Category Archives: furniture

Show & Tell

Posted on October 14, 2012 by ginabean • 2 Comments
Front Entrance Euro Collection

Front Entrance

Front – Euro Collection

Front- Euro Collection

Table in Euro Collection

Waterfront Collection

Waterfront Collection

Artifacts Collection

Artifacts Collection

Retreat Collection

Retreat Collection

Boho Collection

Boho Collection

Wine Country
200+ hours over the last 21 straight days, and it is finally finished! I’m exhausted, my kids vaguely remember what I look like and my husband has managed his stint as a single parent. Sitting here writing this is probably the first time I have sat with my feet up over the last few weeks. It was a good experience, but I’m glad it’s over. There were over 600 items to be packed in a limited space, so some creative stacking and packing was involve. You can probably tell that from the pictures. Mike Sandel, that artist who creates this beautiful art and furniture was by my side the entire process and made it fun. Surprisingly- there were no freak outs on my part. Now….on to some quilting. 
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Yeah! It’s Over

Posted on October 15, 2010 by ginabean • 2 Comments
Well, another furniture market bites the dust! I cannot tell you how tired I am and glad that setting up for furniture market is over. It is usually hard work, but being pregnant while doing it is exhausting. The showroom looks fabulous and I hope that Guildmaster has a successful market. I spent the morning doing laundry and I think that this afternoon you will find me working on putting booty prints in the sofa and catching up on my Netflix.
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I Couldn’t Resist

Posted on September 28, 2010 by ginabean • 6 Comments
I’m pretty lucky that I get to put my Interior Design degree to use twice a year and work at the High Point International Home Furniture Market. I help put together the Guildmaster showroom. Doing this has plenty of advantages, one being that every once in a while I get to bring home a great piece of furniture like this! My husband would argue that we have too much furniture and I have to admit that it did take quite a bit of figuring and rearranging to find a place to put this, but I just couldn’t resist. I had something special in mind for it. (By the way, my husband loves moving furniture around for me. He didn’t complain once. Yeah, right. But hey, that’s what he gets for marrying a designer. Designers like to move furniture around a lot.)
I wanted to a place to display my quilts and this fit the bill perfectly. I have been wondering what the heck I was gonna do with all these quilts I have. Lately they have been getting stacked up in the crib in the nursery, but since that space will be occupied soon, I needed to do something with them. So, Viola! And doesn’t that cute little Featherweight tuck in there perfectly!
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My Little Corner, Take Two

Posted on June 1, 2009 by ginabean • 5 Comments

If you remember from some posts back, I did a little redecorating in my living room. I decided things needed a little update . Well, things just weren’t quite right, so I did a little re-redecorating. My hubby never really liked the metal table in the living room, so that is now the new cutting table in my workroom. (Perfect for cutting on, just the right height.) I got this great table from Guildmaster, of course, and I added the chair and a couple of pillows I made. I think this way is a keeper! Much more warm and cozy feeling than the way it was. I could definitely see myself working on my hand applique project in this little corner.

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Guildmaster Showroom

Posted on April 23, 2009 by ginabean • 1 Comment

The New Italian Collection

Last markets french inspired Canopy Fields Collection


Introduction to Home Office


Waterfront Collection
Yeah! The showroom is done! Market doesn’t technically open until Saturday and it is already done. Having it completed this early is definitely a first. Usually, it is completed in the early morning hours of the opening day. It looks great and I’m really proud of all the work we did. The furniture looks the best it ever has and the new finishes on the product are wonderful. As promised, I’m showing some pictures. I have to say that my picture taking really does not do it justice. Despite the fun of my little stint back in the design world, I am glad to be home and ready to catch up on some of my sewing projects. I haven’t used a sewing machine or even been in my sewing room for over a week!
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Furniture Market

Posted on April 17, 2009 by ginabean • 1 Comment

This week I started working at Furniture Market in High Point. I help a dear friend set up the Guildmaster Showroom. We have to fit a lot of furniture in a limited amount of space, so we have come up with some pretty creative ways to display things, including hanging furniture from the ceiling. The picture is from the Design Fusion Collection which was introduced a couple of markets ago. It is great fun and I always enjoy the time I get to spend setting up. It is exhausting and there are some late nights, but the final result is always beautiful and creative and inspiring. I’ll post pictures of this market soon…
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