Long time Dumbo resident Ilene Richardson launched her new business this month, Furnish-d. Furnish-d is an online marketplace for high-end custom and designer furniture. They feature showroom floor models and gently used items in all categories. Ilene, an award winning multimedia producer who spent over two decades working with leading entertainment industry talent, saw an opportunity to bring truly well made furniture to the public at prices that rival those of chain stores.
Furnish-d is also offering workshops, in conjunction with Furniture Masters, an upholstery workshop. For the first time ever, the state of the art Furniture Masters workshop in Long Island City will open its doors to eager enthusiasts who have longed to master the craft of upholstery. This 5-week series will teach you how to upholster a chair similar to the one pictured above. As an added bonus, each student will take home his or her finished upholstered chair. The class starts on March 6, 2010 (for more information, go to furnish-d.com/blogs/news/1376182-upholstery-workshop.) Registration deadline is at the end of the week, so contact them here.
Check out their inventory and examples of what they are offering in their showroom page. Congrats to Ilene and contact them to sell or purchase quality furniture.
