Case goods

By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, October 3, 2004

A-America

CP 201

Five solid-wood bedroom and dining room collections are featured:

• Bainbridge Estates, a Lodge and Tuscan design in a cherry finish.

• Arbor Heights, an English traditional design in an antique brown cherry finish.

• Mission Ridge, American oak in a "pure" Mission design.

• Alexis, transitionally styled alder, in mocca and carmel finishes.

• Medina, contemporary alder.

Bedroom prices range from $1,499 to $1,800 for four pieces; dining room prices range from $1,999 to $2,29 for eight pieces.

Aberdeen Furniture

CP 1111

Four dining groups:

• Seven-piece No. 5981 series in cherry-finish hardwood, $1,070.

• Five-piece No. 5961 series in solid hardwood, $696.

• Seven-piece No. 5951 series in solid hardwood, $866.

• Five-piece NO. 5950 series in solid hardwood, $580.

Strengthening selection of oak china cabinets.

Adding Nos. 274 and 276 beds to quick-ship program.

AICO

IHFC G-777

Boulevard:

• 13-piece bedroom and nine-piece dining room in whimsical, retro styling, featuring shapes and curves, and pewter hardware with limited brushing, and cabriole fronts for motion.

• Formal dining table extendable to 124 inches; bedroom features a poster bed.

Cortina:

• 13-piece bedroom and nine-piece dining room with Italian architectural and grand European elements.

• Formal feel with burls, bun feet and antiqued metal hardware.

• Formal dining table extends to 156 inches; bedroom features gondola-like sleigh bed.

Marrakesh:

• Moorish-influenced 13-piece bedroom and nine-piece dining room.

• Intricate ornamentation found in major North African and Middle Eastern cities.

• Formal dining table extends to 156 inches; bedroom features platform bed.

Milano:

• Art Deco-influenced 13-piece bedroom and nine-piece dining room.

• Simple contemporary lines, sleek modern style in walnut-grain veneers.

• Formal dining table extends to 120 inches; bedroom features platform bed.

Park Avenue:

• Minimalist 13-piece bedroom and nine-piece dining room.

• Straight lines, fancy face veneers for warm geometric look and ribbed glass.

• Formal dining table extends to 132 inches; bedroom features a four-post bed.

Trevi:

• 13-piece bedroom and nine-piece dining room with grand, classic styling from Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean.

• Formal dining table with cradle effect and seating for at least 12, throne-like chairs, cabriole legs and bombe fronts; bedroom features regal poster bed with tufted leather surrounding a crest/shield motif on headboard; dresser with metal acid-edge patterns, cabriole legs and bombe front.

American Drew

IHFC C-900

• Cherry Grove 45th anniversary re-issue of 60 SKUs, most totally new; Edwardian, Georgian influences, in large scale with decorative inlays, cathedral cherry veneers; five beds, three dining rooms.

• Euro Classics, two bedrooms and two dining rooms in European traditional mahogany swirl and pecky pecan veneers, oak solids, all in cognac finish; moderate scale; bed, dresser/mirror and chest from $3,200.

• Chateau Avondale, casual Louis Philippe bedroom with cherry veneers and bail hardware; bed, dresser/mirror, chest, $2,500.

• Sophisticate, Art Deco bedroom and dining room in maccassar ebony.

Archatrive

SMS 1-512

New pieces include double-sided glass display case, framed headboards, a kitchen island with whimsical cut-out legs and galvanized tin or butcher block top, and a display hutch with glass doors, and four drawers in bottom unit.

Pieces available in variety of finishes.

Bassett Mirror

IHFC G-170 and MOG sixth floor

Stepping up presence in master bedroom with four new groups, including Borghese, with hand-worked antique bevel mirror and silver-leaf finish; and Metro, with mirror panels; $689 to $2,760.

Master dining introductions include:

• Three new groups in Platinum line with five-piece sets starting at $2,000 to $2,500, retail.

• Dining room to match Borghese bedroom in silver-leaf finish.

• Coastal Cottage group with crescent leaf around dining table; $1,000 for five pieces.

• English country group in butternut and fruitwood maple finish; five pieces, $1,200.

• Pontevecchio with hand-tooled leather inlay top; five pieces, $1,800.

• Sloane Terrace in British bamboo style with silver leaf highlights; $1,600.

Bernhardt

IHFC D-600

Park West:

• 65 contemporary/transitional pieces for bedroom, dining and occasional.

• Veneers of auburn-finish straight-cut and broken-grain ribbon-stripe mahogany, and henna-finish santos rosewood.

• Sleigh bed, $1,599; armoire, $1,999.

American Anthology:

• Updated traditional bedroom, dining and occasional.

• Pieces inspired by well-known, mostly 19th-century, cabinet makers from all over the world.

• Pin-knotty cherry in saddle-brown finish and Hearter Brothers-inspired hardware.

• Gathering table with self-storing leaf to go from 60-by-40 to 60-by-60 inches, $799; Federal china, $1,999; queen poster bed, $1,199; king sleigh bed, $1,599.

Martha Stewart-licensed collection additions:

• Two pieces for Turkey Hill, 17 for Skylands, eight for Lily Pond, plus 14 new upholstered items.

• Pieces include the cherry-finish Wallingford desk chair with five-pronged castered base with adjustable-height saddle seat and tilting back; Shelton brass-accented bed; and Jamestown chest with jewelry liners and locks, four drawers with paper liners, and Blackstrap finish.

Bolier & Co.

311 N. Hamilton St., second floor

Adding new pieces to Rosenau collection of redesigned, richly finished classic Biedermeier styling:

• Round cocktail with storage shelf, radial stretcher, accented with swirl mahogany veneers on top and shelf, with legs terminating in polished nickel casters and ferrules.

• Breakfront chest of drawers, high and lifted on legs, in swirl mahogany with polished nickel pulls.

• Additional occasional and dining items.

• Warm, reddish brown, medium high-sheen finish mahogany with swirl mahogany veneers.

Broyhill

IHFC C-600

• Painter's Shed whole-home collection in shabby chic, old weathered look; distressed painted finishes of Almond, Olive, Steely Blue, and Brick Red accent finish available on all pieces; Gathering table and four, $1,399; buffet server with hutch, $1,100.

• Elk River whole home collection in oak, with big lodge, mountain feel; oak burls with ebonized oak accents, lasso noose hardware, deeply etched carved motif.

• King's Crossing whole home collection in cherry finish on pecan.

• Adding colors to Fontana.

• New bedroom for Yorkshire Market in pine with square or curved option on case fronts; counter table and chairs.

