They walked the streets of New York, Hong Kong, Dallas and Atlanta, shopping boutiques, store windows, antique shops, art galleries and jewelry stores. They scoured the pages of magazines and catalogs, with a trail of sticky notes marking pages of inspiration. They sat side by side for hours in the product development room at the Hooker Furniture  headquarters in Martinsville, Va., glued to the computer screen one minute and bouncing ideas off of each other the next.

Cindy Hall, a Generation X mother of two, and Erica Wingo, a Generation Y single and 2007 college graduate, were the co-developers of the Mélange Accents Collection, a group of one-of-a-kind artistic accents meant to inspire its owners.

As they created Mélange, they were determined to make the collection unlike any other in the marketplace. They intentionally looked not to the expected source of [...]

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Do you find yourself wondering what you can do to put the “wow” into the special day when mothers are so deserving of being honored?  It’s just around the corner, (May 8th), and if you’ve been stumped, I’m happy to share a few ideas that will make her eyes sparkle!

Many moms would love to create a special room or escape, even if it’s tucked away inside a hall cubby or in a corner – a place where they could take the time to:  relax, be pampered, participate in a hobby, listen to music, or just catch up on the phone with a friend.  All it takes is the right piece to help make it happen!  As an interior designer, I know it’s important to source for items which are not only beautiful, but can be worked into a room, serving multiple purposes.

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