Month: December 2021

Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products’ New Manufacturing Facility Nears Completion

Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products’ New Manufacturing Facility Nears Completion

CINCINNATI, Dec. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Having experienced significant growth in demand for its ResinDek® engineered flooring panel and shelving products over the past two years, Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products, LLC® (www.resindek.com) and its parent company, Universal Woods (www.universalwoods.com), have invested in the construction of a 

Swap Shop Items | WKYK, WTOE

Swap Shop Items | WKYK, WTOE

(If you would like to submit an item for the “Swap Shop” use the form here To submit an item by phone call 828-682-3510 ext 442) (Lost and Found Items page is here) Submitted items stay on the website for one month unless deleted by 

How to save when organizing your home office

How to save when organizing your home office


Are you starting the new year off right with a newly designed and furnished home office? Whether you are making the perfect workspace for yourself or a loved one, now is a great time to organize your home office in preparation for the next year. If you were launched into remote work without warning, as so many people did, you may just now be able to find the time to design the perfect work from home area.


As you browse both home and office furniture, it is easy to let your imagination get away from you. There are a lot of great pieces out there, and online furniture stores in particular offer wide selections to choose from. Some of them are really cool, but they are also really expensive. If you’re organizing a home office on a budget, try using these ideas instead.


Choose only the most important pieces


Again, your imagination could easily get away with you, and the ideal office probably isn’t what you are going to end up with if you’re on a budget. You’ll need to reign in your impulse to go all out with the furniture design and instead focus your efforts on the most important pieces that you truly need in order to do the work required of you. Once you have that smaller list, stick to it to avoid overspending, as well as overcrowding in your office room.


Get home furniture instead of office furniture


Two pieces of furniture can look almost identical, but one labeled office will always be more expensive than the one labeled for the home. Especially when you are furnishing an office within your own home, it just makes sense to look at the cheaper home furniture instead. Some of the best home furniture items to use in furnishing your office include console tables, dining set with table and chairs, accent cabinets, and hutches.


Choose multifunction furniture


Some furniture could easily be used to organize your home office supplies while also working for other purposes. If you tend to work in the dining room quite frequently, it makes sense to organize your home office supplies within the hutch, buffet, or sideboard of your dining set. If you have a hutch that you could place transitionally between the dining room and office area, or the dining room and living area, it is also a great place to store both home and office necessities.


Buy online instead of at your local furniture store


You’re probably thinking, “Isn’t it better to furnish my home office with retailers that offer furniture near me?” The truth of the matter is that, while we would all shop locally in an ideal world, most of society cannot afford to. Bigger furniture dealers automatically mean bigger savings. If you are really on a tight budget, skip your local furniture dealer and go to the internet. Online furniture stores also provide you with free delivery offers for which it is easy to meet qualifiers and have larger clearance selections for additional savings.

‘Brady Bunch’ star visits Jeff West Home in Lewes

‘Brady Bunch’ star visits Jeff West Home in Lewes

Actress and painter Eve Plumb, best known for her role as Jan Brady in “The Brady Bunch,” met with fans and sold items from her home accessories line at Jeff West Home in Lewes Dec. 4. Word of Plumb’s appearance got out in the days 

WEDNESDAY COUNTRY STORE – KWHI.com

WEDNESDAY COUNTRY STORE – KWHI.com

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Hooker Furnishings Declares Increased Quarterly Dividend | 2021-12-08 | Press Releases

Hooker Furnishings Declares Increased Quarterly Dividend | 2021-12-08 | Press Releases

MARTINSVILLE, Va., Dec. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hooker Furnishings Corporation (Nasdaq-GS:HOFT) announced that on December 7, 2021, its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share, payable on December 31, 2021 to shareholders of record at December 17, 2021. This represents a 11.1{6b977529af4b490fe19a3f85472c6203ccfa467a56646e317a890c6580e8b827} increase over the previous quarterly dividend and the sixth consecutive annual dividend increase.

Hooker Furnishings Corporation, in its 98th year of business, is a designer, marketer and importer of casegoods (wooden and metal furniture), leather furniture and fabric-upholstered furniture for the residential, hospitality and contract markets. The Company also domestically manufactures premium residential custom leather and custom fabric-upholstered furniture. It is ranked among the nation’s largest publicly traded furniture sources, based on 2020 shipments to U.S. retailers, according to a 2021 survey by a leading trade publication. Major casegoods product categories include home entertainment, home office, accent, dining, and bedroom furniture in the upper-medium price points sold under the Hooker Furniture brand. Hooker’s residential upholstered seating product lines include Bradington-Young, a specialist in upscale motion and stationary leather furniture, Sam Moore Furniture, a specialist in upscale occasional chairs, settees, sofas and sectional seating with an emphasis on cover-to-frame customization, Hooker Upholstery, imported upholstered furniture targeted at the upper-medium price-range and Shenandoah Furniture, an upscale upholstered furniture company specializing in private label sectionals, modulars, sofas, chairs, ottomans, benches, beds and dining chairs in the upper-medium price points for lifestyle specialty retailers. The H Contract product line supplies upholstered seating and casegoods to upscale senior living facilities. The Home Meridian division addresses more moderate price points and channels of distribution not currently served by other Hooker Furnishings divisions or brands. Home Meridian’s brands include Accentrics Home, home furnishings centered around an eclectic mix of unique pieces and materials that offer a fresh take on home fashion, Pulaski Furniture, casegoods covering the complete design spectrum in a wide range of bedroom, dining room, accent and display cabinets at medium price points, Samuel Lawrence Furniture, value-conscious offerings in bedroom, dining room, home office and youth furnishings, Prime Resources, value-conscious imported leather upholstered furniture, and Samuel Lawrence Hospitality, a designer and supplier of hotel furnishings. Hooker Furnishings Corporation’s corporate offices and upholstery manufacturing facilities are located in Virginia and North Carolina, with showrooms in High Point, N.C. and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The company operates distribution centers in North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, California, China and Vietnam. Please visit our websites hookerfurnishings.com, hookerfurniture.com, bradington-young.com, sammoore.com, hcontractfurniture.com, homemeridian.com, pulaskifurniture.com, accentricshome.com and slh-co.com.

For more information, contact:

Paul A. Huckfeldt, Senior Vice President-Finance and CFO

Hooker Furnishings Corporation, 276.666.3949



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