• High Point debut of Pacific Heights oak bedroom, a San Francisco summer introduction.

Calligaris

IHFC H-524

• Round Atelier table in cherry with Arcadia chairs in cherry-stained beech.

• Transitional Modern table in wenge-stained oak with Avalon chairs in wenge-stained beech.

• Duo table in wenge-finish solid oak with frosted glass top, and Manhattan chairs in wenge-finish beech.

• Frame table with automatic pop-up central extension, metal base and veneered top; side chair with metal base and veneered seat and back.

• Segno extension table with laminate top and metal base; side chair with metal frame and leather seat and back.

Additions to quick-ship program for delivery in two to three weeks.

New customer service staff to improve service.

Canal Dover

H/W 320

New American Expressions:

• 17-piece dining room, an updated interpretation of classic styling in solid wormy maple, handcrafted completely in America from North American hardwoods.

• One-inch solid tops, dovetailed drawers and generously scaled chairs; full line of fabrics and quality leather slip seats.

• Available in three warm stain finishes, two paint colors and custom two-tone combinations, all hand-rubbed and with durable catalyzed synthetic varnish topcoat.

Century

MS 500

Contempory collection, unnamed at press time:

• 35 pieces for bedroom, dining and occasional, contemporary in feel, with understated Asian elements.

• Eclectic in form, finish and materials.

• Finishes include midtone honey brown, textured white, black lacquer with red lacquer interior, polished silver leaf, and natural metal.

• Materials include woven linen, split rattan, leather, lacquer, several woods, glass, wrought iron and bent plywood.

• Signature pieces include a low-slung bed with built in rib supports for true platform configuration; available in cluster maple blocks or split peel rattan with a distinctive weave pattern.

To Destinations by Century, adding Notting Hill:

• 27 traditional English pieces for bedroom, dining and occasional, inspired by the quaint London shopping district.

• Features include turned spool feet, fluted pilasters, reeded legs and English bail pulls.

• Hardwood solids and alder veneers, lightly distressed with burnishing and rasped edges; two finishes, deep rich brown Tea, and off-white ivory Scone.

• Signature pieces include a four-poster bed with woven cane panels on head and foot boards.

Oscar De la Renta additions include four upholstery frames and around a dozen wood items, including a Chinese-themed bar cabinet, dark, almost black, green with gold accents.

Also featuring the Gulf Stream outdoor collection.

Chair Tech

MOG third floor

Entering new category with value-priced Italian looks.

• Dante, 10-piece dining room with clean classic lines in French white oak veneer; easy-to-operate butterfly mechanism on extension table; $799 to $999.

• Daria buffet with sliding doors and two drawers; $999 to $1,299.

• Roma, six stainless or wood chair frames with imported Italian leather; $145 to $199.

Cochrane Furniture

IHFC W-446

Beds & Beyond:

• Customized bedroom program based on success of Design & Dine casual dining program introduced in October 2003.

• 50,000 combinations of style and finish.

• Transitional, country and traditional styles available in oak and maple-finish solid wood.

• Your-choice hardware, style and finish.

• Five-piece bedroom, $3,000 to $3,500.

Expanding Design & Dine program to include new styles and more size selection in tables; 12 new items include 102-inch tables, chinas and barstools, available in oak or maple in 56 finishes, as well as hardware and style options.

New emphasis on preferred dealer program, which includes advertising assistance and special promotions.

Creative Elegance

135 S. Hamilton St.

Moving back toward exclusively domestic production to play on marketplace strengths of options, variety and the ability to customize with Windows to the World Collection:

• 12-piece bedroom and 11-piece dining room, plus home entertainment and occasional.

• Modern/minimalist styling in rift oak, with 12 finish options and choice of acrylic or metal trim.

• First collaboration between Creative Elegance and Los Angeles designer Ilan Dei.

• Bedroom, $4,000 to $6,000; dining, $1,000 to $6,000.

Cresent Fine Furniture

HS 330

Five new collections:

• Kingston, European traditional in cherry with an antique chestnut finish.

• Transitional Hillsboro in cherry and walnut.

• Cumberland Revival, updated 18th-century styling in cherry.

• Murray Hill II, a second-generation contemporary collection based on best-selling Murray Hill in merlot-finished maple.

• Voyages, 27 new accent pieces in exotic mixed media.

David Francis Furniture

200 N. Hamilton St., Suite 331

A signature collection of bedroom furniture and dining room seating. Pieces include:

• Coco Shell bed with head and foot boards inlaid with rich brown coco shells in seasoned hardwood offered in 11 standard finishes, available in king and queen sizes; with complementary nightstand available in two sizes.

• Stacked Bamboo chair with sleek contemporary Asian feel; back constructed in horizontally stacked round, leather-bound bamboo poles inset into a hardwood frame; leather detailing on the seat frame mirrors the leather binding pattern that's woven throughout the back; available as side or arm chair in 11 standard finishes.

Durham Furniture

Adding eight-piece dining room to popular Manhattan bedroom collection:

• Three table designs, two chair styles, china, buffet and sideboard with optional granite top.

• Contemporary solid maple or cherry veneer.

• Available in two finishes — rich, reddish-brown Cabernet, or warm soft brown Park Avenue.

• Table and four, and china, $5,299.

New 250,000-square-foot plant opened in August, with state-of-the-art lumber yard, dry kilns and manufacturing; 15,000-square-foot showroom and education center.

E.J. Victor

116 S. Lindsay St.

• Adding bedroom to Art Deco collections, including rosewood panel bed with optional antique mirrors on head and foot, and sleigh bed.

• New round dining table and chair, and occasional for Julia Gray.

• New occasional and dining table for country English collection.

Eminence Style

IHFC H-106

New collections designed in a modern take on classic French and Italian country styles with longer legs, sleeker lines and new colors such as apple green, lavender, vanilla and French gray, all in a clean Asian-style lacquer finish.

European Pine & Imports

SP 1635

Focusing on dining and occasional, now offering 15 table options.

• Two dining tables in pine, three color options, turning on legs and distressed Old World style.

• Four distressed, detailed pine sideboards in three colors.

• New crossback dining chair.

Fast-track best-selling items in stock for quick shipment.

Ferguson Copeland

300 E. Green Dr.

• Regency dining room in olive ash burl with occasional pieces.

• New French dining room and occasional with metal bases.

• Edwardian bedroom in figured cherry; wing-chair bed with brown mohair.

Fine Furniture Design & Marketing

Union Square P-302

Abbott's Cottage:

• 32 pieces for bedroom, dining and occasional.

