Autumn Arrangements

Fall is upon us! It’s time for football, back to school and trick-or-treaters, and we couldn’t be more excited at Hillsdale Furniture. As we get our homes (and in a few cases, our cubicles) in shape for the season, we wanted to share a few ideas with you for bringing autumn inside.

Pick up a little faux foliage from your local craft shop on the cheap, and use it year after year to add an autumnal touch to your bookshelves, mantels and tablescapes.

Add old-fashioned chalkboards or chalkboard paint to the seasonal décor to get in the back to school spirit. Use it for family menus, reminders and spooky Halloween-inspired drawings.

Pick up a few white, or ghost, pumpkins this year instead of (or in addition to) the traditional orange favorites. They bring a sophistication to fall décor that’ll stay relevant all the way through Thanksgiving.

Mason jar sconces are a simple and fun DIY project for fall. Using twine, suspend mason jars from cup hooks in the ceiling and fill with cinnamon sticks, faux foliage, candy corn or pine cones, depending on your preference. Replace with holiday ornaments or candy canes once the season changes.

Change slipcovers over furniture for a simple color change. Colorful slipcovers can quickly and inexpensively add color to any room.  Slipcovers can be formal or casual depending on the weight of the fabric and color. Decide on which fits your décor, and consider formal dining room chair slipcovers, as well.

We’re so excited about what fall has to bring this year, and we hope you are too. Got any favorite fall decorating tips? Share them in the comments or on our Facebook page! 

Empty Nesting

The children have flown the coop. But only for a few months here and there. Design conundrums abound, but this is one parents of college-aged children can prepare for ahead of time, and handle with aplomb when September rolls around.

How do you reclaim a teenager’s bedroom when they’ve moved into a dorm room, and yet maintain its comfort and coziness for holiday and summer breaks? Hillsdale Furniture has a few ideas. 

Creative display for photos

Unique display for childhood keepsakes

• Remove any wall posters, concert memorabilia, bulletin boards (and save in a box) or any other piece of bric-a-brac that clutters. Keep framed family and friend photographs, a (single) stuffed animal and/or a trophy, award or diploma—small, classic, nostalgic pieces that will ensure your child still feels at home when they arrive. 
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Try a new coat (and color) of paint. A shiny new coat of paint can refresh and rejuvenate a room as typically “lived in” as a teenager’s. It will also present an opportunity to try on a new color or two that might guide future design changes. 

• Create a reading nook. Comfortable little corners to read and study in are something both your new academic and guests will appreciate.

Try out new convertible furniture options that are getting more and more stylish every day. Here are a few our Hillsdale favorites:

The Solano Desk

Create a quick and easy workspace perfect for a sleek laptop. Utilizing a small corner of your home, this desk can fit unobtrusively into a bedroom. It’s available in a medium oak or cherry finish, and can double as a lamp or display table. 

The Springfield Daybed

This is the modern solution to transforming a teen’s bedroom into a sophisticated, comfortable reading or guest room. It’s available in brown or white, in easy to care for faux leather. The optional matching trundle offers even more space for sweet dreams or surprise guests.

Take advantage of the months between now and Thanksgiving to give that temporarily-empty bedroom a much needed facelift. For more information, please visit www.hillsdalefurniture.com. 

Ready for our close up!

After nearly two decades in business, Hillsdale Furniture has had its picture taken quite a few times. Our beds, dining room tables, desks and entertainment centers have all had their moments in the spotlight, and since we are constantly designing new pieces, we've enjoyed our fair share of photo shoots.

Until this year though, all of those shoots have taken place in independent and outside studios, where our products were shipped, assembled and dressed to impress. This winter though, we brought the operation back home. Hillsdale is in the process of constructing our very own, in-house photography studio where our products can be prettied up for their portraits. This will allow us to take more and better pictures, on an expedited schedule, and get visuals of new products to our customers even faster than before.

Check out these shots of the construction project, happening right in our Louisville, Kentucky office warehouse:

Check back in later for pictures of the finished studio, and to meet our new Hillsdale Furniture photographer!