A-AMERICACP 201
•Bainbridge Estate, 15-piece European traditional bedroom and dining room in rich, antique brown-finish solid wood; four-piece bedroom, $1,999; eight-piece dining room, $2,499.
•South Sound, 13-piece English cottage-style bedroom and dining room in solid New Zealand pine, antique white finish with rub-through; four-piece bedroom, $1,799; eight-piece dining room, $2,699.
•Wallingford, contemporized English country seven-piece bedroom in solid pine with antique black finish with brown rub-through; four-piece bedroom, $1,799.
•Adding six-piece dining room to Essex Cove bedroom in solid alder, available in clear and merlot finishes; eight-piece dining room, $1,999.
Marketing programs: Expanding and strengthening key collections and quick-ship program.
ADRIANA HOYOSIHFC H-127
Tagua dining table, side and armchair in seike wood, accented with tagua beads, available in dark, medium and light finishes.
AICOIHFC G-777
Entering new style category, contemporary/transitional, and strengthening selection of opulent, large-scale collections.
Venetian:
•13-piece bedroom, nine-piece dining room, and occasional and home entertainment.
•Old World classical designs from Venetian palaces in birch solids, and veneers of cherry, birch and mapa.
•Bedroom features poster bed; dining table extends to 156 inches.
•Firenze:
•13-piece bedroom, nine-piece dining room, and occasional and home entertainment.
•Echoes designs found in the Renaissance city of Florence, Italy, in birch solids and cherry veneers.
•Bedroom with poster bed; dining table extends to 144 inches.
•Manhattan:
•14-piece bedroom, nine-piece dining room, and occasional and home entertainment.
•A contemporary/transitional collection in marupa, a Brazilian white wood, and primavera veneer.
•Bedroom features a sleigh bed.
Hillsboro:
•14-piece bedroom, nine-piece dining room and occasional and home entertainment.
•Contemporary-leaning transitional collection with mixed media, shapes and curves, in birch solids, mapa veneer and mapa burl.
•Bedroom features a sleigh bed.
AMERICAN DREWIHFC C-926
Introducing four bedrooms and six dining rooms.
•East Haven, 30-piece bedroom and dining room, sourced in Honduras, in Caribbean solid pine and veneers; cottage-leaning style with three finishes; all pieces available in natural pine and weathered white finishes, with several pieces in black accent finish; queen bed, $999; metal twin bed.
•A new light cashmere finish on olive ash and white ash burls for Grand Revival; eight-piece dining room, $7,999.
•Wentworth Manor, bedroom and dining room in swirl mahogany veneer with contrasting ebony and holly borders; queen bed, $999.
•Adding eight-piece dining room in zebra wood and primavera veneers to Vivace; eight-piece dining room, $4,500.
•Essence, a transitional/contemporary dining room in cordovan finish ash and burl.
•Rolling Prescott master bedroom in light ash, originally at Lea, into American Drew, and added dining; dresser/mirror, bed and chest, $2,000.
ARCHATRIVESMS 1-512
New showroom location.
•Framework headboard in painted pine, with bench construction and hand-painted distressed finish; $2,900.
•Three-piece dining room set with X-base round table; $1,900 to $2,200.
Advertising through regional showcase events such as a furniture vignette at the New England Flower Show in Boston to promote New England dealers.
ASHER BENJAMIN320 S. Wrenn St.
High Point debut of a 25-year-old manufacturer of clean, transitional solid-cherry furniture with influences ranging from Hepplewhite to Art Deco. Introductions include the Wave queen bed in curly cherry with natural finish, and undulating headboard with double curve; and the Guru office chair in black-finish beech with black leather, butternut and cherry, or British tan (available with any combination of finish and leather).
ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL TRADESMS M-1028
French-inspired bookcase in mahogany finish; 12 by 10 feet; custom sizes and finishes available; hand-carved and gracefully scaled for large homes.
AUSTRALIAN FURNITURE COLLECTIONPS 1-539
An assortment of bedroom and dining collections in the Australian hardwoods jarrah and marri.
Marketing programs: Offering a special discount of 12% to 24% off Los Angeles warehouse prices for East Coast launch. New customers receive one-off 7.5% discount on certain product with orders over $3,000.
BASSETTIHFC C-1200
Continental Sketchbook:
•85 pieces of bedroom, dining and occasional, incorporating leather, slate, wicker and iron.
•Two themes: an American Hewn-style finish story applied to country French; and a slightly more formal Louis Philippe-inspired look with hints of Empire in a light or dark wood finish.
•Finish options on French include antique white and wheat; antique white and brownstone.
•Beds, including all-metal sleigh, $799 to $1,599; dresser/mirror, bed and chest, $1,999 to $2,999.
Other introductions:
•Fusion, a domestic contemporary bedroom in light cherry with nickel cuff-link hardware.
•Walden Inn, a clean country domestic group in medium cherry with exposed dovetails on all case pieces; antique brass country pulls.
•Adding a new dark finish to Fifth Avenue.
BERMEX INTERNATIONAL164 S. Main St.
•New dining room in solid birch with brushed nickel plating; also includes bar stools and pub tables with brushed nickel plating.
•Transitional dining room with three-panel table extendable to 109 inches, with matching side and arm chairs, 59-inch buffet and 61-inch hutch, featured in wipe-stained chestnut finish.
•Adding more finishes to current assortment of 65.
Marketing programs: Six designs for banners for Bermex Gallery dealers; new warranty card; new Web site; developing new schematic and catalog for October market.
Company news: Adding 18,000-square-feet to finishing factory in April; 80,000-square-foot main office and plant addition planned for September.
BERNHARDT IHFC D-601
•Origins, 65 to 70 SKUs in soft modern style, a more casual relaxed take on contemporary; natural materials include pin knotty cherry veneers and stitched leather; woven dining bench, and turnsole flower stems cut in half, sanded and resined for leopard effect on occasional table tops.
•Repertoire, part of Artistry Series, an 83-SKU collection in classic Tuscan style with touches of Baroque and neoclassical.
•Also adding 29 wood and 30 upholstery pieces to Lily Pond, the original Martha Stewart-licensed introduction.
BLACKHAWKFP 302
New wood species and three new import collections.
Hickory Ridge:
•Company's first species change in domestic product with hickory.
•American Artisan-inspired styling in virtually all solid hickory, available in black distressed and natural finishes.
•Eight-piece group featuring four-poster bed and sleigh bed.
•Beds from $799.
Catalina collection:
•Part of Seahawk Designs import affiliate, 10-piece collection in matched chevron veneers, selected hardwoods and American veneer construction in light oak finish.
•Bookcase headboard, panel bed and pier wall.
•Pier wall, $999; four-piece group, $999.
Other introductions:
•Adding a bed-in-a-box to California Youth in white and medium oak finish; a whole room in one SKU.
•Marketing programs: "Catch the Wave" gallery dealer redemption program; nine-month program ending in October, with winner receiving a trip to Maui.
BOLIER & CO. 311 N. Hamilton St., second floor
Kata:
•Asian-influenced contemporary collection designed by John Black in Santo Domingan rosewood.
•Tonal finish to reveal depth and character of wood, some pieces in red lacquer accent finish.
•Pieces include Altar table with simple moldings, box mitres and cantilevered top; Shoji cabinet with vertical slat door; and spindle-back dining chair, altered to modern use with lower height and wider seat.
THE BRITISH HOME110 N. Hamilton St.
Thirty-six British sources showing together for the first time in High Point in a 12,000-square-foot space. Primarily high-end suppliers of reproductions and classical designs. Includes worldwide launch of a "Lord of the Rings"-licensed line from Middle Earth Furniture, and a custom bedding company supplying mattresses to such clients as members of the Royal Family and celebrities like Tom Cruise.