• French/European, casual but sophisticated styling in walnut solids with mappa burl and adler veneer accents.

• Three finishes: chestnut, golden honey and magnolia.

• Elements include cabriole legs, spiral turnings, finely forged metal casting accents and delicate hand carvings.

• $399 to $1,999.

New walnut dining table for Raylen Vineyards collection.

Nine tables for Fine Accents.

Founders

IHFC M-530

Featuring a variety of new youth groups, each ranging from 13 to 20 pieces, and featuring finishes that include cherry, maple, birch and golden pine. Also offering a broad range of master bedroom styles, ranging from contemporary to traditional, with five to seven pieces in each group. Finishes include cherry, walnut, birch and pine with metal, split rattan or textured ebony accents.

Garcia Imports

333 N. Wrenn St.

• Three-piece traditional dining group with cast stone dining table base, and floor wall planter; $1,000 to $2,500.

• Etched Brass collection, eight traditional pieces for bedroom and dining room in wood and leather, with etched brass panels; $1,200 to $3,000.

Gonzalez & Associates

1100 Trinity Ave.

• Rancher's bedroom, five pieces in rustic pine; $879.

• Gonzalez rustic pine armoire; $299.

Focusing on distribution strength in North Carolina and California. Offers selected customers an opportunity to serve exclusive markets.

Habersham

MS 142

Case goods additions to Biltmore Estate Collection include:

• Valencia 60-inch round dining table with elaborate base decorated in Spanish-style floral and leaf carvings with contrasting finish; distressed wood-stained table top.

• Grand-scale Cambridge bed with intricate carved details on headboard and footboard, available in a large selection of Habersham's Connoisseur and Studio finishes; king or queen sizes available.

Also adding dining tables and beds to Claude Monet and Plaza licensed collections.

• Habersham line additions include Bella Rustica, new designs reflecting the soft tones and casual elegance of the Italian countryside. Line now made completely in select hardwoods and hardwood veneers for a new level of quality.

• New dealer support materials include redesigned product brochure showcasing best sellers; new dealer postcards with Biltmore Estate and newer Habersham pieces.

Fall 2004 consumer advertising campaign focusing on Biltmore Estate Collection in Veranda, Architectural Digest, Coastal Living and Southern Accents magazines.

Market sale: 10% off dealer cost for minimum $4,000 order.

Harden Furniture

200 N. Hamilton St.

Adding bedroom and select occasional to the European Interpretations collection, with clean lines consistent with the Directoire period; solid cherry in a selection of finishes and fabrics; pieces include the 1838 upholstered bed with solid cherry in a Renaissance finish, $1,995.

Price and dating promotion; advertising materials will be added when collection ships.

Hart Furniture

112 S. Main St.

Two six-piece bedrooms:

• Transitional in light wood-tone finish with flared legs and latticework motif on doors, mirrors and headboard.

• Updated antique white American country group with square post head and foot, planking motif and shaped crown; cases with wood knobs, overhang tops and long-lasting, durable finish with protection from watermarks and spills.

Expanding "Young at Hart — Furniture for Kids" line with an 11-piece girl's group with sleep, study and storage function, in antique white finish.

Hekman Furniture

200 N. Hamilton St., Suite S-107

Charleston Harbor:

• Includes six dining pieces in styling from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

• Elements include Regency, Chippendale and Sheraton for eclectic mix of classic styles.

• Exotic veneers of Okombe, Sri Lankan satinwood and mahogany from monitored forests in Brazil.

• Hand-rubbed finishes using oils and coloring compounds, meticulous carvings.

Expanding successful home entertainment introduction from April with 20 pieces in six styles focusing on formats for plasma televisions.

Also featuring:

• Treasures Afar, eight eclectic, antique-based pieces drawing upon the world for style and material inspiration; woods include Amboina, crotch mahogany and rosewood on classic forms.

• Tortolos, 21 eclectic items for dining room, bar, occasional and home entertainment reflecting a coastal lifestyle in areas like the West Indies, Jersey Coast, Pawley's Island, Padre Island and the San Juan Islands; copper surfaces, rich leafy heart cherry veneer, accented with woven rattan panels.

Promotions and programs to reward dealer commitments at market; rewards tiered based on depth of commitment; all tied to terms helping dealer to floorplan their investment.

Henredon

641 W. Ward Ave.

Grand Continent:

• Formal collection inspired by late 18th- and early 19th-century styles.

• Straight and cluster burl myrtle and willow veneers, and bees wing eucalyptus.

• Medium-brown brandy or dark port finishes; white painted accent finish with porcelain effect; black granite on some pieces.

• Pieces include eight-leg table with inlaid granite apron, $5,995; round table with perimeter leaves expandable from 60 to 84 inches; upholstered sleigh bed and Italian panel bed.

Acquisitions City:

• Midcentury modern forms with Asian influences designed by John Black in anichio wood with warm satin waxy finish and rosewood.

• Burnished brass accents, with resin and fiber weave on some pieces.

• Dining tables and beds, $1,995 to $2,995.

Three new lifestyles, and updates for Ralph Lauren:

• Moderne in dark ash solids and veneers with ceruse finish, a wipe-off glaze that leaves highlights in the grain; accents in leather and nickel.

• Joshua Tree, two bedrooms and two dining rooms in mesquite finish on red oak, cigar finish on New Zealand pine, or barrel finish on maple; weathered Western look with hand-forged iron hardware.

• Belaire, a mahogany collection inspired by 1930s Hollywood in piano black finish; beds from $3,995.

• Safari Anniversary collection, West Indies looks and value price at half of original introduction; armoire, $3,995.

• A new white finish to update 18th-century Irish Cottage lifestyle.

Hickory White

206 E. Green Drive

Metropolitan Themes:

• 30 pieces for bedroom, dining and occasional in clean, lighter-scale traditional styles in predominantly cherry solids and veneers.

• Mostly domestic in two finishes: cherry, and a transparent black stain that reveals wood grain.

• Contemporized look through exclusive hardware and acid copper inserts.

• Off-the-floor lightness with turned legs on brass ferules, and molding on drawers.

• Six pine pieces from Mexico in special finishes; collection features upholstered bed and four-post panel bed.

• Dressers, $2,900; dining rooms, $6,900.

Antiquities, a short 18th-century Italian bedroom and dining room made in and finished here; dresser, $1,995.

Adding 12 upscale tables and chests from Italy to HW Trading Co.

Higdon Furniture Co.

Profit Center

• Eight-piece Tuscany contemporary bedroom in two-tone espresso and chocolate stone finish with frosted hardware; from $499.

