I made my first trip to High Point Market this weekend, and....it. was. SO. awesome. I can't even describe it! Let's just say I hope it was the first of many, many trips to Market to come.

If you don't know what the High Point Market is, it's the largest furnishings industry trade show in the WORLD. So if you're from North Carolina, you need to know about this. It's something to boast about! People come from over 100 countries to little High Point, NC twice a year for it. I didn't know this while I was there, but it covers 11.5 MILLION square feet of showspace! I was there for one day, so I saw only a tiny piece of it. I don't know if you could see everything there is to see even if you were there all day for all six days of Market!

Currey & Company:

I actually recently won a chair from Arhaus that looks just like this one here on the right, but in dark wood. This is making me seriously consider painting it...

for the morbid?

{or those in tri-sigma - Ellie, this is for you!}

some serious coquillage

more coquillage

A. Hoke Raleigh girls!

Meg & Leigh are the managers of the Raleigh showroom and they are awesome!! Both have been in the design industry for over 10 years and go above and beyond for our designers.

All the big-name furniture lines are at Market, of course (Lee Industries, Hickory Chair, Century), but lots of others I had never heard of. And it's not just furniture, either - there are lighting and accessories companies, too. It's all for the trade only, though. So you pretty much have to be a designer, work for a designer, or work for a trade showroom to go. I started working at one of the two trade showrooms in Raleigh, A. Hoke Ltd., just a few weeks ago. (I'm so glad I started in time for Market!) The showroom managers graciously let me tag along this Saturday.

Chaddock Home:

Chaddock's foyer was dressed in Mary McDonald's collection, which there are more images of down the line!

LOVE this cocktail table!

this bedroom by Mary McDonald contains a lot of Louis XVI-style elements

The Chaddock photos from here on are all from Mary McDonald's new collection, which launched at Market!

Love these clean neoclassical chairs.

Mary McDonald's painted floors

Mary's collection also includes some campaign and directoire furniture.

Outward-curving legs were introduced during the Directoire period, when a five-man committee called the Directory ruled France.

The armchair in this picture contains elements of campaign furniture, which was built to be collapsible. Campaign furniture emerged during the Napoleonic Wars when armies were always on the move and needed their chairs, beds, etc. to be portable. The leather sling attached to the back of this chair's frame is typical of contemporary campaign furniture.

Leigh Mosby with Mary McDonald!

My pictures follow the order of showrooms we went to, but like I said, I saw only a small piece of what was there. I also took photos only of things that really caught my eye because that alone kept my constantly busy and drained my battery. There were lots of other styles represented that I didn't capture. After my husband saw a photo his friend (who went to Market with his interior designer mom) posted of a really industrial showroom, he said something along the lines of "I didn't know they had cool stuff like that there! None of your pictures looked like that!" Which made me feel like I should tell you how biased my pictures are, I guess??

I am super interested to know what everyone else likes from these photos. It's really interesting to me how people's styles differ. If you have a second, would you please leave a comment letting me know what catches your eye?

Vanguard Furniture:

Vanguard has a collection of upholstered end tables and consoles.

Vanguard appealed to my rustic and farmhouse tastes here...

Hickory Chair:

I really wish I had taken more pictures at Hickory Chair. I remember so many beautiful scenes I didn't capture :(

I love this scene. I wish I could fit all my things in and on a desk this small and slim!

Wildwood Lamps & Accents:

Notice the duck/swan motif on the arms here? This is a take on the cabriole leg, which suggests an animal's leg, curving at the knee and ending in a goat's hoof. During the Empire period, this motif became very pronounced in the form of legs shaped like sphinxes. Here the duck's feet sit at the top of the leg rather than as the chair's actual feet.

These companies sell only to the trade, so you won't be able to go to their websites and order something or even see pricing. But if you see anything on here that seriously interests you, let me know!

Moore Councill:

This console and the next end table are both covered in off-white leather! It's an interesting and unique look (when up close) and texture.

Century Furniture:

Coral-ish pink, green + coastal motifs...I was happy in here!

I want this chair!! It's shown in one of my favorite Tilton Fenwick patterns here.

Charlotte Moss for Century

I love Charlotte Moss' style and have already taken lessons from her book Charlotte Moss Decorates (a perfect cocktail table book!). I'm bummed we didn't see her while we were there!

Charlotte Moss

Same Tilton Fenwick pattern shown earlier in pink!

Another fun Tilton Fenwick!

Anything gold + marble makes me happy!

This table is one of my favorites out of everything I saw! So unique, so interesting, and of course gold + marble :)

I LOVE this room. Can't decide if I'd rather live in the bright, happy pink & green room at the beginning of Century or in this peaceful, serene beach scene. Which would you choose?