I am often asked to write about the ‘green’ phenomenon and what my company does to be green. One part of our eco-friendly philosophy that seems to stump people is my firm belief that simply buying quality, multi-purpose products is the best way to be green, regardless of the materials a product may be made [...]

We had a wonderful family weekend. After weeks of travel, it is nice to know that we are home for a few weeks, so we had a full family-dedicated weekend. One thing I always dread that we actually tackled this week was family photos. I love having photos of my family, but photo shoots can [...]

Svan is previewing their new product at ICFF. You have to see it, you will fall in love! (I will post pictures as soon as I have permission from the powers that be.)
The ICFF Show (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) is being held at the Javitz Center this Saturday through Tuesday. If you have never been, [...]

Today is my husband’s birthday … I can’t say how many years without dating myself, so I refuse to share.
It is the Swedish tradition to wake the birthday person with singing and gifts first thing in the morning. So, I dragged myself out of bed extra early (I am not a morning person) and started [...]

Svan Bouncers on the Ellen Show

My friend at Cartoon Furniture is now bringing his amazing products to the public. You have to see his pieces at Cartoon Furniture. They are designed to bring the cartoon world into your home. When he says “We love what we do!”, he really means it.
Seriously, this is outrageously fun furniture. I have the Green Envy dresser [...]

We have exciting news to announce this week. We have acquired (key assets) of euro-baby®, a fellow distribution company in the baby product business. I have admired the service-oriented philosophy of euro-baby and its’ president, Bill Jacoby, as well as their Micralite product line, so it is a great pleasure to announce officially that both [...]

I just returned from a long, but successful trip to California. The purpose of the visit was to support and attend an important event Pregnancy Awareness Month (PAM). This is the inaugural year of PAM and it was great to be involved. The purpose of PAM is to build an awareness of the wealth of information that [...]