BROYHILL IHFC C-600
•Urban Cottage, 47-SKU whole home collection targeted at 30- to 45-year-old consumers; achieves a contemporized cottage feel through soft, calm paint finishes of butter cream, charcoal and celery; clean hardware treatments of ring pulls, knobs and latches; and classical elements like bonnet tops, fluted legs, shaped rails and chamfered edges; any piece in any finish; three-piece low-profile entertainment center, $1,999; beds, $599 to $799.
•Charlestowne Shaker, brown, black and whitewash cherry finishes on wormy maple solids.
•Sinclair, a relaxed traditional bedroom in cherry veneers on hardwood solids; fluted posts, plinth base on chests; burnished antique brass hardware with recessed knob plate; bed, $399.
•East Avenue, a contemporary bedroom with Asian influences in hardwood solids and walnut veneers; 45-degree picture frame case frame, chamfered chow foot; low-profile bed, $599; poster bed, $799.
•Tropical Retreat, an island/tropical bedroom in crushed bamboo, rattan, with shutter treatments and painted accents.
•Villa Marché, in Louis Philippe elements on cherry veneers; and a more Louis XV flavor with cabriole legs.
CALLIGARISIHFC H-524
•Atelier dining table in wenge-stained oak, extendable with self-storing leaf; and Maxma chairs in wenge-stained oak with cream leather.
•Hyper dining table in wenge-finish beechwood with extendable glass top; and Etienne chairs in wenge-finish beechwood with cream leather.
•Osaka table in oak, extendable with self-storing leaf or glass top; and Quadra leather-covered dining chairs.
•Atlanta chair in wenge-finish oak with leather seat; and Latina chair in cherry-finish beechwood.
Marketing programs: Adding several new products to quick-ship program for two- to three-week delivery.
Company news: New personnel hired for implementation of customer service to improve service function.
CANAL DOVER200 N. Hamilton, 320
Returning to the High Point market and taking a new design direction with Tuscany:
• European-inspired rustic dining group in solid wormy maple.
• Three slightly distressed warm wood finishes, and slightly distressed antique white and antique black finishes.
• Pieces include three china/buffets, a sideboard, four tables and new arm and side chair, with new fabric and leather selections.
• 100% American-made.
CANTERBURY HOME FURNISHINGSIHFC W-747
• Sonora, transitional five-piece bedroom and four-piece dining room in birch and select hardwoods in dark, rich distressed Fresh Tuscany finish; carved post bed with bombé nightstands and dresser, and round mirror; five-piece bedroom, $3,999; seven-piece dining room, $1,699.
• Nova, seven-piece transitional/contemporary bedroom in beech-, cherry- or espresso-finish rubberwood and veneer; platform bed with curved-in headboard; all drawers with dovetail joints and dust covers; five-piece set, $1,599.
• Bay, eight-piece transitional/contemporary bedroom in beech-, cherry- or espresso-finish rubberwood and veneer; wood-panel or micro-fiber upholstered platform bed; all drawers with dovetail joints and dust covers; five-piece set, $1,299 to $1,599.
• Legacy, a four-piece transitional dining room in honey forest-finish birch and veneer; ladder-back chair; seven pieces, $1,499.
Marketing programs: Mixed container program for dining sets from China and bedrooms from Malaysia. Bedrooms in four transitional and contemporary styles with leather or microfiber upholstered headboards, or wood panel; available in king, queen and full in cherry, beech or espresso; FOB Malaysia pricing for five-piece set, $499 to $699.
CENTURYMS 500
Madera:
• Bedroom, dining and occasional in mostly Italian 17th-century design themes in Flor Morado, an exotic hardwood priced between mahogany and walnut with strong oak characteristics.
• Slate inserts on buffet server and occasional tabletops; raised panels; select pieces in weathered-paint, multi-step finish.
• Pieces include unit based on Tuscan vestment cabinet-inspired case to hold a flat-screen television; and a square-to-square dining table adjustable to three sizes from 60 to 84 inches square by way of two sets of leaves; case for leaves also has electric lift storage for a 50-inch plasma television.
To Destinations program, introducing Simply French:
• 40 pieces in country French alder in natural finish; and two-tone white with rub-through, or black with rub-through painted finishes.
• Square dining table goes from 42 inches to 60-inch round with drop leaves that fold underneath the top when not in use.
• King upholstered bed, $1,695.
Other introductions:
• Adding bedroom to Kentshire in bleached mahogany, with ebonized boxwood, satinwood and yew wood accents on some pieces; bunching dressers in yew with olive burl.
• To Oscar de la Renta line, adding a dozen outdoor pieces in solid mahogany, covered in a durable paint designed to coat the bottoms of boats in white, taupe, off-white and grey; includes benches, pergola and trellis.
CONCORDIAPS C110
Four contemporary bedrooms:
• Seven-piece 11800 with profiled tops, illuminated headboard, nightstand, dresser and armoire with full metal handles; $899.
• Six-piece 17400 with profiled tops, illuminated headboard, mirror and nightstands with full metal handles; $899.
• Six-piece 7800 with beveled mirror, metal ornaments on headboards, drawer glides and metal handles; $499.
• Seven-piece 16900 in Amoretto finish, full metal, with drawer glides; $999.
COPELAND IHFC D-527
Expanding Northern Forest Series of original designs characterized by natural elements with two 10-piece bedroom collections:
• Cornerstone in honey- or chocolate-finish solid American ash, with hand-forged iron work in headboards and footboards; queen beds, $1,200; nightstands, $600; armoires, $2,000.
• Garden Sleigh with honed natural gray slate tops and antiqued metal hardware; queen beds, $1,200; nightstands, $600; armoires, $2,000.
• Other introductions: American Empire, a 10-piece bedroom in a new hardwood species, eucalyptus, known for its strength and finish properties, with a harvest stain.
COSTANTINI PIETROIHFC D-724
A selection of 21 contemporary dining chairs in beech added to Rodeo, an assortment of more than 70 pieces in a variety of styles.
CREATIVE FURNITURE INDS.IHFC H-1003
• Sequoia, 17-piece transitional bedroom and dining room combining metal, wood and hand-painted accents; $499 to $1,299.
• Avalon, 16-piece contemporary bedroom, dining room and wall with raffia and pewter accents; $499 to $1,599.
• Diplomat, a 20-piece traditional bedroom, dining room and wall with metal and raffia accents; $599 to $1,799.
• Introduction of tile insert tables for occasional and dining; tumbled marble contemporary and casual looks to more formal glass-and-tile combinations using leather, glass and travertine.
New finishes combining wood, moldings, raffia, metal and resin.
CRESENTHS 330
• A contemporary collection with bedroom, dining and occasional in rich, mocha-finish solid oak; upholstered headboard, cases featuring suspended tops and fitted drawers, geometric pulls in antiqued nickel; queen bed, $1,199; dresser, mirror, bed, nightstand and chest, $3,999.
• English Antique-inspired bedroom, dining and occasional in warm, distressed pecan finish; queen bed, $1,399; five-piece bedroom, $4,999.
DESIGNER WICKER & RATTAN BY TRIBOR SMS G-1012
The Hazelton collection of dining, seating, bar, barstool, desk and occasional items combines rattan, wood and woven water hyacinth. The new collection, distributed out of a South Carolina warehouse, is part of a direct-container program of imports.
DOIMO INTERNATIONALIHFC D-1102
• Cromo, five-piece transitional/contemporary bedroom with leather, available in light and dark oak, with brushed aluminum hardware.
• Gaia, five-piece transitional bedroom with curved headboard and drawer fronts.
• Melise, five-piece transitional bedroom in high-gloss dark and honey oak finishes.
• Prometeo, five-piece transitional/contemporary bedroom available in charry, white oak and dark oak.
Marketing programs: Quick-ship program out of 25,000-square-foot High Point warehouse.
DRAKEFORD101 S. Main St.
Jazz collection:
• Eight-piece bedroom and 12-piece dining room.
• Bedroom with sleek contemporary designs featuring multiple exotic woods, finish options, and chrome and frosted glass highlights.
• Dining room with modern, eclectic fusion of glass, silk, chrome, linens and exotic woods.
