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The new Corsica table from Hooker Furniture

The American population may have reached 300 million in 2006, but household size is actually getting… smaller! According to the U.S. Census, the average number of people living together in a home dropped from a high of 4.5 people in 1915 to just under 2.6 people today (parents, offspring and extended squatters included!) More wealth, freedom and individuality, it seems, are driving not just the size of our families, but the size of our furniture… including our dinner tables.

Smaller tables have become a popular choice among today’s largest population sectors on both sides of the age scale – at one end,  Baby Boomers downsizing or living alone… at the other, Millenials (born after 1980) setting up their first household.

This makes sense, really. Both older and younger folks tend to live in smaller homes that require space-efficient furniture… and smaller tables (42”-48” in diameter) are a good fit. They also fit the trend to smaller homes in general. The average new U.S. home today stands around 2,169 sq feet, down from the peak of nearly 2,300 square feet in 2007.

But smaller dining tables offer advantages beyond saving space… especially when also round in shape. If you’ve ever eaten at a round table, you know how much more sociable and conversational they feel!

At the recent international home furnishing market in North Carolina, Hooker Furniture revealed an array of new round table options at smaller sizes in response to many requests for small, round tables from retailers and shoppers alike.

Brynlee table from Melange Collection

At just 42 inches around, the Brynlee is part of Hooker’s popular Melange Collection.  A two-tone table with soft walnut finish top and antique white base is paired with contrasting light-and-airy white chairs with a whimsical circle fretwork pattern on seat backs.

Miramonte table

At 44 inches around, the new Miramonte leg table features timeless European and French-country influenced styling, with turned legs, quiet horizontal slats on the chairs and a vintage casual finish over hickory veneers.

Chic Coterie table now in stores

At 48 inches around, the romantic Chic Coterie table mixes contemporary with vintage chic style. A worn-looking two-tone table with a chunky pedestal complements clean-lined chairs with upholstered backs.

The Chic Coterie home office and dining furniture collection is unique in that it was the first major furniture collection inspired by the aspirations of women as expressed on Pinterest. Learn more about the intriguing Chic Coterie story in this blog and on Hooker Furniture’s Chic Coterie Pinterest page.

The Chic collection is offered in two warm finishes: Vintage White (with worm holing and distressing) and Posh Brown (with a white-hang-up), creating a layered, but calming look. The two finishes mix beautifully together in the same room… or on the same piece.

Eastridge pub table

Small, round tables are also popular at higher heights, recalling the way we eat in a restaurant or bar. The 54-inch round the Eastridge pedestal pub table can create intimate dining for two or enlarge for a bigger group with its 20-inch leaf. It features a warm black and brown old world finish over cherry veneers… and a touch of timeless European traditional style with an elegant fluted texture on the base and chair legs.

Other round tables in Hooker Furniture’s lineup that are already available in retail stores include the 48-inch round Ludlow dining table.

Ludlow table

With a 48” glass top, its sophisticated metropolitan attitude is distinguished by an intriguing walnut veneer and hip fretwork inspired by Scottish designer Charles Rennie Macintosh.

Also at 48”, the Waverly Place dining table includes two matching 20” leaves that extend the table to 88”, and a warm, worn-looking Old English plank-top in cherry veneer.

Waverly Place table

Loved for their space-saving function, versatility, style and sense of intimacy, a small round table is perfect for a scaled-down dining room. But it also works as a game or project table in the family room, or an elegant place to grab breakfast in the kitchen!

Furniture featured in this article can be purchased at Sacksteder's Interiors.

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Written By Hooker Furniture Contributor Trisha McBride Furguson

As an interior designer, I turn to many sources for inspiration. In addition to furniture markets, I love to browse catalogs, magazines (my faves are Coastal Living and Southern Living) and websites (Houzz and Pinterest) for ideas. Often it’s one key piece that inspires the look of a whole room. It might be a painting that seems to fit the project perfectly, or a fabric I know the client will love. And while everyone’s talking about eating fresh and organic, I’m enjoying organically inspired interior design.

One of my favorite sources of inspiration is nature. It’s hard to go wrong with a design direction pulled from the environment. Whether it’s a color palette, pattern or material—there’s just something about organic elements that work. Whenever I’m in doubt, nature is always a sure bet.

Mineral-inspired palette

I love color palettes drawn from nature, in fact the majority of the palettes on my Pinterest board are nature-inspired. In any palette, there may only be one or two colors that I’d consider for a wall or large expanse. Yet all the colors are useful—particularly when they illustrate color combinations I’ve never considered. I find there’s a solution for every furniture design project to be found within nature’s beauty.

The first palettes that come to mind are beach hues and water colors. Calming, sandy tones of white, cream and beige balance the varying shades of blue found in the ocean.

Beach tones blend blues, neutrals

More than just being beautiful, this beach photo provides a proven template for colors that work together beautifully.

I also love the warm shades of red and ochre highlighted in a landscape of fall leaves; the hazy greys in a field of stones; and the crisp greens and pinks of orchard fruits.

Wondering how to combine red and green without it looking Christmas-y? Look to nature.

Crisp greens & pinks of orchard fruits

In addition to color, organic design can be seen in the patterns and materials used to create furniture, accents and decorative accessories. While floral patterns have always been a staple for textiles, I love to see them on wood accent furniture —they bring freshness to a room.

Farrah Flowered Chest

Adding an accent like Hooker Furniture’s Farrah Flowered Chest helps bridge the space between indoors and outdoors.

Spring Garden Chest

The Spring Garden Chest from Hooker Furniture’s Melange Collection brings both nature-inspired color and pattern into a room.

Incorporating natural materials is another great way to enliven design. From rustic wood finishes to sea shells, bamboo and rattan—natural materials give a room texture and depth. And don’t be surprised when it’s that piece that becomes the focal point and topic of conversation.

Capiz Shell Console

No matter where you live, you can bring the beauty of the beach into your home with the Capiz Shell Console.

One of the most common materials found in nature—bamboo—provides an earthy neutral focal point for your room. Bamboo doesn’t have to look casual—it can be refined and elegant—as demonstrated by the Ashton Chest.

Ashton Chest

In fact, just about any design pulled from nature will be sophisticated, warm and unpretentious, all at the same time.

All the furniture items featured in this article can be purchased at Sacksteder's Interiors.

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We all know that selecting window treatments can pose a real challenge when it comes to finding the right fit. Discovering the right style to flatter your decorative combination; along with matching up fabrics, can be very difficult. But there is a solution!

There are so many beautiful patterns to be found in fabrics. Matching your combinations up by selecting textiles that are offered by the yard can open up a much better selection for decorative customization. The variety that is available can help you get the tailored look that you want making the investment well worth it!

Customized draperies are the perfect solution for adding just the right amount of detail to the overall interior design of your home. The look of custom drapes creates the designer look and feel that we all love and offers years of enjoyment!

So whether you are in the final stages of a design project or your just considering a change to upgrade the cosmetic look of your home... keep the idea of custom draperies in mind to help add just the right amount of style and detail your looking for.

Sacksteder's is the place to help you achieve the custom look that you desire! Let our designers help take the complication out of selecting your window treatments. Contact one of our two locations for more details.

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