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Is Real Wood Furniture Worth The Extra Cost?
When most people think about a quality piece of furniture, they think about a furniture piece made from solid hardwood. Traditionally, solid hardwoods were the preferred material for high-quality furniture. Real wood furniture costs can vary due to the types of solid wood being used and the grade of the wood. Not all real wood…
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Hardwood Solids Furniture, What Does The Term Mean?
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…
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Is Gold Leafing Difficult? Your Gold Leafing Guide
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…
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Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Explained
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…
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What Is Moral Leadership? Moral Leadership Qualities Defined
In today’s world, moral leadership is something that is needed. Yet, it can also be confusing as to precisely what it means to be an ethical leader. A moral leader is someone who has integrity, self-discipline, and unselfishness. But besides that, they also have values and are willing to lead by example. Ethical leaders are…
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Home Decor Color Trends 2022, A Color Change In Direction
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…
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How Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Make Money
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…
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Rattan Furniture And Asia and Southeast Asian Colonization
Many people may be surprised to learn that the rise of rattan furniture has a lot to do with Southeast Asia’s colonization. As Western powers colonized most of Southeast Asia during the late 19th century and early 20th century, they needed furniture to sit on. When colonizers came to the new countries, they found materials…
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Can I Copyright My Furniture Design?
Many designers wonder if they can copyright their furniture designs or if they should try to get a trademark on them. Both of these laws can be a bit complicated. To copyright, your furniture design product must be in tangible form. A tangible design has copyright protection, but if you want to bring a case…