• Seven-piece Bordeaux classic modern bedroom in rich cherry finish with crown moldings and pewter hardware and decorative accents; from $599.

• Seven-piece Chardonnay bedroom, same as Bordeaux but in maple finish; from $599.

• Seven-piece Finlandia modern bedroom with clean lines, sleek hardware and metal-like accents on headboard and mirror; from $699.

Production started in September in Higdon's third plant in Cairo, Ga.

Hitchcock Chair Co.

330 N. Hamilton St., Suite 302

Focus on new designs and innovative finishing techniques such as glazing, crackling, distressing and coloration.

• Lakeside Cottage transitional bedroom with coastal feel; beadboard detailing and spool-style turned feet; available in five light, airy finishes, including lattice white and sugar plum blue.

• Country Heritage collection, reminiscent of century-old heirlooms, features distinctive colors of Stagecoach Red, Newbury Moss, Farmhouse Ochre and Tavern Crème; exclusive wood-finishing techniques of dry brushing, cow-tailing, spattering and glazing create lustrous, worn patinas.

• Maison Rustique collection, combining design elements of French Provencal and English Country of the late 19th and early 20th century; handcrafted from aged select maple, available in natural-tone Honey Wax finish, and an Aged Patina russet finish, compatible with heirlooms and antiques; accent color finishes include shades of red, verdigris green, light speckled bisque and deep peacock blue/teal.

Homelegance

212 Jacobs Place

• Transitional Mission bedroom in burnished oak finish with four-poster bed in classic Mission treatment.

• Urban contemporary No. 841 bedroom and dining room in original design added to Signature Series.

• No. 967 American country bedroom and dining room in burnished oak finish, including pub and gathering table.

• Traditional No. 848 bedroom and dining room in dark oak.

• Adding bar and vanity product, and double pedestal extension table to No. 908 collection.

• Adding functional vanities to existing Nos. 958, 908 and 935 collections.

• Expanding No. 853 lifestyle collection with occasional and dining.

Hooker Furniture

IHFC W-1047

Intimate Home:

• Company's first whole-home collection, developed with longtime shelter-magazine editor Nancy Lindemeyer.

• 75 pieces in casual, relaxed traditional styling, including hand-painted elements, and large, yet light scale split cane bed; serving piece based on display item from an antique shop.

• Editor's desk, $799; dining chairs, $299; beds, $1,799 to $1,999; dresser, $1,499.

Villa Florence bedroom in cherry veneers on hardwood solids, an extension of successful home office and entertainment groups; dresser, $1,299; king bed, $1,299.

Huppé

HS 118

Italia contemporary bedroom in chocolate-finish birch; square shapes with chrome leg accents.

Hurtado

208 English Road

Four new collections for younger, next-generation consumers, plus additions to existing lines of occasional and case goods.

Jeffco

425 N. Hamilton St.

Filling style voids.

• Moderne collection, 10 living room pieces in designs emerging from 1925 International Exposition in Paris.

• Pearl of the Antilles, 17 pieces for bedroom, dining room and living room in mélange of styles, including Gothic, Baroque, Rococo and Georgian; mingling cultures of Spain, France and England, as well as Moorish and Creole influences.

• Additions to J. Peterman include 15 unique, one-of-a-kind pieces.

Expanding icon collections and Jeffco To Go program of iron pieces packed in individual boxes for consumers to take home from the store.

Jofran

PS C109

Two new dining rooms, plus 12 new casual dining groups.

Adding two groups to Thailand mixed warehouse program, and four new groups to Malaysian warehouse program.

John Kelly

IHFC D-502

• Tau Series contemporary dining and bedroom groups in bamboo veneer, including a platform bed with storage option below sleeping surface, nightstand, vertical chest, dresser, wardrobe, mirror, dining table and chair; concealed push-latch hardware; available in natural or ebony finish.

• Zeta Series contemporary living, dining and bedroom groups in white oak with solid tops; solid oak accented with stainless steel pulls.

• To J1 Series, adding a television plinth, rocking chair and spindle arm chair in cherry with walnut pegs and pulls.

• To K2 Series, adding a twin-size Sunbed, and garden table in solid teak accented with brass and copper.

• To N Series, adding a bow chaise, bow bed, rocking chair, armchair and dining table in walnut detailed with glass surfaces and stainless steel pulls.

Keen Manor

422 N. Wrenn St.

Formally Churchill's Furniture, Keen Manor now offers more than 600 pieces of hand-carved solid-wood furniture in reclaimed timber, plus new standard painted finishes as well as custom finish capability.

Around 200 new bedroom pieces and 200 for dining in solid wood with waxed or painted finishes; various styles include Victorian, Tuscan and Georgian.

New quick ship program to make numerous products available within weeks.

New larger warehouse equipped to apply painted and custom finishes.

Keller Furniture

IHFC M-1301

• Avon Park, 11-piece bedroom and dining room, English Colonial style in dark hand-padded "English Saddle" finish; scroll carving, raised panels.

• Tamarac, a contemporary 11-piece bedroom and dining room in substantial scale, relaxed with traditional Sheraton and Chinese Chippendale elements, lighter antique barley finish and antique eggshell accents; buttermilk finish available on some pieces.

Two branded collections available outside customer's territories to other accounts.

Quick order fulfillment, direct advertising dollars to support dealer advertising programs; placement incentives; and new marketing materials.

New customer partnership program to offer customized support packages to dealer base.

Kimball Home

Market on Main, first and second floors

• Acclaim, a transitional bedroom and home office in unique combination of maple and sycamore veneers, with walnut, maple and ebony inlays, all in a light warm finish; satin nickel ferrules and hardware complement sleek, curvaceous design.

• Seven-piece bedroom with Shaker, Louis Philippe and transitional design elements; satin nickel hardware and curved, interlocking diamond-shaped accents contrast with cherry veneers, finished in warm translucent tones that reveal cathedral grains.

• Adding dining, occasional and home office to Hearthside Oak.

• To Wellington Cherry, adding home entertainment items designed to accommodate plasma and flat-screen televisions.

• Adding home office and home entertainment to Arts & Crafts-inspired Mission Viejo.

Kincaid

IHFC H-1204

• Colonnade, 50 pieces in white oak for bedroom, dining and occasional, designed by Catina Waters in relaxed urban styling; dark finish with rub-through, pewter finish hardware.

• Raleigh Road additions include new black finish and platform bed in ebony finish with slat supports.

• Ashton Park, Honduras-sourced bedroom in mahogany-family wood.

