallery Furniture customers and for Gallery Furniture to have in the mix."
 

"Here's my Ty Pennington Set!" says Gallery Furniture's Nancy Shaddock

 
Gallery Furniture has two Nancys on this High Point trip.  Gallery Furniture is very much blessed to have them both on as buyers, and Nancy Shaddock was quick to point out one thing - "as a mom and community volunteer, I don't have a lot of time, so the Ty Pennington line Gallery Furniture is going to carry works for me."  Shaddock quickly added when she looked up with a smile "I mean, EXCLUSIVELY carry!"

Why so excited?  Because this exciting new line of furniture available in Houston exclusively at Gallery Furniture is designed to be customer-centric, keeping in line with the Gallery Furniture core belief.  And for folks like Nancy, speed is essential since her time is short.

"I want Mack to know that for me, this makes my life so much easier, and this set that I love shows other Houstonians why - already coordinated, already put together by a man I think every woman LOVES, you see it, you buy it, and I know that Gallery Furniture will deliver it."

"Another thing is, women trust Ty - we really do, and we you see how he coordinates on his television shows and then see what he does here with these pieces, you just know it will work in your home because we already connect with Ty Pennington."

 
Nancy Shaddock can't wait for the full array of pieces to showcase at Gallery Furniture to show up - she's ready to se them in the showroom soon, and she knows other Gallery Furnitrue customers are, too!

"I want to thank Mack for his sending me on this High Point Market trip, and I am happy to have previewed this collection for the Gallery Furniture customer!"

Gallery Furniture is excited, too, since this look will be something  that will engage the customer base and be brought to Houston with the same customer-centric focus and eye on saving money, adding value, and of, course delivering your lovely new Ty Pennington collection manufactured by Howard Miller... TODAY!

Ottoman, Please! Lori Murphy Tests Out an Accent Chair for Gallery Furniture

Architect and designer Lori Murphy of Houston's boutique Harison Kornberg Architecture firm is among Gallery Furniture's great customers who are among the buying team who decended on High Point Market.  Lori enjoyed various accent chairs in Largo, and she wanted to let the Gallery Furniture customers reading the blog know she does love an ottoman, and wanted to show Mack that those persons of average height do love a good ottoman.

"Great place to prop the feet up and room for your pet to curl up so you don't get the lap heat that can be generated by a cat in your lap!  And also, great for reading and just enjoying a day inside.  It was nice to see these smaller footprint accent chairs at Largo have ottomans!  Always a nice touch."

 
Lori gave her best serious face pose, and loved this ottoman to accompany an accent chair as carried by Largo Furniture, a Gallery Furniture vendor that shares the TODAY philosophy of Gallery Furniture.

Lori and her husband are throwing their home in the ring for an AIA Houston Home Tour - the home should be finished and built in two years and she said that "I want Mattress Mack to know that I WILL BE coming to Gallery Furniture to completely decorate the new house and all of Houston will be able to tour the home and see beautiful Gallery Furniture pieces EVERYWHERE!"