High Point Furniture Market Fun: Day 1

High Point Furniture Market Fun Day 1

We had the most fun at High Point Market this Spring! As you all know, my sister is my brand manager, and she was able to come along for the market fun again this season! We filmed hours of content, and she’s the one behind the lens. Sometimes I make her get in a few videos with me. Haha! We were on our feet and walked over 12,000 steps each day. We laughed, made fun videos, used our creative minds, and silly banter to make a bunch of funny, but informative content. Keep following along on all my socials (@zacharylukedesigns) to get the inside scoop of all the ins and outs from our 3 days at Hpmkt. To start off, I will go through all of what we did on day 1. If you know me at all, you know I am organized. I have a plan and what I like to do each day. So, here we go!

Starting off, we immediately arrived into town around 10:30 am on Saturday and went straight to Showplace. Showplace is one of two main buildings with multiple showrooms at High Point Market. We stopped for an iced coffee first, of course. We walked the halls of showplace first to check out all the shops and see what was new. I have my staples that I always like to see and film content videos in, but it is nice to walk around and check out some other showrooms. Sometimes I even find 1 or 2 new companies I would order from.

Some fun videos we filmed are one of my biggest frustrations as a transitional designer and that’s BEIGE and MONOCHROMATIC. It is EVERYWHERE! It looks pretty, but honestly every other showroom was one shade, neutral. No color, no dimension, no pop of something different! Ugh. Another video we have recently loved making is rapid fire Yes’ and No’s. This is where we go around and just say yes or no to different items we would like or use. We saw a ton of Rattan as well. 

Onto the big showrooms at Showplace: Hooker Furnishings and Surya

I do a lot of business with both companies and just love what they have to offer. Hooker Furnishings is the entire 3rd floor of Showplace and has many sister companies within their brand. There is seriously something for everyone within the one company umbrella. Hooker has custom furniture, upholstery, case goods and more! We found a new company that we hadn’t been to before and that is, Pulaski, which is a sister company of the Hooker Furnishings brand. It was one of the last showrooms we visited and were giddy with excitement at the options, quality, and prices! I cannot wait to place an order with them for a future client. Beautiful kitchen, living room, and bedroom furniture. We filmed a lot of content there and fell in love! It is always so fun to find a new company and get this excited about it, especially at the end of a long day. It was a hidden gem for sure. 

Onto Surya, we filmed a lot of rug and lamp content also! While that doesn’t sound like much fun, it is so fun to see all the new designs. Your space can look way more enhanced with a beautiful rug and a pair of stylish lamps! They are my passion, as you all know, I Love Lamp! But seriously, Surya is my go-to for these items. We filmed a few videos there of our favorites, so be on the lookout for that content. I always love their showroom and open bar :)

We finished up for the day around 5 pm. We then went and checked into our hotel, then quickly got changed and headed over to an Eastern Accents party. They had a lovely buffet and drinks, and lots of good conversation. You all know I love my Eastern Accents family and am excited for my collab launch with them soon! All in all, day 1 was a success! Stay tuned for more market content!