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High Point Furniture Market

April 30, 2013 By Rhoda 19 Comments

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All I can say is this.

Wow, is High Point Furniture market a HUGE, HUGE place!  Amazing how big and sprawling this little city is when it comes to showcasing furniture companies.  I met up with some blog friends up there over a week ago and we had a wonderful time touring a few places, seeing just a few of the furniture showrooms, and getting a taste of how the market operates.  It’s an awesome place, full of eye candy galore for those of us home lovers who can’t get enough of design inspiration.  You know who you are!

High Point

Here’s the big conference center and surrounding buildings that make up the High Point Market.  They’ve grown over the years and there is now a shuttle service that takes folks all around town, dropping off a key locations so that you can get around and see what needs to be seen.  We were all signed up as press bloggers, so the doors were opened wide for us to take it all in and that was fun.

HIgh Point market

It’s a huge place and well organized.

bloggers at market
Here are all my blog buddies I met up with:  (L to right)  Suzy, Shirley, Me, Amy, Kim, Kristen, and my friend, Courtney, who flew in all the way from California for the market.  It was really great to meet her as she and I are on the Lowes Creative Ideas blogger team together.  We all had a great time together. A big thanks to Amy and Suzy for coordinating all of this and especially to Suzy for putting me up while I was there.  Her guestroom is so cozy!  Our friend, Barb, was also there part of the time, but didn’t make it in these pics.

Aerin Lauder

Our first full day there, we went to a press breakfast and listened in on Aerin Lauder, granddaughter of iconic Estee Lauder. She is a fashion and home stylist with her own line.

Aerin Lauder speaks

It was interesting to hear her viewpoints on style and how it makes our homes so special.

Noir showroom

Then we hit the showrooms and walked and walked and walked.  This reminded me of the Atlanta market, since I’ve been through there a few times.  Halls and halls of furniture and accessory showrooms can be sensory overload, but what fun it was.  I think most of these next few pics were taken in a shop called Noir.

Noir2

Lots of pretty things to see.  You can definitely see that the rustic, industrial, vintage look is still going strong.

Noir 4

There was plenty of that style to be found at High Point.

Noir 5

It makes me wonder how all of this really got started.

Noir 6

I know blogworld has certainly shared its own inspiration on this vintage style.

Noir 8

We did enjoy seeing it all, as much as we could possibly take in, which barely scratched the surface. You would have to spend days here to see it all and we only had 2 whole days.

Noir 7

Vintage fans, oh how we love them!  I have 2 of my own that I scooped up from yardsales.

Selamat

Selamat showroom

Selamat 2

Lots of color!

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Not sure where this one was taken, I was just snapping away.  Animal heads, graphic rugs, and large lighting fixtures were everywhere.  And look, chevron!  No surprise at that either.

Barclay Butera rug

Loved this blue rug by Barclay Butera, he’s a fave of mine.

High Point showroom

More pretties, not sure which showroom this was in.

HIgh Point 2

Lots of white and French inspired.

Go Home

More rustic vintage.

Go Home2

Driftwood art

Go Home3

Lots of books

Eloquence

This shop was called Eloquence and it was really, really pretty.

Eloquence2

Eloquence3

How about those chippy shutters behind the nightstand?!

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Big clock

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Ladders are still going strong.

Lamps

Pretty lamps in another shop.

Bottles

And bottles galore. We saw a ton of the old wine bottles that are all the rage now.

Lantern

Pretty rustic lantern.

market shop

Duck Dynasty mat

OK, I have to stop and ask you all this question. Are you watching Duck Dynasty?  I am not always a fan of reality TV, but this one sucked me in. I just found out about this show a couple months ago and now I’m a fan.  The Robertsons are one crazy family in Louisiana!

HIgh point market (2)

Of course, I loved all these colors.

At HOme showroom

There’s that emerald green again.

Crystorama

Pretty chandy from Crystorama.

Kelly Kole

I ran into my friends Kelly and Joann (this is Kelly getting her boots polished), two talented designers here in Atlanta. I met them on the Room Service Atlanta project last Fall.  We rode the bus together to the Traditional  Home showhouse tour and I’ll be sharing that later.  Lots of eye candy in that 15,000 s.f. 1930’s mansion, so you’ll enjoy seeing those pics, as soon as I can get them up!

Paula Deen

We got back from the showhouse tour and found out we had missed Paula Deen’s presentation at the market, but we did catch her book signing and I got close enough to snap some pics of her while she was signing away.  We got to hear her Southern drawl in person, she seems like a delightful lady.  And I just may have ran into her husband the next day and got my pic made with him.  Just sayin!

Rhoda and Jen

On our last evening, one of the local girls, Amy, invited us to her house where her hubby cooked up the most delicious lasagna, salad and dessert and it was a very special time.  My very good friend, Jen, lives in the area too and came over to have dinner with us and it was SO great to catch up with her again.  She and I were roomies at the very first blog conference I went to back in 2009, Blissdom and it’s been so fun to follow each others blogging journey.

I’ve got lots more to share and will get it all  up eventually, the Traditional Home showhouse tour was amazing too.

