I live in Atlanta and there are lots of choices for local furniture shopping. All of the most well known have been mentioned, but what really matters most is what particular pieces you need, what style you prefer, your price range and whether you're looking for complete sets of furniture like bedrooms and dining rooms. There is a company called Norwalk that will help you design a custom sofa, chairs and such from their many frame styles and fabric selections. You'll find them online too. If you have a lot of decorating to do and a budget that's healthy you can "hire" a decorator for the day who will take you to ADAC where you'll see showrooms from hundreds of manufacturers and designers and your decorator or designer can place an order for you. To the trade only so a designer or decorator friend could also get you in the doors. Many people swear by the Macy's furniture showroom at Perimeter Mall. Always a sale going on there. Fans of Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware make the trip to Dawsonville, about 50 minutes straight up 400 to the N. Ga. outlet mall where you'll find furniture from both of these stores at outlet prices. (Williams Sonoma too). Rooms to Go and other furniture and mattress manufacturers have spaces on the access road outside the perimeter on I85. There are also fans of the BrandSmart program where I believe you buy a year's membership for a couple of thousand dollars and can then shop their mammoth showrooms and catalogs for big savings, reportedly near manufacturer's cost not retail. No personal experience with this to share though. Ballard's Backroom is located in the well known and popular Howell Mill District, a favorite of decorators and designers. B.B. is the catalog outlet center for Ballards that everyone knows of online and through their catalogs. In this same industrial area you'll find great shopping for upholstery fabric and Forsyth Fabrics also offers a wonderful range of furniture in their showroom that you can order and have covered in your choice of fabric or leather. MUST go to this place if you're in town. Shop this district for great deals on all design and decorating needs. Rugs, Nancy Braithwaite's baby clothing and room furnishings, Gorgeous French and English Antiques, silk traders, the Curtain Exchange, Decorative and garden pieces from Hill Street- you'll find everything here for your home so be prepared to shop all day for days and wear comfortable clothes and shoes! My personal style is classic modern/traditional. Barbara Barry, Baker Archetype Martha Stewart for Bernhardt etc. so my personal favorite store in this neighborhood for furniture, lighting and design inspiration is Bungalow Home. An incredible store in every way. Right on Howell Mill. If you like this style too you'll LOVE Bungalow Home. There are many shopping options open to you so my suggestion would be to get a group of friends together and come in to ATL. for a couple of days to shop the options and share opinions on all the finds you'll come across. Big Fun!

I have fond memories of renting a Fiat 500 in Italy and driving it from La Spezia to Maranello / Modena where I spent the day at the Ferrari factory and museum. Originally I had a Alfa Romeo booked, but when I got to the rental car agency at the port the only thing left was a Fiat 500 with a manual gearbox (how typical is that for Italy - "you need a car? we have a car - there it is"). I had the Fiat 500 going flat out over the hills of Tuscany both there and back, don't think I ever lifted. I was so glad I rented the GPS too, I don't read Italian road signs! Of course the best part of that day was when I rented a Ferrari 599 for two hours in Maranello and took to the hilly backroads in it. Now THAT is a car. My two rentals for that day

Lord knows and all here know I can be brutally blunt. But come ON.........P.C "Why does it matter they look pretty generic to me and very clunky. IMO the top one is just plain ugly." The top is a side table with an Asian influence. You don't like it. You're not buying it. I doubt the op asked as to whether ANYONE liked them. Particularly when we have no idea what or where they'd be going, or why, or what finish etc. She asked who made them. Answer is Redford House "Redford House delivers furniture of the finest quality. All of our furniture is "hand crafted" by experienced Artisans to make each piece a unique inspiration of Old World tradition. Redford House is your source for fine quality furnishings to lifestyle retailers. Redford House only buys the finest materials from sustainable wood suppliers in America. We manufacture in North America to have as light a carbon footprint as possible. Your customers can enjoy the beautiful quality and feel good with Redford House furniture in their home. Your success is our success and we want to be a partner for the long run. We have established a reputation in the furniture industry for customer service that is friendly and solution driven. At Redford House it is our passion to deliver superlative design and quality that your customers demand and we deliver at prices that are lower than you would expect."

Yes, to Flexsteel, specifically the Digby line, using the Kashmira fabric. Research Kashmira...it is a miracle fabric. Looks like leather or suede (not microfiber), is practically indestructible, and the colors are gorgeous. https://www.flexsteel.com/kashmira.inc Often there will be a sofa on the floor. If you like the color, chances are you will get it for floor model price.