American Industry Overview: House Furnishings
This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing house furnishings (except curtains and draperies) from purchased materials, such as blankets, bedspreads, sheets, tablecloths, towels, and shower curtains.
Industry Snapshot
For many years, house furnishings, such as sheets, towels, and blankets, functioned as basic household necessities. In the growing economy after World War II, however, these products were manufactured with new technology in an expanding palette of colors, prints, and styles, thus becoming more of an expression of personal taste. In the early 2010s, it was easy and affordable for consumers to redecorate their rooms...