NBC has been shooting a new show in Portland, OR called Grimm. We have been lucky enough to work with the Grimm crew and provide furniture for shoots. In episoe 103, Beeware, there is a scene shown with Natuzzi suad chairs, Natuzzi wonder side table and Archetype's twenty nine sofa. All items are available through hip. Keep an eye out, more of our furniture will be appearing in future episodes!

Photos: nbc.com

Hip is very proud to be using a new merchant service system that donates money to Project Pooch with every credit/debit card transaction. Project Pooch is a non-profit program that teaches incarcarated youth at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, Oregon to train homeless shelter dogs. The youth learn how to train, groom and care for these dogs, thus allowing a smooth transition for the pups into a permanant home. The skills learned by the youth also assist them in their transition back into the community. We are so ecstatic to be a part of this great program!

Jennifer's Condo

Our condo is loft-style in that it's open concept with high ceilings and concrete floors, but not by any accounts large. With a modest 650 square feet of indoor living space, we had to evaluate every piece of furniture on how multi-functional it was, to fit both the space and our lifestyle.

The tiny postage-stamp-sized condo we rented before we bought this place required all “condo sized” furnishings -- a 'dinette' set that barely fit four, a sofa that barely fit two -- and we were sick of it. More than anything, a sofa is the heart of an open-concept condo, which is why when evaluating our space we decided we'd get the most sprawling sofa our floor plan could accommodate.

Remembering how the last sectional I purchased got lodged in the hallway of my previous condo (only to be un-wedged and sent to my sister's house to live out its days), and heeding a more recent incident with a good friend who sent away a dream floor model sofa she bought on clearance because it didn't fit in the elevator, we swore that any sofa to make our shortlist would have to be measured -- twice. JANE bi-sectional sofa: W103" x D73" x H30" Seat: H17"

In most cities where condos are prevalent, there are furniture shops that cater to small-space living. But, seeing as we chose to decorate around the sofa, we were free to peruse all our favorite décor shops, one of which is Gus Modern, in Toronto's Queen West neighbourhood. As we like to keep things conscious, Gus Modern is a Canadian company that uses FSC certified wood products and sustainable forest management.

And we found our dream sofa! We fell in love with the "Jane" bi-sectional from Gus Modern. Dreamy because the design is classic enough to grow with us; because it's large enough to fit all our nieces and nephews; and because the fabric is industrial, washable and durable enough to withstand the onslaught of said nieces and nephews.

Jennifer's condo floor plan

Since the "Jane" sofa was 10 inches longer than what we had decided would be the maximum length, and with the addition of a chaise, much deeper, we brought home the specs sheet and taped the sofa outline onto the floor. After living with the outline for two days and moving around it just fine, we decided to bite the tweed bullet and go for it. A bonus: it came in manageable-size boxes that we easily and eagerly maneuvered into our unit.

We could have kept the condo-sized furniture and had more free space, but in the end went for the coziness and comfort factor. We absolutely love the retreat feel it created in our new home.