As Bill Shakespeare said, All the world’s a stage. And at The Century House, we take great pleasure in helping to make your own personal set design – your home – look and feel beautiful. We also think your musical score should be equally exquisite. Check out these options. Geneva Stop by one of our […]

I would like to consider myself a transparent person. I’m a terrible liar. I’m not very good at keeping secrets.  I don’t like to surprise even myself, and I prefer to be direct about the simple stuff.  For example, you will never guess what this post is about by just reading the title {insert sarcasm}. […]

As Apartment Therapy and other home design sources have noted in recent weeks, sustainability isn’t the only green trend currently transforming interior decor. At the 2011 Home & Housewares show in March, shoppers and bloggers alike noticed one thing: the incredible concentration of chartreuse, kelly, viridian, and other emerald shades present in the show’s displays. […]

Having recently returned from the New York International Gift Fair, I wish to share one of our most exciting finds… It is hard to find good, well designed modern lighting.  Harder still, to find something truly innovative.  Add to that Made in the USA and Eco-friendly, and well, not a lot of options… That is […]

With my upcoming birthday- now that I feel I no longer have any special numbers to look forward to- I find myself embracing things that are no longer considered age appropriate.  In a sense, I am now free to choose my mental age.  I am as old as I feel, and am falling in love […]

Bit by bit, Spring is creeping in!  The snow piles are slowly disappearing, our days are growing longer and the occasional optimistic (read: slightly crazy) college student is weating shorts while making his beer run here in Madison.  It’s a familiar cycle, but seems new each year.  After spending months being warmed by snuggly blankets and […]