• Four new entertainment centers for existing collections.

• Executive desk, file drawer and console for Laura Ashley Carriage House.

New hangtag to tell solid-wood story.

Klaussner Furniture

405 Lewallen Road, Asheboro

World Vineyards:

• A whole home lifestyle brand incorporating case goods, upholstery, occasional, rugs, home textiles and accessories. Design inspiration drawn from wine-producing regions around the world, starting this market with Napa Valley.

• Blend of Old and New World styles with product themes including trellises, wine cellar doors/barrels, tile, metal gates, stained glass, vines and grapes, pottery and wine country color palettes.

• Case goods include 100 SKUs of bedroom, dining and occasional; two bedroom/dining rooms, a freestanding bedroom and six occasional collections.

• Beds retail from $799 to $1,299.

Lane Home Furnishings

IHFC C-800

Introductions include additions to the National Geographic Home Collection:

• South American collection, inspired by the Andes Mountains, merges native traditions with classic colonial influences; elements include elegant wood carvings, finely tooled leather and intricately forged wrought iron details.

• The Marrakech collection blends design traditions from North Africa's eclectic influences with contemporary European ornamentation.

Largo International

Center Theater Tower 100

Introductions include Plantation Shores, available in linen and American walnut finishes; lattice or panel option on head and footboards; pieces include a chiffarobe.

Laurier Furniture

IHFC D-1101

Now offering complete collections of contemporary bedroom, dining room and home theater.

• Norbec 7400, bedroom, dining and home theater in maple veneer.

• Carino 34, bedroom, dining and home theater in maple veneer covered with new 25-year guarantee ultra-resistant Titanium Infini-T finish.

• Contempo 60, bedroom, dining and home theater in maple veneer.

• New home theater units for Collection 54 and Collection 14, both in maple veneer; $1,000.

New advertising program to support Infini-T finish, with 25-year guarantee. Television and print advertising.

Leda Furniture

IHFC G-576

Strengthening upper-medium price points; entering island-inspired category; new dining tables for existing collections.

• River Road, 10-piece dining room in early country styling inspired by settlers of North America; themes include Texas styling, French accents, and Victorian, Empire and New England elements; mahogany solids and cherry veneers in aged medium finish with lots of physical distressing; bedroom to follow next year.

• Island-inspired Cinnamon Bay dining room with elements from island plantations and great houses in mahogany solids and cherry veneers with a clean, pristine finish.

• To Avant Garde, adding a 60-by-60-inch square dining table in rift-cut ash on a cross-design base.

• To Allegro, adding a 72-inch contemporary dining table with two 20-inch refractory leaves in curly maple veneer and marquetry, available in fawn and mink finishes.

• Adding 60-inch perimeter leaf table on fixed pedestal base with four curved leg supports to Nottingham Cottage; table apron doubles as four large drawers built into the top for leaf storage.

New Web site launch this fall; new catalogs and first-time point-of-purchase circulars.

Streamlined production and plans to expand warehouse space to facilitate improved quick-ship program, freeing up warehouse space at plant for production and quality inspection.

Legacy Classic

PS C-100

• The No. 440 collection, cottage-style bedroom, dining, occasional and wall units in pine solids and veneers, available in honey pine and antique white finishes; bedroom set, $1,999.

• The No. 450 collection, Victorian bedroom and dining room in vintage mahogany-finish select hardwoods and mahogany veneers; bedroom set, $1,999 to $2,499.

• TheNo. 460 collection, casual contemporary bedroom, dining, occasional and wall units in select hardwoods and anigre veneers, with a dark espresso finish; bedroom set, $1,999 to $2,499.

Lexington Home Brands

1302 National Highway, Thomasville

Palmer Home Champany Hills:

• 30 pieces for bedroom, dining and occasional in walnut, waxed pine and oak.

• Eclectic, relaxed traditional British with lots of planking, thistle motifs, and Jacobean influences and deeply burnished finishes.

• Bedrooms in walnut and pine; pine bed, $1,099; walnut bed, $1,299.

Balai, transitional six-piece bedroom in Balinese oak; bed, $999; dresser, $999.

San Sabino, domestic bedroom and dining room in Tuscan-inspired medium dark alder; bed or dresser, $999.

Bob Timberlake additions:

• Three painted and three wood finishes on 18 Timberlake pieces for quick service on custom finishing.

• Revitalizing entry-level for BT with 22 new sourced pieces at 30% below existing Timberlake line.

To Liz Claiborne, adding chests, entertainment centers and occasional items targeted for delivery in time for a Mother's Day sale.

Liberty Furniture

247 S. Main St.

• American Traditions Oak collection: bedroom, home entertainment and home office in traditional oak finish, reminiscent of popular American Traditions collection in wormy cherry; bedroom, $1,999.

• Five new entertainment centers in selection of finishes and styles, including Louis Philippe, Victorian, black/cherry, oak and wormy cherry; expandable to accommodate big-screen and 42-inch plasma televisions; media storage with cable outlets and power supply; $1,199.

• Nine new accent chairs in variety of finishes and styles with detailed carvings and select fabrics; $299 to $399.

• Three new powder sinks with detailed carvings and hardware in an assortment of styles; from $499.

Mixing containers of entertainment centers in up to three styles.

New quick—ship program with eligible product identified in showroom.

New departments focusing on information technology and product marketing to improve product availability and communication; Web site with enhanced cataloging and B2B capability scheduled for first-quarter 2005.

Madison House Furniture

258 S. Main St.

Expanding Travertine-accented dining and occasional table warehouse program, plus new mocha and gala Travertine finishes.

• 60-by-60-inch Alexis dining table with Travertine stone top in a chocolate finish, and wood base with Travertine appliqué trim; $1,500.

• 79-inch Bolero dining table with sculptured beige Travertine top and coordinating stone base; $1,200.

• Bolero buffet with beige Travertine top and sculptured appliqué on base in espresso finish; four drawers and two doors; $1,200.

• Bolero lamp, console and coffee tables in sculptured beige Travertine; $299 to $599.

Magnussen Home

IHFC M-1010

Melrose:

• Contemporary-leaning 11-piece bedroom and five-piece dining room in maple veneers finished in rich, high-sheen caramel.

• Walnut inlays and textured leather-wrapped hardware with nickel escutcheons.

• Felt-lined top drawers, several pieces with adjustable shelves.

• Pieces include a platform bed with unique arced base and headboard of book-matched maple veneer with walnut inlay; and china with suspended top with bowed glass doors and shaped base.

Hastings:

• Nine-piece urban bedroom with clean lines, distinctive turned posts and crisp midnight black finish.

