We frequently get pictures from customers displaying new furniture in their homes and we're almost always amazed at the beauty. In all sincerity, I've gotten pictures of homes that could be confused with a resort. Recently we've been collaborating with Destry Darr Designs on furnishing dining salons for a number yachts. They were kind enough to send us pictures of several recent projects and I was left speechless. Looking at them all I could hear was Robin Leach's voice and his signature phrase, "champaign wishes and caviar dreams."

I think the images speak for themselves.

85' Ocean Alexander Yacht

Dining Salon on the Ocean Alexander Yacht with Straight Back Dining Chairs with Tapered Legs.

Dining Salon on an 103' Cheoy Lee Yacht with Modesto Dining Chairs.

As for Carrington Court, we're very proud to know that our chairs can make the cut to meet the standards of multi-million dollar luxury boats. That's a great honor, but what we're even more pleased about is that we can offer these exact designs to the general public at prices almost anyone can afford. 

It's been a long time coming but we're finally rolling out a huge selection of throw pillows. You can choose from a dozen shabby chic, vintage script designs or create your own by selecting from several shapes and sizes available in over 200 fabrics.

Throw pillows have always been a great way to tie the colors in a room together. With an enormous number of fabrics, you're sure to find a match for whatever color you're trying to make pop whether it be in the curtains, carpet, rug, walls or a contrast for your upholstery. 

So, we encourage you to stop in and have a look at all we have to offer. Just as with everything else that we make, these pillows are hand-made in the USA and affordable, starting at $25 each. We hope you enjoy them.

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Ever wonder what happens to all those chairs we photograph for use on the website and for advertising? Wonder no more. We're offering dozens of photo samples for sale at prices well below our cost. Each chair is new and unused and comes with our standard lifetime warranty. There's no difference between a sample and anything else we make.

Each chair is one of a kind, so it's unlikely you'd be able to put an entire dining room together (unless you like a very eclectic look), but they are perfect for extra seating or for use as accent chairs. Prices start as low as $59 and while we offering a large number, don't delay because they're going fast.

Get them here: http://www.carringtoncourtdirect.com/photo-samples.cfm

As you can imagine we get lots of requests for new products. Near the top of the list is a request for a large round ottoman, often referred to as a cocktail or coffee ottoman. So in response we've created the Genoa Cocktail Ottoman. It's 42-inches in diameter and works perfectly in place of a coffee table. Of course we would never settle for a boring round ottoman, so this design has several flourishes. The padded top is tufted with 9 buttons, surrounded by a pleated skirt running around the circumference.

The Genoa is just our initial foray into ottomans. In the future we will be introducing a smaller design (probably around 24-inches) as well as offering traditional ottomans for our club and wing chairs. We're committed to expanding our product line in to new areas. Right now we have a poll on our Facebook page asking for votes on what new products our customers would like to see. As of this posting it looks like upholstered headboards have a wide lead. If there is something that you would like us to make--speak up, we want to hear from you!

If you've never seen the show, you might be in for quite a surprise. The tough looking crew from Las Vegas are really history geeks at heart. It seems like their favorite projects are pieces of Americana that were made between the late 19th Century to the early-1950s. They can take an old gas pump, vending machine or toy and restore it to a condition that is as good as if not better than new.

So you might be wondering why you're reading about this on a furniture website. The answer is simple: we are inspired by the construction and longevity of classic American made objects and artifacts. For much of the industrial revolution many everyday objects were made not only to be functional but also to be sturdy and nearly indestructible. This began to change in the 1960s and by the 1990s it would be rare to find any consumer good that was designed not to be essentially disposable.  That's why the show is so interesting. While the items brought into Rick's shop my be dirty, rusted or dinged--in most cases they still work. A phrase that you'll hear time and again is, "They don't build'em like that any more." How true.

The people that work at Carrington Court have the same attitude as those that worked at making products at American companies in the first half of the 20th century. Fashions change and furniture wears out, but our goal to make beautiful dining chairs, wing chairs and benches that will last. We're not going to cut corners to save a few cents here and there, nor do we intentionally design something to wear out after a certain period of time. Carrington Court has been in business since 1984 and nothing makes us happier than to have a customer call and ask for slipcovers for chairs she ordered 20 years ago.

So if you haven't had a chance to see American Restoration, sit back and enjoy a few episodes. You'll enjoy seeing what real craftspeople can accomplish and get a history lesson at the same time.