• Beds, $899; dining tables, $899; chairs, $199.
Marketing programs: Jazz collection already in production for immediate availability after market.
DURHAMMS 410
Expanding contemporary looks with the Monterrey collection:
• Eight-piece bedroom in solid ash with a dark Vineyard finish.
• Brushed nickel hardware, mitered molding, and clean architectural forms.
• Queen panel bed, $1,299; door chest, $1,699.
Maintaining presence in cottage category with Meadowview:
• 14-piece solid maple bedroom in rustic, heavily distressed Americana style.
• Wood stain or black painted finish with crackle effect for weathered appearance.
• Unique storage headboard; spindle bed, $1,299.
Savile Row additions:
• Seven new pieces for best-selling collection in antique British Empire Victorian style with mahogany finish on solid maple.
• New painted antique black finish available on all pieces.
• Reeded sleigh queen platform bed, $1,599; door chest, $1,799; leather sleigh queen platform, $1,799.
Marketing programs: Mailer and circular program in which dealer can select from 15 collections to run a four- or eight-page format; Durham co-ops printing 50% in summer 2004 sales period.
E.J. VICTOR116 S. Lindsay St.
Three dining tables, two sideboards and seven occasional pieces inspired by Paris Furniture Exposition of 1925; French Deco style in cherry solids and rosewood veneers.
ELLO FURNITUREIHFC D-724
Sonata, six-piece U.S.-made contemporary bedroom available in Morocco or maple veneer with chrome accents and assortment of glass colors.
EUROPEAN PINE & IMPORTSSP 2628
Irish Heritage collection:
• Built from reclaimed pine finished in heavily distressed, 15-step antique white paint.
• Pieces include drop-leaf, two-door side console, $1,119; telephone table, $459; cabriole leg table, $719; two-door sideboard cabinet, $1,359; demilune table, $759; and drop-leaf trestle table, $1,319.
FARMHOUSEIHFC D-508
Adding more sophisticated color choices to adult bedroom.
• Garden chest of drawers in cottage style, with large scale, angled corners and routing details; $1,395.
• Seven-piece Martinique adult bedroom in strong-selling cottage style; queen bed, $999.
FERGUSON COPELAND 300 E. Green Dr.
• A French bedroom in highly figured cherry veneers with Decorlac silk screen-process on sheet of lacquer that becomes an integral part of the finish; bed, dresser/mirror, armoire and nightstand in the $10,000 retail range, 30% lower than typical for the company.
• King's Road bedroom in Edwardian styling, inspired by two antiques from Sotheby's; features leather sleigh bed.
• To Larry Laslo collection, adding dining table and chair in dau veneer with polished nickel accents; 64-inch round table extendable to 108 inches.
FINE FURNITURE DESIGN & MARKETINGUnion Square P302
• Tranquility, an Asian-influenced contemporary collection of bedroom, dining and occasional in pitted mapa burl.
• Series 410, a European-revival collection of bedroom, dining and occasional with neoclassical, Empire and other European traditional influences with crotch veneers.
FOUNDERSIHFC M-530
West Port collection:
• An addition to the patent-pending Bedroom In A Box collection. Features a fully assembled bedroom, including dresser, mirror, panel headboard and nightstand, in one carton.
• Newport oak finish with understated arch on mirror, headboard, door and top drawers complemented by embossed accents on headboard and dresser door.
• West Port includes three drawer/one drawer dresser, mirror, headboard and nightstand with five-drawer chest as add-on option.
FOUR HANDS410 English Rd.
Britannia, a bedroom collection in two-tone rosewood, handmade in India; includes king and queen beds, dresser, chest of drawers, lingerie chest, round nightstand and night chest.
FRENCH HERITAGE442 N. Wrenn St.
Additions to Tribune collection include six dining, four bedroom and two occasional pieces in solid cherry, featuring unique turning and extending tables.
FURNITURE TRADITIONSCP 106
• Middle- to high-end oak bedroom, made in the United States.
Marketing programs: Free consumer catalogs and videos; POP displays, gallery programs, sales training; and in-stock program.
GIORGIO COLLECTION125 S. Hamilton St.
Continuing to strengthen starting price points while maintaining company's unique design and quality in contemporary Italian furniture.
• Como, a seven-piece bedroom in satin-finish American walnut veneers, includes upholstered panel bed; $7,995.
• Picasso, a 10-piece dining room in midsheen brown rosewood veneers with satin metal pulls and trim; $6,995.
• Takiro, a seven-piece bedroom in open-grain ash veneers with cordovan matte finish, brushed metal pulls and trim, includes platform bed; $5,995.
GLOBAL FURNITUREPS 2-609
Savannah River, a 20-piece plantation-inspired collection in solid mahogany with southern country and neoclassical influences; unique "enhanced grain" treatment, a film transfer application on the solid-wood substrate that produces the look of crotch mahogany veneer; dresser, mirror, sleigh bed and chest retail for $1,999 to $2,600; dining table, six chairs, china and buffet, $2,699.
GLOBER FINE METAL FURNITUREIHFC D-1015
• Three-piece Uptown clean contemporary dining room in black glass and soft silver metal, available in a variety of glass and metal finishes; three-piece set, $3,500.
• Adding glass color options in addition to a variety of metal options.
GONZALEZ & ASSOCIATES1100 Trinity Ave.
• MES 96 dining room in walnut-finish rustic pine with wax finish; table, $599; full set, $1,999.
• Outdoor and western upholstery, 12 groups in variety of leathers and southwestern and western fabrics; sofa, chair and ottoman, $1,499.
• Ten complete living room galleries at $1,499 for sofa, chair, ottoman, wall entertainment, armoire and occasional.
HABERSHAMMS 142
• Biltmore Estate collection, 25 pieces in bedroom, dining and occasional, based on furniture in the 250-room Vanderbilt home in Western North Carolina; eclectic designs with influences ranging from rococo revival to Empire.
• Plaza collection, additions to the licensed group based on the famous Plaza Hotel in New York. Pieces include a new Butterfield breakfront in hardwoods and veneers with multiple hand-styled finishes. The center unit could be used as a stand-alone china, while the bunching side piers could be curio cabinets. The curio piers retail for $6,149 and the center unit for $10,899; the three-piece group retails for $20,149.
Marketing programs: Holding a buyer breakfast and weekend vacation package to support Biltmore Estates. Breakfast is available for the first 125 buyers between 8:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 21, and Thursday, April 22. Retailers may register for a weekend stay at the Inn on Biltmore Estates in Asheville, N.C. Package includes valet parking, breakfasts, dinners, afternoon tea and daily admission to Biltmore Estates.
HARDEN FURNITURE200 N. Hamilton St.
Additions to Natural Transitions:
• 25 pieces for bedroom and dining in solid cherry with walnut accents.
• Shaker-style influences, with simple lines highlighting the wood.
• Cases with simple framed doors, with recessed panels.
• Designed by John Black.
• Bed, $2,250; chest, $1,950.
HARDEN MFG.IHFC M-925
Expanding wood selections with six bedroom groups and eight wood curios:
• 12-piece Mecklenburg County, $1,799.
• 18-piece Island House, $1,999.
• 12-piece Chalmette, $1,599.
• Seven-piece 2200 Series, $999.
• Seven-piece 3100 Series, $999.
Product features wood-on-wood drawer glides with positive stops; corner block reinforcement; English dovetails front and back; and full returns.
Marketing programs: All products available for quick ship.
HARTIHFC M-1007
9600 bedroom:
• Six pieces in fresh country colonial styling in light weathered pine finish.
• Plank look on hutch mirror, headboard and case pieces, with satin brass-finished colonial bail pulls.
• Massive, weighty cannonball bed with gracefully arched crown and turned solid-wood posts.
• $799.
4000 bedroom:
• Five pieces in sleek high-gloss black contemporary styling.
• Dramatic chrome molding accents, hardware and tapered feet.
• Mirror with elliptical black frame with round mirrored glass and a silver base; motif repeated on mirrored headboard.