• Combination of curved and straight lines, such as bowed drawers and straight top on six-drawer chest.

• Satin nickel knobs and cup pulls with rope-twist detailing for sterling silver effect.

• Dramatic poster bed, available with canopy, has turned posts and cabriole feet; panel bed with bowed crown and six-drawer semanier.

Paramount:

• 12-piece bedroom inspired by 1940s Hollywood glamour with touches of Art Deco.

• Walnut veneers and ash burl borders with a rich, high-sheen chestnut finish.

• Shapely silhouettes, reeded bases and some marble tops; lacquered satin pewter hardware with bronze tones include three designs — tassel pendant pull, drawer pull and circular pull.

• Platform bed with upholstered headboard in diamond-stitched pattern on shimmery fabric; sleigh bed, armoire with linen-fold doors and a serpentine dresser.

Dearborn:

• Transitional Mission nine-piece bedroom in solid mahogany with maple veneers and burnished nutmeg finish highlighting subtly contrasting woods.

• Reeded wood details, saber legs and metal accents.

• Dramatic metal and wood poster bed with geometric grid pattern; entertainment door chest with 32-inch screen capacity; and armoire with reeded doors and Mission-inspired pierced crown.

Adding six-piece dining room to contemporary Carmel collection in light maple and cherry finishes.

Michelangelo Designs

118 W. Commerce Ave.

Volta, a modern contemporary bedroom in wenge finish includes sleek leather-finish sleigh bed with European slat support, brushed aluminum legs and hardware; two drawer night tables; dresser; and optional seven-drawer chest.

Michels-Pilliod

IHFC C-1057

The traditional eight-piece 7500 bedroom in mar-resistant cherry melamine finish with marble tops and heavy scroll-and-leaf molding, and mitered corners; cases with extra deep drawers and brass-bail hardware; dramatic mirrored wall headboard with floating curio shelves and two touch-switch lamps, and portal for wire management.

New Classic Home Furnishings

CP 110

Master bedroom introductions:

• Cottage collection in lightly distressed pine available in natural and honey brown finishes; over-scaled panel bed, slat sleigh bed, mirror, chest and armoire; bed, dresser/mirror and nightstand, $999.

• Casual contemporary Ashton featured in new canopy-style format in birch; under $999.

• Mission-inspired Sonoma collection in russet-brown oak and oak veneer, featuring mule chest dresser, chest, armoire and rake panel bed; four pieces, $999.

Orleans Furniture

Market on Main, third floor

• Sterling Hall, nine-piece country traditional bedroom with wrought iron mirror, head and footboard; cordovan finish on cherry veneer and hardwood solids; six-pieces with bed, $899 FOB China.

• Brighton Inn, traditional cherry nine-piece bedroom and five-piece dining room with cherry and burl veneers, and fancy veneer pattern on table top; six-piece bedroom, $599 FOB China; eight-piece dining room, $809 FOB China.

• High Country Inn, nine-piece country bedroom in distressed chestnut finish on mahogany veneers and hardwood solids; six-piece bedroom, $735 FOB Vietnam.

• Lumberton II, nine-piece update of longtime No. 1-selling bedroom, country style, choice of two hutch mirrors, and choice of hutch headboard or pineapple cannonball bedroom; starting way, $999; step-up way, $1,499.

• Brookfield Inn, 16 transitional bedroom pieces, including youth, in new weathered white finish with maple-finish tops and trim; six-piece bedroom, $999.

Pennsylvania House

200 E. Green St.

Steve Tyrell's Southern Roots collection:

• 21 bedroom pieces and 12 pieces for dining in updated antebellum-era styling inspired by Tyrell's Southern roots.

• Solid American black cherry with mixed materials such as okoume African veneer, hand-painted tortoise shell, gold leaf and wicker.

• Finish is lightly distressed midtone auburn, enhanced by shadowing around doors and drawers.

• Three lifestyles: Plantation View, with classic antebellum inspiration; the decidedly more ornate Victorian City View; and Courtyard View, with a strong wicker element inspired by hidden gardens and interior courtyards of southern homes.

• Beds from $899; dressers from $1,699; mirrors from $399; dining tables from $999; side chairs from $289; arm chairs from $329.

Continued focus on in-store retail gallery program, including wide range of special incentives, service, and advertising and marketing support.

Steve Tyrell will be in showroom.

Launching 2005 "Just Your Style" winter sales event, including print ads, circulars, in-store POP, and television and radio ads.

Platt Collections

200 N. Hamilton St., Suite S-218

• Repose, 18-piece updated Transitional bedroom and dining room in alder solids and figured anegre veneers; low-relief carvings, serpentine shapes, custom hardware and medium wood tone finish; accent bedroom available in Coromundel hand-carved design.

• Rialto, eight-piece dining room and six occasional pieces in exotic veneers with walnut inlays; woven steel tables with neutral warm deep bronze finish and gold dry brush.

Primo Designs

CenterPoint on Manning 165

• Gotham Towers, nine-piece bedroom, six-piece dining room and three occasional pieces in New York 1930s Deco styling with black granite tops and cherry veneers in rich cognac finish; four-piece bedroom, $1,999; seven-piece dining room, $1,499; occasional, $199 to $299.

• Entering bathroom category with five-piece additions to best-selling Havana Bay collection with deep tobacco finish on ash burl veneers and birch solids, with tobacco leaf carving; and Old Tuscany collection with hand-painted fruit motif in aged finish; pieces include single and double vanity sinks, matching mirrors, storage curio and bathroom space-saver; $199 to $899.

Progressive Furniture

PS 400

• Two domestic lifestyle and contemporary bedrooms of six to eight pieces featuring larger scale pieces, assortment of new finishes; accent on detail, including faux metal accents and textured elements; $599 to $799.

• Three additions to BR2 bedroom-in-a-box program include a Louis Philippe style in dark cherry finish; transitional lifestyle in brushed maple finish; and a new youth group, "Shoes," featuring shoe decals.

• Additions to the Mexican-sourced program include three bedrooms of 14 to 18 pieces, from $1,499 to $1,999, with choice of beds and larger scales; a Mediterranean group with wrought metal accents; a rustic Southwestern group; and a country French group with ornate metal bed canopies.

Woodland Designs domestic additions:

• Three new bedrooms, with first-ever matching casual dining, entertainment and occasional furniture.

• Stocked in North Carolina for quick shipment.

• Styles include lifestyle in medium ash; upscale contemporary in new espresso cherry finish with glass and metal accents; and Breakers, a casual cottage collection featuring black or white finish with accent pewter hardware and several occasional pieces with marble inset tops.

