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Product Review: The Diego Leather Sofa Collection
Contempo Sofa’s primary objectives are simple: luxury and elegance. Relaxation is a key tenet of life. Whether you live in an Upper East Side townhouse, a SOHO loft, or a cozy house in the suburbs, when you come home at … Continue reading
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Tagged chair, diego, elegance, leather sofa, love seat
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The Longest Sofa on Earth
Do you ever feel like you have a hard time finding a sofa big enough for your home? Well maybe you should have a look at Sykkylven’s record-setting longest sofa on Earth. On June 14, 2009, 300 volunteers from ten … Continue reading
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Tagged guinness book of world records, longest sofa, sofa, sykkylven, world record
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Here Comes the Sun: Daylight Savings
Daylight Savings Time comes every year (Sunday, March 11 this year), but I’m willing to bet good money most of you have no idea how it started. If you think it was Benjamin Franklin’s idea, you’re only partially right. Franklin … Continue reading
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Tagged benjamin franklin, daylight savings, george vernon, new zealand, summer
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Hamburg Artist Designs Public Street Furniture
Oliver Show, a young German artist, took on what he saw as “the commercialization of public space” with a daring, inventive project in the German city of Hamburg, according to Architizer. Using flexible, yellow drainage pipes, Show turned bike racks, … Continue reading
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Tagged design, guerrilla art, hamburg, public art, public seating, sofa, street furniture
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Getting a Full Night’s Sleep When You Couldn’t Actually Get a Good Night’s Sleep
Life’s busy and sometimes we can’t always get the recommended eight hours of sleep we need. So how can you stay alert in the morning when you’re running on less than your best? Health.com recommends a few special tips: First … Continue reading
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Tagged diet, exercise, insomnia, Nap, rest, sleep, sleep deprivation, work
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How Stress Harms Your Decision Making Skills
Are you a super busy person? Always have important business plus a thousand things to do in your personal life? Well, we have some bad news for you. You’re probably not doing the best you could, not for lack of … Continue reading Rising Spring Destinations to Help Get You Off the Couch and Out the Door
Some people like to wait until summer to take a vacation. We say, why wait? Traveling in spring time usually means smaller crowds and lower prices. The former alone makes the vacation worth more for your money, and the latter … Continue reading
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Tagged berlin, discouts, germany, hawaii, portugal, puerto rico, spring destinations, travel
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Show Us Some Strange Seating and Enter to Win a $500 Gift Certificate!
Ever seen someone sitting in a position that you couldn’t believe was comfortable? Or on something that, for lack of a better word, doesn’t belong anywhere near a human behind? If you have, then we want to hear about it! … Continue reading
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Tagged contest, gift card, sitting environment, strange seating
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Leather in Ancient Civilizations
At Contempo Sofa, we make some of our finest products from leather, a material that humans have been using for ages. It’s a durable, flexible material primarily made from cattle hide and can be produced through a variety of methods, … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient civilization, history, iceman, leather, romans, tanning
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Don’t Stuff Cash in the Couch; There Are Better Ways to Save
As the US economy continues towards recovery, many young people, newly employed and inexperienced in financial matters, are beginning to learn how to save and use their money wisely. Although growing up, our idea of saving was stuffing coins in … Continue reading
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Tagged financial advice, investments, save money, security bonds, stock
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