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LaDifference is a destination for modern & contemporary home furnishings. Located in historic downtown Richmond, VA, LaDiff has customers all across the USA. Our travels take us around the world in search of exciting furniture for YOU to enjoy.

Latest Blog Posts

  • Why we love a GOOD Sale on Nov 17, 2009

    Sales are fun...and I'm not talking about just for the consumer - which I happen to be.(And I'm quite good at being a consumer, too!)At LaDiff, we have FUN with our sales.First, there are the 'games' we've played...in the past we've asked our custome...

  • So, what did you REALLY think? on Nov 10, 2009

    We knew we were taking a risk.Double entendre is always risky.Some people won't hear the 'risky' part, and the joke goes over their heads. Others ONLY hear the 'risky' part, and ignore the safe part, and take it far too literally.Since mid-October,...

  • Comfort, Color, and a some 'star' sightings....... LaDiff's recap of the October 2009 High Point furniture market on Nov 2, 2009

    1. COMFORT is king: deep, plush seating wowed us. Sink into comfort. Don't want to get up and keep walking comfort. No 'perching' on the edge of your seat; we're talking become one-with-the-furniture comfort.2. FABRIC is BACK in modern design. Whi...

  • Friends on Oct 20, 2009

    The best part about spending 2 weeks a year in High Point, trudging around from showroom to showroom, sleeping in a strange bed, working 14 hours/day?Seeing friends.Yep.That's it.Sure, it's fun to see really cool furniture - especially when some of o...

  • Purposeful Eclecticism on Oct 12, 2009

    There is a trend afoot in decorating and entertaining that I will call 'purposeful eclecticism.' It's where the home/apartment dweller has purposefully mixed styles and eras and colors and textures... not because they had to (think hand-me-downs) bu...

  • Toot! Toot! That's our 'own' horn you hear! on Oct 5, 2009

    Well... it's Monday... so it's time to write another blog entry.This morning, Carol Hazard and the Metro Business section of the Richmond Times Dispatch did it for me.The comments from Jerry Epperson, furniture industry expert & analyst and downt...

  • Ch-ch-ch-changes... on Sep 28, 2009

    "Turn and face the strange ch-ch-changes..." sang Mr. Bowie, a long long time ago.For the last few months I've been busy reconnecting with former classmates, with the culmination of our 25th high school reunion occurring this past weekend.It was a bl...