• $499.
Showcasing new youth program, introduced in Tupelo, called Young at Hart.
HEKMAN/WOODMARK200 N. Hamilton St.
Dining A La Carte:
• Eight pieces in five casual lifestyles.
• Country French pine in hand-waxed Toulouse finish, or formal West Indies design in rich flame cherry veneers and swirl mahogany.
Other introductions:
• To Villa Firenze, adding bedroom door chest and wine cooler.
• Also, 22 home entertainment pieces; and an entertainment center and six occasional pieces for Oxford Square.
Marketing programs: Promotions to reward dealers who commit at market, with terms to help dealers floorplan their investment.
HENREDON641 W. Ward St.
• A grand-scale, Tuscan-inspired collection with architectural forms in light, bright-finished alder; heavily distressed and waxed.
• Additions to Acquisitions, many designed by John Black.
• A 36-piece contemporary collection with clean, simple forms and lots of veneer action through primavera radius and straight-cut veneer in two finishes, as well as African ebony and Kirelian birch accent veneers.
Two new Ralph Lauren lifestyles:
• Modern Penthouse, 18 pieces in high-sheen rosewood veneers with hidden hardware on chest; polished nickel trim and hardware; and low-profile bed.
• Bowery Loft: Vintage look in mahogany inspired by Gangs of New York era; includes iron metal bed.
Other introductions:
• To Lauren by Ralph Lauren, adding Irish Cottage, a country cottage look in alder.
HICKORY WHITE206 E. Green Dr.
American Home:
• 42 domestic SKUs for bedroom, dining and occasional in traditional casual American styles.
• Any piece in choice of medium cherry, antique white or translucent ebony hand-applied wood-stain finish; architectural details of columns and plinths.
• Includes company's first square dining table.
• Dresser, $1,995.
British Club:
• 38-SKU, scaled-down, relaxed take on King's Row.
• Georgian influences; amboina and mahogany swirl veneers, black with antique gold, and one piece in yeast-color pine; first twin bed.
HOLLAND HOUSE100 S. Main St.
• Rivera, seven-piece French bedroom in pine veneers and solids; $1,599.
• Palace de Capo, seven-piece traditional bedroom in white finish with silver tipping and hand-carving; $1,599.
• Copley Square, 10-piece Art Deco bedroom with geometric inlaid walnut and cherry veneers; $1,099.
• King Louie collection, 14-piece bedroom in upscale Louis Philippe design with cherry veneers and hardwood solids; $1,999.
• Midtowne, nine-piece casual contemporary bedroom in hardwood solids and maple veneers; $999.
• Cosmo, nine-piece casual contemporary dining room with fancy-face ash veneers; table and four sides, $699; china, $750.
• Cottage Lane, 10-piece bedroom, eight-piece dining room, eight occasional pieces and four-piece home office in natural-, white- or mocha-finish pine solids and veneers; bedroom, $1,399; your-choice china or table and four, $799; home office, $799; occasional pieces, $199.
• Madison Avenue, 14-piece sophisticated contemporary bedroom in diamond-matched cherry veneers and solids with brushed nickel accents; $1,599.
• Reflections, 10-piece bedroom and 10-piece dining room in blend of nostalgic and traditional styling on cherry and ash burl veneers and hardwood solids; bedroom, $1,999; choice of china or table and four, $999.
• Blended Dining, eight mix-and-match pieces in white, black and natural pine; $699 to $899.
HOMELEGANCE212 Jacobs Pl.
• Transitional Mission-style bedroom in burnished oak finish, includes four-poster bed with Classic Mission treatment.
• 1020V classic contemporary bedroom and dining room.
• 340 American country bedroom and dining room with burnished oak finish.
• 1121 transitional/contemporary junior dining group.
• Adding Caribbean-style dining to 5208 occasional series.
• Adding bar and vanity product, and double-pedestal extension table to 908 Series.
• 841 bedroom and dining room, an original, signature series design in urban styling.
• Seven functional vanities to complement three existing bedroom and dining collections, as well as new hand-painted and Caribbean pieces.
HOOKERIHFC W-1047
Casa del Sol:
• 75 Mediterranean, California casual pieces for bedroom, dining, occasional and home office in alder solids with cherry veneers, with walnut inlay on select pieces.
• Elements include cast stone, metal, leather and gold leaf; grand scale, with lots of shape and motion.
• Antique paint finish on some pieces with underlying fruitwood; custom hardware for every piece.
• Beds, $1,499 to $2,499.
Mountain Laurel:
• Country French formal dining with occasional accents.
• Kitchen island, expandable for seating, $1,299.
Other introductions:
• Dining and accent chair program with wood treatments blended with fabric; $499.
Bedroom groups:
• Big Sky, domestic 11-piece group in maple veneers and hardwood solids, available in two-tone with black or maple finish; bed, $999.
• Solera bedroom in rogue cherry and cherry veneers, in a contemporized Louis Philippe style with unique foot treatment; fully upholstered leather sleigh; metal bed, $499.
• Adding bedroom to Wynterhall in hardwood solids and cherry veneers with rich warm, brown finish; wood panel bed with softly rounded pilasters, flat pediment with heavy molding, bracket feet; leather platform bed with gently undulating silhouette and padded leather on headboard and footboard.
• A new antique white finish with rub-through and contrasting tops for Sable Creek bedroom, a best-seller introduced in October 2003.
• Big Sky bedroom, a western/rural group in heavily distressed poplar solids and maple veneers; finish options of dramatic black with rub-through and contrasting natural finish, or all-natural.
• Metal beds: Traditional in silver/gold finish with hint of mottled antique green; transitional in antique bronze finish with motif taken from an arched metal gate; bed in antique bronze with antique pewter finials, or rich charcoal gray with antique copper finials; and antique Victorian bed with graceful curves and an antique white finish "chipped" to reveal a rust base color.
HUPPÉHS 118
Four contemporary bedrooms available in different color finishes:
• Talia, eight pieces with walnut finish on birch with ground steel base.
• Seven-piece Milano in curved forms with walnut finish on birch.
• Eight-piece Italia with chocolate finish on birch with chrome legs.
• A 15-piece collection featuring ground steel with mahogany finish on birch.
HURTADO208 English Rd.
Enia:
• A 94-piece collection in clean, elegant designs targeted at Gen X and Gen Y consumers.
• Interchangeable pieces work in variety of rooms.
• Casual transitional case goods line well below the high-end manufacturer's traditional price points.
INTERCONIHFC W-941
• Chelsea Pine bedroom, dining, living room, home office and home entertainment; rustic distressed solid pine and pine veneer, available in natural or rustic finish.
• Hillside Village dining room in rustic knotty alder; several table sizes available with finish options; hand-distressed, with painted bases available in two colors.
• Primitive oak in urban rustic solid oak with solid granite inlays on tabletop; full cowhide leather chair with dark brown color.
• Adding two new Mission chairs to Rustic Mission dining in distressed Mission style to accompany 44-by-108-inch table with two end leaf inserts.
• English Manor dining in solid 100% European white oak in a dark English distressed finish; 120-inch trestle table and 54-inch butterfly table; English Windsor or English ladder-back chairs; full detailed china, with solid-oak raised panels on doors and sides.
J.D. CHAMBERLAIN IHFC H-159
Four distinct lifestyles:
• Exotic Retreats in mixed materials with clean flowing lines, based on exotic and island themes.
• Western Lodge for Western and Southwest settings, in materials and textures found in nature.
• Progressive collection in distinctive natural materials in clearly modern, but balanced and artistic styles.
• Urbane collection in supple leathers, hardwoods, veneers and rich metals, such as nickel-coated steel for fresh interpretations of European and other classic design influences.
JEFFCO425 N. Hamilton St.
Additions to the J. Peterman Furniture collection by Jeffco:
• Vienna sideboard, a marble-top console with two drawers and several shelves, with swing-up top revealing interior shelf.
