Martha's Musings

Posted by Jennifer Sergent Monday May 12, 2008 - 01:15 PM

Say what you will about Martha Stewart, but as the proud owner of one of her dining tables, I can say that the stuff she puts out there is solid and dependable. That’s why I was eager to hear what she had to say on stage at the recent International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, NC, where she was introducing new lines of:

furniture

lighting

rugs

and framed photography. 

Whew!  Read on for some of her more interesting observations from High Point,

Photo credit: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.

 

  • The early years: “The first piece of furniture I bought was a really dumb purchase. It was a Spanish trunk. The minute you bought it, it wasn’t worth anything.”
  • Favorite book: “The New Fine Points of Furniture: Early American: The Good, Better, Best, Superior, Masterpiece,” by Albert Sack. “It’s time to educate more than ever about the fine points of furniture.”
  • Antiquing: “A week can’t go by without antiquing,” she says. When her company once questioned her about expensing a driver for those trips, she said it was worth it for the business: “I go antique, I look for inspiration, I look for ideas!”
  • Artistic leanings: “I’m always sketching knot designs for knot gardens.”
  • The mission: “We try to look for purity of design, clarity of vision, sense of proportion – usable, practical, and most of all, beautiful.”
  • Her own home: “I don’t have any rugs – I have too many animals.”
  • When asked if there was anyone else she would want to be: “I always wanted to be Sophia Loren, but I met Sophia Loren, and now I only want to be Martha. No insult – but she wears glasses!”
  • Now you can live in her homes, in nine communities built by KB Homes: “We decorate the houses with all our things – you’ll want to just move in.”

 

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