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The Associated Press Ready to jump into the furniture rehab game? Some tips from experts:

• Decide whether you want to distress a new piece for a vintage look, or paint an older piece to give it new life.

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Company has new distribution center in Mississippi

Furniture Today Staff — Furniture Today,

TUPELO, Miss. — Case goods and upholstery importer World Imports will show at next month’s Tupelo Furniture Market, leasing a 16,900-square-foot showroom in space 6224 of Building 6.

World Imports sells bedroom, dining room, occasional and accent furniture and upholstery. It operates out of a 600,000-square-foot Northeast distribution center in Philadelphia and recently opened a Southern distribution center in Bruce, Miss., which is just southwest of Tupelo.

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Each year about 15,000 kids are brought to the emergency room with injuries caused by furniture tip-overs, according to data collected by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. That’s a 41 percent increase since the early 1990s, with falling TVs, shelves and dressers being the most common accidents. The increase may be due to changes in furniture design. Here’s what you can do to help prevent injuries from occurring:

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9-12 September, 2009 http://www.furnitureinchina.com/expo

SHANGHAI, July 27 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — Furniture China 2009 will open its doors in 6 weeks. With 15 years of experiences, Furniture China has become the leading furniture show in Asia and TOP 5 in the world, held annually in September in Shanghai.

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By ALICE RAWSTHORN

BERLIN — It wasn’t a happy ending. Once celebrated as Europe’s leading art and design school, by early 1933 the Bauhaus was reduced to camping in a hastily converted telephone factory on the outskirts of Berlin and subsisting on handouts from its director, the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Denouncing it as “un-German,” the newly elected Nazi government forced the school to close.

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Kansas City Business Journal

The Legends Shopping Center and Nebraska Furniture Mart have agreed to pay more than $6.6 million combined in delinquent property taxes to the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan.

The Legends agreed to pay $3.856 million in delinquent taxes from 2008, bringing it up to date for property taxes owed, the Unified Government said in a release late Thursday. The Legends will make the payment by wire transfer on Friday, the release said.

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Kathy Van Mullekom Diggin’ In

“Green” around your yard is about more than just foliage and flowers.

The next time you shop for outdoor furniture, consider the “greenness” of what you purchase.

You can make a difference for wildlife when purchasing garden furniture, according to recent information from the International Wildlife Federation.

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By Liu Meng

Furniture that is aesthetic pleasing, artistic and practical is on display at Pep Design’s Fun Design exhibition in Beijing.

A boy sits on a whale sofa.

Liu Feng and Sun Wentao, the people behind Pep Design are showcasing their interpretation of how furniture should be.

“I want people to feel that they can play games with their furniture,” art director Liu Feng explained.

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(RTTNews) – Home furnishings retailer Haverty Furniture Companies Inc. (HVT: News ) reported Thursday a sharp decline in second quarter comparable store sales, with sales plunging 23%.

For the second quarter, Haverty Furniture’s comparable store sales decreased 22.6% from last year that exclude locations opened, closed or otherwise non-comparable during the last 12 months. Sales for the quarter plunged 23% to $129.7 million from $168.4 million in the same period last year.

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Montana. For most out-of -towners, the word conjures up images of vast landscapes dotted with old homestead cabins and cowboys. For locals, the word means a home rich in the tradition of hard work and family. But as the state’s cities and towns quickly evolve into modern cultural centers, more and more people seek to hang onto Montana’s important and distinct past. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the rapid growth of the Flathead Valley’s antique market. Whether you’re looking for something kitsch and retro, a memento, or a piece of fine furniture to add to your home collection, the antiques featured in the valley are sure to give you a piece of vintage Montana to hold onto.

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