• Printer's Devil Chest, a 54-inch-high eight-drawer chest based on typesetter's cabinet, with trompe l'oeil effect of having 30 drawers, each with solid-brass hardware.
• Trusty Armoire, 72 inches high and a slim 22 inches wide, designed to fit anywhere in the home, including bedroom, bathroom or corner.
• Meditative Wingback chair with luxurious plush seat.
JOHN KELLYIHFC D-502
The Tau Series, a contemporary six-piece bedroom and five-piece dining room in natural or ebony finish bamboo veneer, with push-latch hardware; bedroom, $4,500; dining room, $4,200.
Marketing programs: Priority shipping, net 60 terms, and database partnering (sharing extensive customer database with customers) available to all stocking dealers. Guaranteed 72-hour shipping to all stocking dealers, or company pays the freight. Received excellence in design award for Zeta series bedroom at NEC Furniture Show in Birmingham, England.
KELLERIHFC, 13th floor of Main Wing
• Six new 10-piece bedrooms and six new seven-piece dining rooms, all in solid wood, targeting a good, better, best price point story with consistent construction and quality; all products with Keller Guard catalyzed varnish. Groups include lifestyles of Gen X-oriented product in traditional and contemporary styles; architectural transitional; wine country; sophisticated contemporary; and European traditional.
Marketing programs: Focus on order fulfillment with 85% of orders ready to ship in less than 10 days; 15 new sales representatives; Asian warehousing to complement logistics and warehouse support in Indiana.
KIMBALL HOME 233 S. Main St.
Additions to Elegance collection:
• Seven dining pieces, three tables and 11-piece home office.
• Combination of V-matched select cherry veneers with walnut borders and distinctive ash burl inlays.
• Hand-carved corbels, serpentine shapes.
• Eight-piece dining room; $5,500.
Sophisticate dining:
• 11 contemporary pieces in exotic feather-matched mahogany veneers highlighted with satin nickel hardware.
• Gently curved sinuous shapes.
• Eight pieces, $6,500.
KINCAID IHFC H-1204
• Carriage House features eighty-five 18th-century SKUs in solid wood with solid-cherry fronts and tops. A "build your bed option" is offered on the post bed with choice of three headboards, including upholstered headboard. Also, a choice of two hardware options; select pieces in black finish.
• A Tuscan-inspired collection of 35 SKUs in linga wood; choice of glass or metal hardware; choice of marble or wood tops.
• Somerset, a clean contemporary-leaning bedroom in teak; beds, including metal bed, $699 to $799; bed, dresser/mirror and nightstand, $1,699.
KLAUSSNER
405 Lewallen Rd., Asheboro
Country Camp:
• 30-SKU case goods addition to the Dick Idol Northwoods collection, with coordinating upholstery.
• Bedroom, dining room and accents blending straight lines of Arts & Crafts styling with casual country farmhouse motifs.
• Solid white oak frames in hand-rubbed distressed finishes, X-motif, planking, exposed tongue-and-groove construction, aged leather accents and seeded glass.
• Color finishes in sage, cream and black; rustic-textured hardware includes strap hinges, turned wood and metal knobs.
Other introductions:
• Also adding decorative accessories and lighting, wall art, area rugs, cold-cast sculptures and home florals.
LANEIHFC C-800
Addition two new flavors to the Country Living collection:
• Portsmouth Manor, 65 to 70 pieces mostly in walnut, an English country look with Georgian and European influences; three beds and two dining tables; eight accent pieces in English sycamore; crotch walnut on sleigh bed and dining table top; sleigh, $999; big table and four, $1,999; china, $1,999; $799 starting bed; buffet and round table, $1,499.
• Scandinavian Country, 40 pieces in wood or paint finish; straight lines, patented reversible headboard for fabric option; bed, $799; large dresser, $999.
• Also, Regency Park, 25 contemporary dining and bedroom pieces, maple veneers in caramel or espresso finish; queen poster bed with canopy, $999.
LANEVENTURE IHFC C-867
Case goods for Romanov Dynasty, part of Raymond Waites' Vintage collection:
• Opulent Old World furniture inspired by the sumptuous styles of Russia's Czarist era, with influences from France, Asia and other regions.
• Catherine the Great 54-inch round dining table with inlaid wood star design and sturdy urn base.
• Imperial fountain-back chair upholstered in shades of moss and nugget.
• Romanov cuddle chair combining black wicker and rich embroidered upholstery, rolled arms and turned legs.
Also adding to the New America collection with pieces inspired by grand homes of America's past, including Montecello, Mount Vernon, homes of Savannah and Charleston, and Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest home, including rich mahogany case pieces.
LARGOCTT 100
Introductions include a new transitional bedroom and dining room group in an espresso finish; nickel-plated accents, ultra-suede panel inserts on bed and veneer inlays on case pieces; beds include metal bed in brushed metal.
LEADER606 Idol St.
High Point debut of Taiwan-based importer of wood dining room, accents, home theater and bedroom. Introductions include collections in classic Mission style and more contemporary lifestyle-oriented styles; 11 plumbing-ready bathroom vanities in a variety of styles, with granite tops, retailing from $400 to $600; and all-wood entertainment centers in traditional and transitional designs retailing for under $1,000.
Marketing programs: Mixed containers or warehouse service from Texas distribution center available.
LEDAIHFC G-875
• Classic Revival, 26-piece neoclassical collection for bedroom, dining and occasional in bleached cherry with heavy physical and finish distressing.
• 5th Avenue, 25-piece Art Deco/transitional collection for bedroom, dining and occasional with cherry-finish anigre veneer walnut and maple solids.
• Also adding four-door sideboard and Welsh cupboard to Old English-style Nottingham Cottage with cherry veneers, straight lines, planked tops and pegged frame.
• Adding glass-top contemporary oval dining table to Park Plaza in champagne or port finish primavera veneer with satin nickel hardware.
Marketing programs: Comprehensive incentive programs include new product floor-placement discounts, promotional sales periods, yearly volume rebates and advertising incentives.
LEGACY CLASSICPS C100
• 410 Series of European classical bedroom, dining, occasional and entertainment; pecan veneers and birch solids in warm medium-brown finish with antiqued brass hardware; full bedroom, $1,999.
• 420 Series of West Indies-style bedroom, dining, occasional and entertainment; hardwood solids in rich chocolate brown finish with antiqued brass hardware; full bedroom, $2,499.
LEXINGTON HOME BRANDS1302 National Hwy., Thomasville
Liz Claiborne Home:
• 140 SKUs of bedroom, dining, occasional and upholstery.
• Three lifestyle themes: formal-leaning Homecoming Sunday, and two more casual themes, Family Days and Friends and Neighbors.
• Eclectic styling incorporating variety of wood finishes and materials for easy blending among lifestyles.
• Beds, $1,000 to $1,599.
Tommy Bahama's Rumba del Sol:
• Latest expansion of Tommy Bahama tropical lifestyle brand.
• Pieces include a mahogany-finish sideboard with two drawers, one shelf and finished back, $499; and a bookcase with two adjustable center wood shelves and curved glass doors with two glass shelves and lighted interior, $900.
LLOYD BUXTON 200 Steele St., second floor
Millers Dale:
• Dining, living room and occasional collection in solid alder and other hardwoods.
• Natural antiqued look of hand-planed woods and simple, classic country circa 1800 styles for an old English manor feel.
• Bench-made with traditional hand-pegged construction, hand-polished for antique look.
MACKENZIE-DOWHS 125
Additions to the English Pub collection of 18th-century reproductions in solid wild black cherry. Incorporates Old English cabinetmaking techniques such as dovetailing, mortise-and-tenon and square-peg construction. Available in a medium-brown Wheatland finish with soft, yellow undertones; or a natural stainless hand-wiped finish with black glazing. Custom leg options and custom sizes on most tables.
MADISON HOUSE258 S. Main St.
Alexis:
• Seven-piece bedroom with contemporary lines and neoclassical detailing.
• Solid beechwood in rich espresso finish with stainless steel hardware.
