Retail store services; electronic retail services in the field of furniture, home and office furnishings, home and garden accessories and home and garden decor. Providing access to on-line directories, indices and searchable databases relating to a variety of information and data available on a global computer network; dissemination of advertising for others via an on-line electronic communications network; providing an on-line searchable database for the sale of goods and services of others; providing an on-line searchable ordering guide for locating, organizing and presenting goods and services of other on-line vendors. Providing opportunities for exchange of information and conversation regarding a wide variety of topics by means of live events, mailed information, product reviews and interaction on a global computer network; providing a wide range of general interest information via a computer network; directory services to help people locate people, places, organizantions, phone numbers, network home pages, and electronic mail addresses.