There is a lot of confusion about what hard solid wood furniture means; solid hardwood furniture is one of those furniture industry words that can sometimes be confusing. Hardwood solids can include non-solid woods such as engineered woods. Hardwood solids are used in furniture and other industries to classify what wood is used in a…
We use a lot of gold leaf for many of the finishes for our home decor products. Because of this, we know quite a bit about gold leafing. Correctly applying the gold leaf can be very difficult. Gold leaf is fragile and needs to be used correctly. It will also break easily or can easily…
The new buzzwords today are artificial intelligence and machine learning. The terms machine learning and artificial intelligence are many times wrongly used interchangeably. AI is best defined as the broad science that is used to mimic human activities. Machine learning is a subset of AI that trains the machine to learn through data and pattern…
The colors in our homes can be a powerful communication tool not only to those who visit our homes, but it can also influence our mood and even our physiological reactions to the colors. Everywhere we look, colors surround us. They are a significant part of our lives. The trend colors we see for 2022…
Underwriters Laboratories, or UL, is a global safety science certification company that is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois. Underwriters Laboratories is the largest independent testing laboratory in the United States. Underwriter laboratories make their money from contributions and grants, servicing and other fees, and investment income. When you view their tax returns, you can see that…