• Dresser and nightstand with travertine tops and repeated in matching accents on each piece.
• $3,999 to $4,999.
MAGNUSSEN HOME IHFC M-1010
Bel Canto, the introductory collection from a licensing agreement with Cristina Ferrare:
• 21-piece bedroom and 11-piece dining room in Old World styling.
• Rich, clear chestnut brown finish on cherry veneers and solids, with generously scaled metal accents, egg-and-dart moldings, inverted bell acanthus-carved feet, key escutcheons and tassles, antique bronze hardware with dusty wax hang-up.
• Bedroom includes sleigh bed with button-tufted leather headboard, and beds in post and canopy versions; chest with center cubbyholes, vanity, armoire with shaped bonnet top.
• Dining features parquet patterns on tabletops, carved shaped crowns on chinas, and emperador marble and aged faux finish accents; breakfront china with curved glass and two pullout marble trays; round pedestal table with lazy Susan; double pedestal and trestle tables; and china with metal accents and wine storage.
• Beds, $999 to $1,699; drawer chest, $1,199; round pedestal table, $799; breakfront china, $2,299.
Whitehaven:
• 11-piece bedroom and six-piece dining room in traditional 18th-century styling with fancy-face cherry veneers and subtle maple veneer inlay, warm brown finish complemented by custom antique brass hardware.
• Shaped fronts, carved block feet, carved urn and leaf treatments, and reeded accents.
• Bedroom features poster bed with shaped crown, shell motif and carved posts; mansion bed with dramatic bowed crown.
• Dining room with double pedestal table with carved urn pedestals; china, sideboard and eight-leg table.
• Bed, $800; drawer dresser, $980; double pedestal table, $880; sideboard, $1,250.
Coventry:
• Eight-piece bedroom and eight-piece dining room in clean mahogany veneers with cherry veneer accents, octagonal posts, bun feet and exquisite fretwork designs.
• Bedroom with poster bed, convertible to low posts, with fretwork accents on headboard; armoire, dresser and drawer chest.
• Dining room with china featuring fretwork accents on glass doors and pull-down serving trays; rectangular dining table, sideboard available with metal baker's rack, and a jam cupboard.
• Bed, $1,050; armoire, $1,750; dining table, $800; jam cupboard, $450.
Marburg:
• Eight-piece bedroom in pine solids and veneers with warm, stippled aged-leather finish, shaped drawer fronts, overstated bun feet and custom hardware.
• Low-profile sleigh bed with leather headboard; poster bed, armoire and drawer chest.
• Bed, $880; dresser, $980.
MASTER DESIGN PS 309
Strengthening bedroom price points below $1,999 and filling style voids in bedroom and dining room.
• 404 Series 12-piece bedroom and dining group in contemporary poplar solids and cherry veneers, with scooped bevel detail and upholstered bed; five pieces, from $799.
• 416 Series, nine-piece casual and formal dining collection in contemporary prima vera veneers with reeded moldings and two finish options; five pieces, from $999.
• 434 Series, 16-piece contemporized Mission collection in poplar solids and cherry veneers, with concave posts and beveled drawer fronts; five pieces, from $999.
• 454 Series, 28 cottage-style pieces for bedroom, dining and occasional, in "Carpenter Gothic" style, with maple veneers and two-tone finish options of natural and ivory, or natural and black; beds from $599; five-piece dining room, from $799.
• 460 Series, eight-piece American Victorian-inspired formal dining room in oak veneers with a deep rich finish and silver-and-gold highlights; five pieces, $799.
MICHELANGELO DESIGNS118 W. Commerce Ave.
• Alpha bedroom with two floating night tables with inner lighting system that illuminates when panel is pushed open; headboard slides open to reveal plentiful storage area; European slat spring available, dresser, mirror and optional seven-drawer chest.
• Omega, a soft sleek bedroom in genuine cherry veneer; queen headboard, European slat spring, two night tables, dresser, tandem mirror and optional seven-drawer chest.
MICHELS-PILLIOD
IHFC C-1057
Contemporary six-piece bedroom in pyramid style with marble and high-gloss black; distinct flared design accented with Lucite hardware; Lucite angled light in headboard and can light in angled, marble-columned deck mirror.
MODUSIHFC M-1034
Several leather beds and three new collections sourced in China. In the event that duties are imposed on Chinese bedroom, production can move to company-owned 1.5 million-square-foot plant in Indonesia.
NEW CLASSIC HOMECP 110
Entering new category with formal dining to match existing bedrooms:
• Generations, eight pieces in American heirloom style hand-distressed oak and oak veneers in oak or black weathered finishes; table with two end leaves; table and six, $799.
• Pleasant Hill in casual contemporary birch and birch veneers; slat back chairs and leaf table; table and four, $499.
• Ashton, a 14-piece casual contemporary bedroom in merlot-finish hardwood solids and veneers; canopy bed; five pieces, $699 to $799.
NICHOLS & STONE
310 N. Hamilton St.
To Colonial Williamsburg collection, adding the Carlton blanket chest; 50 inches wide by 23 ½ inches deep; select hardwoods with raised panel detail on front and back and with cedar-lined bottom; suitable as a blanket chest or cocktail trunk.
OAKWOOD INTERIORS
FP 600
• Cameo collection, 18 pieces for bedroom in antique reproduction-style premium alder, with travertine inserts and multi-step nutmeg finish; four pieces, $3,995.
•New weathered oak finish for Oakcrest collection in red oak; company's first-ever such finish on oak; four pieces, $4,995.
• All collections now available in several finishes; new locking drawer slides.
Marketing programs: New stock or special-order pricing; "To your door in two to four weeks" on stock items; debut of new ad campaign, "We make your fantasies become realities," with point-of-purchase materials to follow; new product tear sheets, new direct-mail program, six-by-nine-inch full-color post cards.
ORLEANS 233 S. Main
Orleans promotional division:
• Nine-piece country traditional Wallace Creek in dark pine finish with frosted design on mirror, mirror fronts on television armoire; panel headboard or sleigh bed; four pieces, $799; six pieces with sleigh bed, $999.
• Eight-piece Tryon Hall in washed oak finish with faux marble tops; panel headboard or 82-inch tall power bed; four pieces, $799; six pieces with power bed, $1,199.
• Six-piece contemporary Highland Park in ebony oak finish with brushed nickel-finish accents; four pieces, $799.
• Seven-piece transitional Town Creek in ebony oak with black hardware and bun feet; four pieces with headboard, $799; six pieces with bed, $999.
• Nine-piece Seaside Breeze in white-oak finish with wicker-look drawer fronts and bun feet; four pieces, $799.
• Also converting drawers to roller side glide construction.
Magnolia Classics step-up division:
• Centura, seven-piece bedroom with Mystic amber finish on cherry veneers and hardwood solids, with wrought iron on headboard, footboard and mirror; six pieces with bed, $1,999.
• Tavern Way, seven-piece bedroom in chestnut or Dover white finish on cherry veneer and hardwood solids; lighted wing mirror and innkeeper's bed; six pieces, $2,999.
• Willow Run, seven-piece bedroom and six-piece dining room in contemporary primavera veneers with warm amber finish and ebony inlay on tops; four-piece bedroom headboard way, $1,599; six-piece dining room, $2,199.
• Spirit Square, seven-piece bedroom and six-piece dining room in country-style oak veneers on hardwood solids, with vintage oak finish, and dining room with pedestal table and 56-inch china; six-piece bedroom with full bed, $1,899; six-piece dining room, $2,199.
• Pinecroft, seven-piece traditional country bedroom in pine solids and veneers, with mansion bed; six pieces with full bed, $2,999.
• An eight-piece bedroom in black or cherry finish with choice of two beds; six pieces, $1,999.
Marketing programs: Vietnam warehouse container program with seven bedroom/dining groups in stock, and three more added for High Point.
PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE200 E. Green St.
Summer Retreat:
• 21 bedroom, 20 dining and 19 occasional pieces in casual, nature-inspired designs of timeless style and sentiment.
