Some may know me from the iVillage GardenWeb forums, where I was a frequent poster. The clunkly interface on Gardenweb, coupled with the overly restrictive bias against those in the furniture trade, led me to stike out and make this new forum, which went live for the first time on July 30, 2008.

Bear with us as we tweak our forum to make it better for everyone. My friend Bobby is a computer whiz so I look to him for help and his expertise to keep us smoothly running.

As for myself, I own a small boutique furnishings store in Alexandria, VA called The Keeping Room. While my main thrust has always been USA-made solid handcrafted furnishings, in the past few years customers have been coming in asking for Leather furniture, so I've become good with that aspect of the business as well..

Hope you enjoy the new forum, and remember that without YOU posting, its just another page on the internet.

-Duane Collie