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  1. mimi says

    April 30, 2013 at 7:15 am

    Sounds like you had a blast- I would love to do High Point some day- so much eye candy, I am sure I would have sensory overload. Thanks for sharing a glimpse of it.

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  2. Kathy says

    April 30, 2013 at 7:28 am

    Oh, fun! I grew up in High Point. In high school I had a job of dusting the showrooms each night….not all of them, of course. (My dad worked in the furniture industry.) I love the photos you chose to show us. It is all of the things I love in decorating right now. I remember some of the showrooms being so “out there” in the 1970s. I wondered where you stayed because rooms are at a premium during market. (Some of my friends even rent out their homes twice a year during market.) I am glad you got to experience the market and share it with your friends.

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  3. [email protected] Designs says

    April 30, 2013 at 8:15 am

    What a great time we had at the Market…never saw so many beautiful things all in one place!…I look forward to the next Market…I am hooked!..It was so nice to meet your friend Jen!

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  4. Krystle @ Color Transformed Family says

    April 30, 2013 at 8:59 am

    What an amazing opportunity to get to visit High Point. Furniture show rooms can be so overwhelming but are definitely filled with inspiration. I am so happy to see such light and airy colors going strong.

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  5. kara @ launching our life together says

    April 30, 2013 at 9:03 am

    This is so cool! We always stop at High Point on our way to NC for our family vacation. Last year, we had just bought a new house and I begged my husband to take me to some of the furniture showrooms. We didn’t realize that they only had two big shows a year and the rest of the time the down is deserted. I was so disappointed, but it looks like you all had a wonderful time!

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  6. Deneen says

    April 30, 2013 at 9:15 am

    Love seeing everything at High Point. It gets those creativity juices flowing!! I am sure being there is even better. Thanks for the glimpse inside.

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  7. Cynthia says

    April 30, 2013 at 9:26 am

    Great pictures and so many beautiful things to look at, I love all the goodies. Looks like a great time. Thanks for sharing High Point what a fabulous trip.

    Cynthia

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  8. Suzy @ Worthing Court says

    April 30, 2013 at 9:54 am

    I’m so glad you made up here to the market, Rhoda. It was fun hanging out with you and getting to know you better. If you ever make it up this way again, my guest room is always open! Loved seeing your pics and look forward to more.

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  9. Judi says

    April 30, 2013 at 10:19 am

    I would of loved to of gone. I’ve been itching to get into that show since I saw it long ago on HGTV.
    I noticed there are tags on things. Are things for sale there? Or was it just for information?

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    • Rhoda says

      April 30, 2013 at 11:43 am

      Judi, this is to the trade, so the tags are for buyers who are buying for stores.

  10. [email protected] says

    April 30, 2013 at 11:33 am

    It is a dream of mine to make it to High Point for a show. It shouldn’t be that hard since I am just north of Charlotte! Your photos have inspired me to figure out a way to go this fall for the next show! Thank you for sharing your adventure.

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  11. Barb @ The Everyday Home says

    April 30, 2013 at 11:51 am

    I was overwhelmed and totally intrigued all at the same time. It was wonderful to see you again, and I was totally bummed when I had to leave early. Can’t wait for next year’s show. xxoo

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  12. Nancy says

    April 30, 2013 at 1:35 pm

    Looks like a great time! Though I think I would have sensory overload after just 30 minutes.

    We’ve gotten hooked on watching Duck Dynasty. It took a couple of times watching, but now it is just pure fun! Uncle Si is my favorite.

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  13. beth says

    April 30, 2013 at 3:59 pm

    Ok – another one to add to the list of “things to do before….”. which is a list that grows by the day, month, year. So little time…but this place is a must see. Too bad a regular ‘ole consumer can’t buy a few things….unless they go with someone who can! You take us along with your adventures and we can live vicariously through your journeys and drool along the way!

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  14. gina says

    April 30, 2013 at 7:40 pm

    love the random duck dynasty pic! did you know they are the highest rated show on a&e and are the highest rated show for their timeslot over all networks?! also, Rhoda, you could do better than Paula’s Michael! but he does seem like a fun guy! 😉

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  15. Courtney says

    April 30, 2013 at 10:28 pm

    Oh it was so much fun Rhoda and SO much fun meeting you girls in person! I enjoyed spending time with you so much!! Yes, the market was absolutely amazing~ I would love to come peruse all that inspiration and meet up with everyone again! xo

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  16. Lisa says

    May 1, 2013 at 12:52 am

    Never thought I’d get hooked on Duck Dynasty, but I’ve become a huge fan over the past couple of seasons. There’s not a single episode where I haven’t laughed out loud multiple times.

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  17. Traci B says

    May 2, 2013 at 3:58 pm

    LOVE Duck Dynasty!!! It’s so great to see a truly good family on reality TV!

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  18. Ron Baker says

    February 20, 2016 at 1:45 pm

    I stumbled across this 2 years later while looking for furniture in High Point. Loved all the pictures. 3 years later and I still love the crew from Duck Dynasty!

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