• Three distinct lifestyles — Country Cottage, Coastal Living and Mountain Lake — are achieved through combination of finish and piece selection.
• Predominant wood is solid Caribbean pine, with a strong outdoor/casual wicker component, as well as faux zinc table surfaces.
• Finishes include Retreat Pine, a warm golden shade with subtle burnishing; and Oyster, a weathered white shade.
• Design elements include rope twist carving, lattice motif, stylized pineapple detail, woven case fronts and planked tops.
• Wicker items available in Retreat Pine, Oyster, Dusk, Aloe and Banana finishes.
• Beds from $999; dressers from $1,299; mirrors from $379; dining tables from $899; side and arm chairs from $269 and $319, respectively.
Marketing programs: Continued expansion of retail gallery program with spacing incentives and strong point-of-sale marketing support. Also planning a "World Tour" summer sale 2004, a retail event including print ads, circulars, inserts, television and radio ads, and in-store POS.
PERFECT CHAIR CPM 255
Making its High Point debut. Featuring more than 20 styles of Parsons chairs, including country French, traditional, modern, tropical and jungle. Offerings include:
• Country French leg with rolled back in Safari paisley fabric featuring monkeys and elephants.
• Pineapple leg design with high back in pineapple harvest tapestry cover.
• Tropical skirted chair with Miami palm embroidery fabric with contrasting welts.
• Rollback chair with cabriole reeded leg in black red rub-through finish, in elegant black sateen French filigree center-matched fabric.
• Queen Anne cherry-leg rollback chair in plaid moiré effect pattern.
• Antique, aged crackled paint detail on linen fabric, with caster option.
• Very tall one-arm chair in contemporary covers.
Other introductions:
• New rectangular and round dining tables combining glass, wood, travertine and granite tops:
• 42-by-60-inch marble top table.
• 48-inch round terrazzo top table.
• 48- or 54-inch glass-top table with elaborate pedestal base.
PLATT COLLECTIONS200 N. Hamilton St.
• Cambria, 12-piece transitional bedroom in soft Deco styling with rich walnut-tone finish and silver accents.
• Calais, nine-piece traditional dining room in warm brown heritage finish on cherry veneers and alder solids, with subtle silver highlights on carving.
• Camden, 11-piece casual traditional dining room in medium-brown finish on quartered ash, with ash burl and walnut veneers; antique bronze woven motif.
Additions to table-base program.
PRIMO DESIGNSCPM 165
Expanding style selection and price points on formal and casual dining, occasional and entertainment to take advantage of values from China on non-duty product categories.
• Manhattan Towers, eight-piece bedroom in updated 1930s Deco styling with marble tops and metal accents, rich burgundy finish on fiery cherry veneers and birch solids; four pieces, $1,999.
• Palm Desert, eight-piece master bedroom, seven-piece youth bedroom, seven-piece dining room and six occasional pieces in retro-contemporary styling with lattice design on northern maple veneers and Asian beech solids; sourced in Vietnam; four-piece master bedroom, $999; four-piece youth bedroom, $699; table and four, $499; occasional, $199.
• Desert Nights, same as Palm Desert, but in deep merlot finish.
• King Edward II, 25 pieces for bedroom, formal and casual dining, occasional, and matching leather chairs; oak solids and veneers in dark toasted finish; massive lion's head carvings with tufted leather on mansion bed and dining chairs, marble-top cases; four-piece bedroom, $2,999; table and four, $1,999; occasional $499 to $599.
Company news: Doubling High Point distribution square footage to support rapid growth in Eastern United States.
PULASKIIHFC M-330
• To Antiques Roadshow, adding casual dining and accents; and dining room for Beacon Hill with sliding-door china.
• Sloane Street, an English mahogany-look bedroom in cerejeira veneer with Empire and other architectural influences; features leather sleigh bed.
• Westridge, an updated version of the Foxcroft bedroom; cherry veneers with a browner, clearer finish than before.
• Images, contemporary bedroom, dining and occasional in maple burl with satinwood burl in subdued color.
• Urban Isle, bedroom, dining, occasional and entertainment in cherry and rubberwood with raffia accents; storage bed, $1,299.
RATANA HOME AND FLORALPS 2-435
• Introductions include Aspen, a five-piece rattan pole dining room with double-wrapped leather bindings and cane seats finished in a pecan glaze matte ($1,050/set).
• The Barbados wicker bedroom set features a slender curve headboard in a pecan finish ($800 for a bed).
Marketing programs: Direct shipment program, pre-booking specials and discount specials on sets. Updated Web site, stock improvement. New showroom location.
RICHARDSON BROS. IHFC G-382
• Adding 24-piece bedroom to American Empire in empire-style dark solid oak; bed, dresser, mirror and nightstand, $3,999 to $4,999.
• MissionCraft, 36-piece bedroom and dining room in medium-finish Mission-style solid oak; bed, dresser, mirror and nightstand, $2,499 to $2,999; dining table and four sides, $1,999 to $2,999.n Adding 24-piece bedroom to Transitional 1400 Series in dark-finish solid beech; complete bed, dresser, mirror and nightstand, $1,999 to $2,999.
RIVERSEDGEMarket on Main
Empress:
• 12-piece bedroom, 10-piece dining room, and five occasional pieces.
• 18th-century Chippendale style with crotch okoume mahogany veneers.
• Canopy bed or dresser/mirror, $1,499; table and four, $1,499.
Versailles:
• 10-piece bedroom, 10-piece dining room.
• French Empire style with burl veneers and hardwood solids.
• Bed or dresser/mirror, $999; table and four, $1,199.
Savannah:
• 12-piece bedroom, 14-piece dining room and 10 occasional pieces.
• Country styling in pine solids and veneers.
• Bed, $499; dresser/mirror, $599; table and four, $799.
Brighton:
• 10-piece bedroom, 10-piece dining room.
• Traditional lodge style with pecan veneers and hardwoods.
• Bed or dresser/mirror, $799; table and four, $999.
Cartel:
• Eight-piece bedroom, 10-piece dining room.
• Casual contemporary with cherry veneers and walnut inlays.
• Bed or dresser/mirror, $499; table and four, $799.
Product sourced in Vietnam, Brazil and China. New service and design center in Richmond, Va.
RIVERSIDEIHFC C-302
• Seasons, a six-piece bedroom in hardwood maple solids and clear maple veneers in antique burnished finish with physical distressing; selected items with Carpathian burl drawer fronts.
• A 36-inch diameter table for Harmony dining with quarried slate tile top in oak frame, forged iron base with curved legs and grid shelf surface.
ROMWEBERIHFC C-1112
Adding seven pieces to Traditions Made Modern, a licensed collection with the Museum of New Mexico, including bed and armoire.
SCOTT THOMAS MS 394
A Tuscan collection drawing upon Mediterranean flavor and architectural motifs of 16th-century Italy; decorative pulls, forged iron supports modeled on sarcophagi of Ancient Rome; hand-planed quality walnut.
• Marketing programs: "Tour of Tuscany" showroom event April 23, 4-7 p.m., features Tuscan wines and regional cuisine, and chance to learn about the culture influencing the new collection.
STANLEYIHFC C-1158
Wainwright:
• 26-piece bedroom, 26-piece dining room, occasional and home entertainment inspired by English antiques and heirlooms from the 17th century.
• African crotch mahogany, solid cherry and cherry veneers in aged patina with worn edges, wormholes and rasping.
• Beds include a sleigh with distressed black metal, a woven bed in willow and a bed in crotch mahogany with double rope-twist posts, which are repeated on armoire; accents of crocodile embossed leather and tortoise shell.
• Dining room with round pedestal table with perimeter expansion to accommodate from six to 12 place settings; kitchen island, wine cooler, double-pedestal table, and leather chairs, bar stools and counter stools.
Beau Nouveau:
• 23-piece bedroom, 17-piece dining room, occasional and home entertainment combining 1940s glamour with architectural and Biedermeier influences.
