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Gratuity: From Pizza to Fine Furniture

What do pizza delivery people, airport shuttle drivers, hotel room maids and Vermont Woods Studios furniture shippers have in common? All involve people in the service industry making your dining,...

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Table Setting 101: Casual to Fine Dining

I’m about to out myself as an old-timer. When I was in Junior High most girls took a class called Home Economics. We learned cooking and sewing skills and actually got tested on the proper way to set...

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Rockin’ the Rocker!

One of the most unique pieces of furniture we have in our showroom and one that gets a lot of attention at the Vermont Welcome Center is the Custom Quilted Vermont Rocking Chair. This is really a...

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A Vermont Winter “Forecast”

A couple of weeks ago I was walking with my family when I observed the little fellow in the above image making his way across our path. I had heard that Woolly Bears are prominent in folklore as...

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Thanksgiving is NOT about sales

As Thanksgiving quickly approaches, it’s important to remember that this holiday was not originally intended to promote Christmas sales. More and more we see “Black Friday” move into Thanksgiving Day....

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American Made and Affordable Gifts – Candles!

This coffee table with reclaimed wood top and steel legs is protected from any overheating of the glass candle jar with a slate coaster. Both the table and the coasters are available for purchase in...

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Winter Decorating – After the holidays

Embrace the ice! Bring the outdoors in with black and white photos (thank you to my very talented friend Kathleen Johnson), a clever string of lights with mirrored garland, bare branches in jars of...

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Escape Winter with the New England Grows Show & Boston Flower Show!

Some things to help you think Spring: New England Grows, Boston Flower & Garden, POLYWOOD Furniture and Peggy’s decorative touch! One of the things I enjoy most about working at Stonehurst are the...

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Spring Awakening!

  Though my daffodils were covered in 3″ of snow last week, according to the calendar Spring has arrived. I took an informal survey of my coworkers here in the Sales Department at Vermont Woods...

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Bookcases: They’re Not Just for Books!

    When you do put your books on a shelf, try not to be too uniform. Instinct may tell you to arrange books by size but it’s much more visually interesting if you mix it up a bit – not only by size...

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