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Triple Threat
Forget about home work. Our latest design finds are fab and certain to help you spruce up your space in no time.

You know you’re always on the lookout for smart and sophisticated pieces to make your home stylish. Well, we’ve practically done your work for you thanks to three fab home finds. Just give these guys a look, and we promise you’ll walk away one happy shopper.

Go Global

We were psyched when we heard Global Living in Buckhead Village finally opened to the public in March. The eclectic home furnishings and accessories store actually opened last July, but to the trade only; however, owner Rupal Mamtani says it was always her plan to eventually become a retail store. “We have one-of-a-kind pieces from my travels to India, Asia and other parts of the world,” she says. “These are things you won’t find anywhere else.” And even though Global Living is Mamtani’s first retail endeavor, the home décor business is certainly nothing new to this entrepreneur. She’s actually owned her company, Blue Fish Home, for more than a decade. Blue Fish Home manufactures and imports custom case goods–think dining tables, wall units and coffee tables–in Hondurus using woods like acote, primavera and andiroba that are indigenous to Honduras and Guatemala. 3106 Early St., 404.841.9800 or globallivingatl.com.

Real Furniture

Atlanta is the first city to see samples of noted interior designer Chad Renfro’s eco-friendly furniture line, Real Furnishings. Renfro started Real Furnishings–Responsible, Eco-friendly, Affordable, Livable–with a friend who purchased a furniture manufacturing facility in Cleveland, Tenn., who was looking for ways to become more environmentally friendly. Renfro also needed a way to produce an affordable line of green furniture for a TV show, so the two joined forces and created Real Furnishings, which today features eco-friendly, stylish and functional furniture for home and commercial use. All of the pieces have cushions that are either wrapped in soy-based Bio-Lux foam or a down alternative made from recycled water bottles. Plus, they are covered in eco-friendly or sustainable fabrics like hemp, organic linen or Sunbrella fabric. Available at Global Living. 3106 Early St., 404.841.9800 or globallivingatl.com.

Lights On!

We’ve fallen hard for the new Urban Electric Co. showroom in the White Provision Development. The high-end lighting and design firm based out of Charleston, S.C., specializes in designing and manufacturing hand-crafted chandeliers, lamps and sconces made by a team of artisan designers and master craftsmen. We love the collections of House Creative Director Michael Amato and Charleston resident Mark Maresca, but especially like that The Urban Electric Co. designers will produce custom pieces designed specifically for your home. The 900-square-foot Atlanta showroom offers a catalogued collection of nearly 200 fixtures, plus the new line from Richard Mishaan, one of today’s top architectural designers. 1170 Howell Mill Road, P-14, 404.815.8066 or urbanelectricco.com.

By Sarah Gleim

The Urban Electric Co. photo courtesy of The Urban Electric Co.

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