• Bedroom suites from $999 to $1,499.

Three Woodland Designs Far East-sourced collections, each with 45 to 60 pieces featuring a variety of veneers, carvings and accents in metal, wicker, glass, stone and other materials:

• Cayman Bay, a West Indies-inspired collection in African mahogany solids and veneers in a rich dark finish; choice of beds and unique dining and accent pieces.

• Simply Elegant, 1950s Deco styling and European contemporary design in prima vera veneers and cherry solids in dark tones; curves and metal accents.

• Oukame, a casual lifestyle themed collection in a unique wood native to Southeast Asia.

• Also promotional bedroom suites to retail under $1,000, including new cottage group and casual contemporary group; accent pieces like bars and sinks added to existing groups.

Pulaski

IHFC M-330

Casa Cristina:

• 110 pieces for bedroom, dining, occasional and youth bedroom licensed with and inspired by Hispanic television personality Cristina Saralegui and the furnishings, art collections and interior of her Miami home.

• European Mediterranean traditional styling, with flavors from Spain, through the Caribbean and South America.

• Metal, hand-painted elements, prima vera veneers on rubberwood solids.

• Beds, $999 to $1,399.

To Antiques Roadshow, adding Carlton Manor, based on three English designs from Sotheby's, in a medium-brown finish or ivory finish on cherry with ash burl accents.

Metropolitan, and urban bedroom with basket weave motif.

Beau Vue, heavily carved bedroom and dining room with serpentine fronts, marble tops, available also in lighter accent finish.

Revco International

IHFC H-150

Repositioning primary line from Spanish Colonial to Translations, a more modern/contemporary look; expanding existing collections and adding several new finishes to Translations and Plantation lines.

New pieces include:

• Two dining tables for the Vicente collection, a 60 by 60-inch square table and extension table expandable from 75 to 127 inches; square table, $2,400; extension table, $2,800.

• To Leon collection, adding a 78-inch-high television armoire/wardrobe; and a 59-inch-high highboy; armoire, $2,318; highboy, $1,676.

Riversedge Furniture

Market on Main, fifth and sixth floors

• Brighton, 38 pieces for bedroom, dining, home entertainment and occasional in lodge-style pecan veneers and hardwood solids; bed, $799; dining room, $1,399; entertainment wall, $1,999.

• Sunriver, 33 pieces for bedroom, dining, home entertainment and occasional in continental style oak veneers and elm solids; bed, $599; dining room, $999; entertainment wall, $1,199.

• Savanah, 70 pieces for bedroom, dining, home entertainment and occasional in country-style pine veneers and pine solids, available in amber pine and whitewash finishes; bed, $599; dining room, $999; entertainment wall, $1,799.

Romweber

IHFC C-1112

Inspirations is a new line of 15 case good styles that offers consumers a variety of stained and painted finish options. Domestically made, the line is value-priced to compete directly with Asian and Latin American imports. It will begin shipping Oct. 1, with two- to three-week delivery times.

Schnadig Corp.

IHFC C-500

Pacifica, Asian contemporary bedroom, dining and occasional with crushed bamboo and stitched leather fronts, ash veneers and mindi solids; merchandisable as California contemporary casual, tropical, or Asian; sourced in China and the Phillipines; 64 by 64-inch gathering table convertible to 64 by 32-inch dining size and height with butterfly leaf; queen shelter bed, $1,300.

Shadow Mountain

MS 251

Entering case goods category with five new collections of bedroom, casual dining and occasional furniture tied into current line of nature-inspired products.

Elements include solid wood, metal, leather and other exotic materials.

New permanent showroom; move to new office and distribution center scheduled for early 2005.

Southport Furniture

HS 206

Expanding style categories for broader regional appeal.

• Merlot Avenue, 14-piece bedroom in sophisticated transitional urban styling; deep, clear merlot finish on caxeta solids and amapa veneers; pieces include sleigh and platform beds, dresser, bureau, armoire, chest, nightstand, and landscape and vertical mirrors; made in Brazil; four pieces, $2,499 to $2,999.

• Sheridan Estate, 12-piece sophisticated casual European country bedroom with antique brown English finish on caxeta solids and amapa veneers; pieces include panel and leather beds, dresser, bureau, nightstand, chest, armoire, and mantle and landscape mirrors; made in Brazil; four pieces, $2,999 to $3,499.

• Urban Renewal, seven-piece urban contemporary bedroom with architectural lines in deep tobacco-finish caxeta solids and amapa veneers; pieces include reader's panel bed, bureau, mirror, drawer chest, armoire and nightstand; made in Brazil; four pieces, $2,499 to $2,999.

• Summer Breeze, nine-piece coastal cottage bedroom in pine solids and veneers, available in linen white and warm pines finishes; poster and sleigh beds, dresser, landscape mirror, chest, armoire and nightstand; made in Mexico; four pieces, $1,999 to $2,499.

Stanley Furniture

IHFC C-1158

Santa Barbara:

• 15-piece bedroom, 13-piece dining room, 14-piece occasional collection, and 15 pieces for home entertainment.

• Rich, architectural, generously scaled European traditional with California casualness in highly distressed and aged waxed rogue maple.

• Leather, etched brass and antique marble accents, with Spanish-influenced scrolled metal elements; barley twists on some legs.

• Select pieces in black finish with rub-through.

Moondance:

• 13-piece bedroom, 12-piece dining room, 11-piece occasional collection, and 8 pieces for home entertainment.

• Pure, contemporary urban silhouettes in blond Jatoba mahogany with a rich, warm finish.

• Accents include vanilla and cognac leather, opaque frosted glass, floating tops and canted legs.

Sunrise Home Furnishings

CP 212

Expanding product selection with 10 new master bedrooms, six new formal dining rooms, more 15 new casual dining rooms, and more than 20 occasional groups, many with matching walls and/or entertainment units; many full-home collections.

Mixed truckload bedroom program, and showroom expansion from 12,000 to 20,000 square feet.

Expanding selection of promotional and midpriced casual dining with 15 new five-piece groups, many with matching baker's racks.

Theodore Alexander

301 Steele St.

Althorp, a licensed collection with the historic English estate; 250 furniture pieces, including the company's first upholstery groups, most replicas or adaptations of actual pieces from the house.

Company's first major stocking program with Althorp, utilizing warehousing in North Carolina.

Thomasville

401 E. Main St., Thomasville

Cinnamon Hill:

• 45 pieces for bedroom, dining and occasional in hardwood solids and cherry veneers.