• Cathedral walnut, and African crotch and cerijiera crotch mahogany finished in rich espresso, light cognac, and antique noir; custom hardware inspired by sophisticated fashion jewelry combining silver and gold.
• Bedroom includes semanier, vanity bench, dramatic canopy bed with square geometric pattern, metal mirror and metal bed.
• Dining with two round tables for six, expandable to 12 place settings, one a dramatic pedestal table with feathered radial-matched crotch mahogany, the other an architectural round pedestal table.
STICKLEY225 N. Elm St.
The "Gus" sideboard:
• Based on circa 1901 Gustav Stickley design, available in solid quarter-sawn white oak or solid wild black cherry.
• Sturdy slab ends accentuated by black gallery and through-keyed tenons; V-grooved locking doors with raised butterflies at joints.
• Three drawers with solid cast copper hardware with pyramid nail trim backplates.
• Available in choice of several hand-rubbed finishes.
THOMASVILLE 401 E. Main St., Thomasville
Celebrating centennial year with largest number of introductions in company history.
New lines for Ernest Hemingway:
• 15-piece bedroom, 10-piece dining room, 33 occasional pieces, seven mirrors, and 12 pieces of upholstery, with style based on traditional English, but drawing on other regions such as Spain and Africa for easy blending with existing line.
• Key pieces include Paris bombé chest, in mahogany solids with three drawers, leather fronts and marble top; Collingwood chairside chest, drawer chest and cocktail with laurel burl veneer; San Marco console with urn legs on burl veneer base; Torcello bombé chest with crushed stone inlay, accented drawer frames, mahogany veneer and rosette pulls; writing desk and chair in laurel burl veneers with brass corner bracket details; and Trophy bar, with leather panel inset on front and brass replicas of trophy animals.
King Street:
• 14-piece bedroom, six-piece dining, two mirrors, and two metal beds.
• Updated Louis Philippe style with leafy cherry veneers and warm brown finish.
• Metal in multi-layered, aged French pewter finish called Orleans.
Reintroducing Irving Park:
• Traditional 18th-century, re-scaled from original collection, 12-piece bedroom, four-piece dining, two-piece home entertainment, 15 occasional pieces and two mirrors, and five upholstered pieces.
• Clubhouse finish resembles distressed, sun-faded cherry, with swirl mahogany highlights for clarity and depth.
• Arched-glass display cabinet, bracket-foot credenza,
Queen Anne-inspired sofa and end tables.
Beekman Place:
• Fresh contemporary design featuring split bamboo and polished stone tops.
• Bar with stone top, tall upholstered bar stool with brass foot rail; rectangular or cube cocktails; bookcases, five-shelf étagère and television credenza.
Other introductions:
• Four Corners, 74 eclectic occasional pieces and five chairs.
TS BERRY126-128 S. Main St.
Balmoral collection:
• Nine-piece bedroom, 12-piece dining room and 10 upholstered items.
• Solid wood, distressed and finished in 26 steps to look like old bench-made furniture.
• Pieces from $599 to $1,999.
Marketing programs: Florida warehousing with Logan's Wholesale Furniture, based in Tampa.
UNITED HOUSE WRECKINGHM 215
High Point debut with the Vintage collection, more than 100 pieces in an assortment of antiques updated to meet modern functional requirements; highlights include elaborate, ornate French beds, each unique.
UNIVERSAL2622 Uwharrie Rd.
• Chestnut Hill: 15-piece bedroom, 10-piece dining room and six occasional pieces; select hardwoods with primavera and cerenjera veneers finished in warm chestnut brown; traditional elements combine with slightly distressed wood.
• San Marco: 16-piece bedroom and 10-piece dining room; select hardwoods with English Oak burl and pecan veneers; burl-wrapped corner posts and stunning inlay; soft English brown finish to fit transitional and traditional settings.
• Napa View: 16-piece bedroom, 10-piece dining room and eight occasional pieces; select hardwoods with soft maple veneers finished in a distressed brown; sophisticated country styling with contemporized elements for a more youthful consumer.
• Catalina: 16-piece bedroom, 12-piece dining room and five occasional pieces; select hardwoods with quartered oak and ash burl veneers in Catalina whitewash or classic oak brown finishes; transitional styling with two-tone hardware.
• Sierra Oak: 14-piece bedroom and 10-piece dining room; rustic modern collection with raised pyramid and diamond designs, metal and true leaded glass; oak solids and pin knotty oak veneers in mid-brown oak finish.
• Also adding upscale small dining pieces.
VALCOProfit Center, second floor
The eight-piece Java transitional bedroom in solid pine; $3,299.
VAUGHAN IHFC M-810
Pinnacle collection:
• Bedroom focused on headboard with straight pediment cap and three panels in ash veneers; or padded microfiber panel inserts with choice of footboards.
• Two finishes, light bleached Sea Oats; or warm wood tone called Nutmeg.
• Wooden knobs in ash.
Country Collectibles:
• A country collection with hints of reclaimed use in American oak, all pieces available in warm fruitwood or black finish, with same options on knobs.
• Poster bed with double-slat motif and large seating rail on footboard; or four-post pencil bed.
All cases with mortise-and-tenon construction, with dovetailed drawers and metal guides, blocked corners, dust-proofed panels and two baked-on lacquer top coats for protection.
VAUGHAN-BASSETT IHFC C-1000
Cimarron, a hefty, generous scale collection with influences from the American West.
VERMONT PRECISION IHFC H-520
• Metro master bedroom and home office in solid cherry and cherry veneers, with combination of natural cherry, and black metal bases and hardware.
• Sheldon queen bed with leather headboard.
• Adding home office to Manchester collection, including desk, credenzas, hutches, secretary returns, lateral files and rolling file pedestals.
Marketing programs: New point-of-purchase display, including podium with samples of all available finishes on maple, ash and cherry in solid wood, replacing old plywood samples. Expansion of finishes makes this an anchor for Vermont Precision galleries.
Company news: New showroom location.
VIGNETTESIHFC M-507
Bedroom introductions in cottage, transitional, contemporary and traditional styling. Finishes include pine, cherry, ash burl and antique white. Bed choices include leather, canopy and wall.
VILLAGEOISIHFC H-1020
• Transitions is a new 20-plus piece transitional collection for bedroom and dining room. Features solid maple and selected veneers in dark espresso finish, curved fronts and custom hardware in hand-burnished brushed nickel finish.
• Expressions contemporary bedroom and dining room in solid maple, with architectural feel, floating tops on cases and a deep brown finish.
• Also, two transitional bedrooms in solid maple and select veneers, slightly smaller scale for a lower price point, and deep chocolate finish.
WALLBEDSFP 500
• Expanding offerings for occasional sleep products with introduction of Hiddenbed, a combination wall bed and work surface that allows transformation from one function to another without disturbing use of either; includes wallbed, work surface and storage hutch in one piece: Hiddenbed twin and full with hutch, and Hiddenbed full in contemporary oak solids and veneers in five finishes; twin or full without hutch, $1,750 to $1,995; full with hutch, $1,950 to $2,250.
• Adding Mission styling and chocolate finish to wallbed collection, available in oak and birch, and now including six beds and 27 accessory case pieces.
WOOD BROS.MS 300
English manufacturer is expanding its Old Charm collection into bedroom:
• Larger scale geared toward U.S. market, traditional style and construction in mostly European oak.
• Poster bed, nightstand with pull-out tray, armoire, seven- and nine-drawer dressers, and mirror with three small drawers for jewelry and trinkets.
• Aged warm oak finish, or choice of five other finishes.
• Complete bedroom with two nightstands, $25,000.
WOODCREST SALESCenter Theater Tower 110
• An oak version of the original All-In-One-Bed in pine with European roller glides on; engineered for easy assembly; $1,099 to $1,199.
• Solid-wood promotional case goods with side roller glides; five-drawer chest, $199.
• Oak futons with three styles of innerspring futon mattresses.
