Author: Anita Hummel

  • 10 Tips to Manufacturing Home Décor Products in Vietnam

    10 Tips to Manufacturing Home Décor Products in Vietnam

    As the trade war between the United States and China takes place, one country that has emerged as a clear winner has been Vietnam. But as many people have come to look at Vietnam as viable home decor and home furnishing manufacturing source, have been surprised that Vietnam was not able or willing to produce…

  • 10 Tips to Manufacturing Home Décor Products in China

    10 Tips to Manufacturing Home Décor Products in China

    Many people feel like manufacturing in China for home decor and home furnishing products may be at the end of its cycle.   But the truth is that China continues to be a very viable place to manufacture home decor and home furnishing products.  To be successful in manufacturing home decor products in China, you…

  • 10 Great Vietnamese Home Décor Product Finishes and Techniques We Love

    10 Great Vietnamese Home Décor Product Finishes and Techniques We Love

    Vietnam offers home decor companies a great source of manufacturing home decor products. They have a lot of unique techniques and finishes that other countries and places do not have. Vietnam also does a lot of finishes that are truly 100% handmade. This makes them an excellent choice for many home decor products. There are…

  • 7 Tips to Adding Some Sightseeing into Your Next  Business Trip

    7 Tips to Adding Some Sightseeing into Your Next Business Trip

    If you are like me, you will find that a lot of your travel revolves around business travel, so you may travel a lot, but you do not see all the tourist sites in the places you are traveling to.  But if you are smart about how you travel, you can add some sightseeing to…

  • Bamboo – An Auspicious Plant For Your Home

    Bamboo – An Auspicious Plant For Your Home

    I grew up in a home that always had a bamboo plant growing in it. My father grew up in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with a small bamboo grove on his parent’s home property. My grandparents had lived in China for many years and always loved bamboo, so this love of bamboo was passed down to…

  • About Weaving Water Hyacinth Baskets Into Home Décor Products

    About Weaving Water Hyacinth Baskets Into Home Décor Products

    Water hyacinth is a weed that once clogged all the waterways around Vietnam. But despite its history, it is now considered an eco-friendly choice for weaving home decor baskets and other home decor products. Water hyacinths used to be a nuisance on the waterways around Vietnam as the water hyacinth plant grows on the water…