• Updated Shaker inspiration with clean lines, beaded frames, arched bases, and thin, tapering legs on tables.

• Warm Ginger finish reveals highly figured grains on flat-cut cathedral veneers; also black Licorice finish.

• Three beds include four-poster or elegant rake bed; rectangular dining table or round dining table with turned pedestal.

• Dresser, $1,499.

Kirkwood Place, nine-piece bedroom in moderate scale, 19th-century English and American styles, in hardwood solids and cherry veneers, with subtle distressing and burnt umber Colonial finish; dresser, $999.

Thunderbird Furniture

FP 224

Introducing Thunderbird International Division sourced in China and Vietnam. All with English dovetailed drawer fronts and drawer backs, fully blocked drawers, set-in screwed-on plywood case backs, ball-bearing drawer guides with automatic stops, full dust paneling, and beveled mirrors. All beds are available in queen, king, and California king. Three initial groups:

• Louis Philippe-style Bordeaux in deep cherry finish with wrap-around upper moldings and shaped drawer fronts; seven-drawer two-door dresser with removable shelves; sleigh beds with shaped panels formed to the leg contours.

• Country Elegance in a wheat tone finish; drawer fronts appear as picture frame moldings with inset face panels, the rope-carved pilaster posts, profiled raised panels on case sides have profiled raised panels and cannonball beds with six-drawer storage system.

• Transitional/contemporary Bayport in glazed, light sand finish; bed with black iron metal scrolls between the legs; 1 ½-inch thick recessed arched drawer fronts and with the thick shaped tops.

New espresso and cherry finishes for Tuscany domestic collection.

Tom Seely Furniture/Gat Creek

MS 401

• French Regency, 10-piece bedroom and six-piece dining room in solid cherry or solid oak; available in many finishes.

• To Legacy Shaker, adding a 12-drawer dresser in solid cherry, oak or pine.

• The Eastwood bed and Vineyard chest in light, medium, dark, or espresso-finish cherry.

• A reclaimed historic heart-pine bed, nightstand and counter-height table.

• To Sheraton collection, adding a high chest and lingerie.

New point-of-sale materials include "selling desk" for displaying catalog and new point-of-sale lifestyle brochure and mini-catalog.

New finishing plant operational in September to increase capacity and finish capability.

Tvilum-Scanbirk

220 Elm 330

• Naia, nine-piece contemporary bedroom with strong UV lacquer topcoat; full, queen and king beds with curved headboard; full line of cases with deep drawers; veneer look in lacquer coffee finish; bed and two nightstands, $599.

• Omega, four-piece home entertainment wall, accommodates large and flat-panel televisions, wire management; strong construction with soft edges, adjustable shelves and media and equipment storage, melamine in coffee-finish maple or cherry; $599.

Universal Furniture

2622 Uwharrie Rd.

• Reflections, 35 pieces for bedroom and dining in contemporarized 18th-century forms in ropy cherry veneers and walnut burl borders; six pieces available in silver finish; five-piece bedroom, $2,999; beds from $999.

• Alexander Julian Textures, 35-piece 10th anniversary collection in walnut with ash inlay featuring Julian's signature design motifs such as Argyll patterns, wing tips, patented inverted step posts; Argyll veneer pattern enhanced by quartered French ash; button motif hardware with tortoise shell insert on bronze metal; five-piece bedroom, $2,999; beds from $999.

• Chateaux, traditional collection in cherry and burl veneers, with shape and movement; pierced ribbon apron, wall unit with hinges to hide pocket doors when open.

• Fusions, Asian-influenced collection in smokey, aubergine finish on walnut with olive ash burl, contemporized with metal and wood hardware.

Vaughan Furniture Co.

IHFC M-810

Filling a style void with more upscale traditional product.

Connoisseur collection:

• 21-SKU bedroom in Louis Philippe styling.

• Select hardwoods and cherry veneers in warm finish with three-dimensional appearance, and antique nickel-plated hardware.

• Starting panel bed, $599.

Aristocracy collection:

• 28 SKUs for bedroom and dining in ornate traditional styling reminiscent of 18th-century Italian styles.

• Large-scale hardwood solids with olive ash burl accents, walnut veneer inlay and prima vera borders.

• Starting bed, $989; china, $2,650.

Additions to youth bedroom.

Vignettes

IHFC M-507

Royal Arms collection:

• European traditional styling in pecan solids and veneers.

• Antiqued brass-finish swing-bail hardware, canted corners and full side returns on case pieces; raised panel doors and framed drawers with pecan-banded ash burl insets.

• Sleigh bed with curved ash burl panels and chamfered and turned crown rails.

• Intricate bed posts change from round to beaded to octagonal; post ends adorned with ornate brass finials.

• Mirror and armoire with carved crown pediment top with ash burl detail for additional visual interest.

Also introducing two 12-piece, Victorian-styled youth bedroom groups. One features an antique white finish; the other, a rich cherry finish. Also bringing out a 20-piece, country-styled collection in a pickled pine finish.

Other master bedroom collections include contemporary and rustic designs in a variety of wood finishes, including cherry and zebra rosewood. Complementary entertainment pieces also will be shown.

Wood Bros.

MS 300

Chateau collection:

• 17-pieces for dining room highlighting plainer lines of country French styling, accented with Gothic panels.

• New natural finish expands spectrum of finishes from natural oak to almost black.

• Incorporating faux granite tops to use mixed media for broader product appeal.

Looking to drive business to dealers with ad campaign in shelter publications focusing on European and English home styles.

Yuan Tai Enterprises

142 S. Main St.

Six new bedrooms from $999 to $2,999; 12 occasional table groups from $99 to $299; 12 casual dining groups, $199 to $599; and 15 dining rooms, $799 to $1,499. Introductions include:

• Traditional six-piece No. 6010 bedroom in washed honey maple finish; heavily carved poster bed, shaped front case pieces with marble tops; $2,999.

• Traditional six-piece No. 1000 bedroom with heavy Greek column canopy bed, shaped front case pieces and round mirror, all in a washed finish; $2,999.

• Seven-piece No. 2087 traditional dining room in warm cherry finish; chairs and 96-inch table with carved legs, and oversized china with shaped front and curved glass doors; $1,499.

• Traditional four-piece cherry occasional table group with shaped tops and heavily carved legs; $199.

New container-direct program backed by warehousing at new 350,000-square-foot warehouse in Houston; facility includes expanded showroom, corporate offices, sales and customer service, and quick-ship capability on entire line. Special pricing available to both container and truckload buyers.