Restaurant chain TGI Fridays has ditched its dark wood and red-striped interiors in favour of a muted Scandinavian-style aesthetic at a branch in Corpus Christi, Texas, following similar revamps by McDonalds and Burger King (+ slideshow). The American company's in-house team "completely re-imaged" its standard interior and exterior formats for the outpost, which opened earlier this year. Instead of the dark diner-like interiors filled with booth seating, light-coloured wooden

Kolmikko chairs by Carlo Raymann. Plywood. Photography by Johanna Kinnari. Copyright A-lehdet. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hanna bookshelves by Kristoffer Heikkinen. Powder paint, metal, and birch. Photography by Johanna Kinnari. Copyright A-lehdet. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mixing looks helps personalize room for specific needs LOS ANGELES — When choosing the right dining table and chairs, there are no rigid rules. Think about mixing and matching pieces instead of plunking down money for a perfectly matched set, experts say. “These days, we see people choosing opposite styles for the table and the chairs,” said Amy Panos, a Des Moines, Iowa-based deputy editor at Better Homes and Gardens magazine. “It makes the room interesting and gives it pers

Kooo architects has added wooden beams to a cafe in China to form a woven lattice across the ceiling that lets in light (+ slideshow). The Japanese studio, which also has offices in China, wanted to create a more inviting space for the customers of Xie Xie Cafe in Hangzhou. To achieve this, they added wooden beams to the existing steel and glass roof to soften the interior. "The original building was made of a steel structure and glass, which makes people feel pretty cold," s

SHANGHAI, Sept. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The 38th China International Furniture Fair (CIFF) Shanghai officially opened onSeptember 7 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in Hongqiao, Shanghai, featuring a total of 2,000 exhibitors from all fields in the furniture.The CIFF (Shanghai) is showcasing home furniture, office furniture, home decor & home textiles, outdoor & leisure as well as machinery and raw materials in the four-day exhibition, bringing special