Debbie Wiener's Blog

The brand new Graduate Lounge on the 2nd floor of the Stamp Student Union is now tricked out in MD Terrapin colors.  The radical transformation from blasé earth tones to slate gray and blood red walls has the grad students psyched.  Also our Slobproof! furniture in warm gold, UMD red, and soft gray have the [...]

Not only is my Slobproof! furniture green, but it’s red, white, and blue too!  100% of the materials that are used in Slobproof! frames and cushions come from the USA, and most are from just a few miles outside of our North Carolina factory, minimizing our carbon footprint.  Not many manufacturers make 100% of their [...]

Reduce, reuse, recycle.  Words to live by and I do my best to reduce my waistline, reuse last night’s leftovers and recycle my now vintage designer clothes.  But I digress- you can follow the three Rs in all facets of home decorating too, from adding a fresh paint color too overly formal mahogany hand-me-downs to [...]

I sweat in the heat.  My dad was a sweater; my boys are sweaters..I mean I lose 10 lbs in water weight every summer in DC…due to sweat.  So when fall comes and the temperatures cool..I’m in heaven, which inspired my autumnal Slobproof! fabrics- in reds, pumpkins, greens and golds.  Have you seen these?  They’re [...]

We know our Slobproof! furniture can stand up to anything a college student can throw at it, so we challenged these students to really put this Slobproof! chair to the test.  Even after a weekend camping trip, our Jacob chair is still clean, dry, and stain-free.

Ugh!  Sharing a bathroom can be a sticky situation, overflowing with controversies, like “who’s toothbrush is this?!”  Need help clearing the air?  We found simple solutions, all at O.co!   1.     Reverse it!  You can’t always tell which towel is his and which is hers, but with this patterned, reversible bath set, you can keep [...]

It isn’t our normal method, but once in a blue moon a delivery goes awry! Instead of the small delivery truck we use for residential neighborhoods, the large order going to the Cayuga Home for Children in New York arrived on a 53’ tractor trailer!  The kids were so excited to see the truck, filled [...]

It’s hard to come up with seating styles that are comfortable, simple, with broad appeal…but…I think we’ve done it!  Our new Chester Sofa is my dream date!  Big arms to hold me; well-defined legs; strong but soft; unpretentious and yet so handsome…all at the same time.  Am I talking about furniture or my fantasy??  Back [...]

Follow our new virtual clients as we tackle long-distance design.  For starters, Sharon is working with clients in Denver on their newly purchased Victorian home.  With emails, phone calls, samples and Skype, she’ll transform their home into a modern day urban oasis. Looking for a long-distance design relationship? We’ll make it work with our new [...]