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06/12/2026
showed out!!! Chicago is a beauty. TDB came with a mission. Make friends, find brand allies who share our love for The Teachers’ Lounge Movement, and discover NeoCon for the very first time. Boy oh boy we’re calling this a success!
Thank you Queen for making me come. Thank you for introducing me to your awesome friends.
We can’t wait to share all the crazy goodness that’s coming out of this trip!
And introducing our 2nd finalist for the Columbus, Ohio Teachers’ Lounge Movement project!
Help us show some love to Georgian Heights Elementary School and wish them luck!
Stay tuned to find out who will be selected as the winning school. Are you ready?
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COLUMBUS, OH - WE ARE IN THE FINAL STRETCH. ✨
Pay attention the next 2 days as we introduce our 2 finalists pining for The Teachers’ Lounge Movement makeover in Columbus City Schools! Woot woot!
🏫 Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School
🏫 Georgian Heights Elementary School
Watch their submission video then stay tuned.
Our incredible committee is reviewing both schools right now, and we’ll be announcing the winner in TWO WEEKS. Are you excited? Are you ready?
Teachers, you showed up. Columbus, you showed out. Now it’s time to let the magic happen.
Besties - let these schools know what you think! 🩵
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06/05/2026
We’re getting hyped! Our contest we held in partnership with is churning some results. We have our amazing committee selected, and they will be choosing the winning school.
Congratulations to our finalists Georgian Heights Elementary School, and Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School!
Who will get to receive the Teachers’ Lounge Makeover?? 🤔🥳
Columbus City Schools
06/02/2026
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Behind every meaningful connection, mentorship moment, and act of advocacy is someone helping move this industry forward. The 2026 Diversity Advocacy Alliance (DAA) Awards celebrate individuals making a difference across the home furnishings community.
Nominations are now open for the Open Arms Award, Mentorship Award, and Social Responsibility Award. Know someone who should be recognized? Nominate an industry peer, colleague, or yourself at highpointmarket.org/diversityadvocacyalliance or through the link in our bio. Nominations close July 8, 2026.
06/02/2026
Some BTS photos of our news segment last Fall. Our 2nd one together - sharing the update on our High Point project. This was fun. 🥰
The Happy Accident. The one off that became a movement -> The Teachers Lounge Movement.
This is where it all began.
It was meant to be content for us. What we didn’t expect was the joy and emotional reaction the teachers would have. What we also didn’t anticipate was our reaction to seeing this all unfold right before our eyes.
There were tears everywhere. And we knew. We knew we had a concept that could change the world.
Teachers are one of the most under appreciated career choices that have the most impact on our culture and on humans. They deserve everything and more.
With The Teachers Lounge Movement…a National Campaign, we have an opportunity to help them feel seen, appreciated and worthy. By providing them a wellness based environment made for them and just for them, we can give them a moment to reprieve even if only for 5 minutes. We know the power of design. They’ll feel recharged, go back to the classrooms, and be better for the students creating a domino effect for the community.
We’re going into our second year of our nonprofit and we’re going in strong. It does take a village though. From all the support we’ve been receiving from the design world and education world, we know we have something special that can have lasting impact.
If you would like to be part of the movement, let us know! We need you and like minded allies to help scale and grow this movement.
We’re seeking in-kind donations and funding to grow TDB and our mission to hit all 50 States! We know we have big goals but we know there is big return for the future of our kids. And of course, our beloved and ever important teachers.
Thank you all for your continued support. And thank you helping us get this far!
💜💛🩵🤎,
Lori, Rhobin, Whitney, & Nikki - YOUR Design Besties.
📧: [email protected]
05/29/2026
The votes are in and the people have spoken! Congratulations to Colvin Elementary! 🎉🏆
You showed UP - and because of it, you're getting a full Teachers' Lounge transformation courtesy of The Teachers' Lounge Movement!
Shoutout to and for making this possible. This is what community looks like. 🙌
Check out the winning video on the next slide. ->
05/26/2026
WOW. It’s been 1 full month since Spring Market has passed. Honestly though, it’s been nonstop up to it and nonstop post. So much momentum from all our conversations and this train is moving real quick! Thank you to all our friends and design peers who showed up, said hello, and supported in any which way you could. We don’t forget the kindness this industry has shown us and we can’t wait to unveil the plans that are already in motion.
We ❤️❤️❤️❤️ and
05/23/2026
So excited for this! Congratulations Colvin Elementary Usd259. 👏🏽👏🏻👏🏼👏🏾
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