{"id":46284,"date":"2026-09-09T10:17:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=46284"},"modified":"2026-09-09T10:17:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:17:11","slug":"wrights-furniture-and-flooring-represented-on-designers-today-40-under-40-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/46284-wrights-furniture-and-flooring-represented-on-designers-today-40-under-40-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright&#8217;s Furniture and Flooring Represented on Designers Today 40 Under 40 List"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>(TAYLOR WRIGHT)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wright\u2019s Furniture &amp; Flooring has announced Taylor Wright has been nationally recognized on the competitive Designers Today 40 under 40 list. Wright, who has been with the company since 2018, leads residential and commercial design across all locations, including Wright at Home in Effingham, which specializes in personalized interior design services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The award recognizes \u201cpeople at differing stages of their careers and who have diverse responsibilities within their companies. The annual 40-under-40 honorees are the next generation of industry leaders, the innovators whose actions will carry the industry forward for decades to come,\u201d according to Designers Today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wright is a fifth-generation member of the family-owned business, which has been in operation for 137 years. For nearly eight years, Taylor has lent her design expertise to help customers enhance their home space.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTaylor has been such a valuable asset to our team and this award is well deserved,\u201d said Wright\u2019s Furniture President John Wright. \u201cShe has transformed our commercial design services with our specialized Wright at Home store and gone above and beyond to help customers turn their house into a home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wright will officially be honored at a special recognition event hosted by Designers Today and Home Accents Today on Sunday, October 18.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt is such an honor to be recognized on this list and I am so grateful for the people that have helped me along the way,\u201d Wright said. \u201cI think this honor is a testament to the hard work we are doing at Wright\u2019s Furniture and I am looking forward to seeing how we continue to grow and serve our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wright\u2019s Furniture &amp; Flooring is a fifth-generation family-owned business celebrating its 137th anniversary this year. Wright\u2019s features a large curated selection of quality living room, bedroom, dining room, home office, home accents, entertainment, commercial and custom furniture as well as a wide selection of flooring. The business offers design services through its Dieterich, Robinson, Taylorville, and Effingham locations, with Effingham also specializing in custom window treatments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(TAYLOR WRIGHT) Wright\u2019s Furniture &amp; Flooring has announced Taylor Wright has been nationally recognized on the competitive Designers Today 40 under 40 list. 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