Youth

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

Hart Furniture

112 S. Main St.

• Antique White, 11-piece girls group for sleep, study and storage, further expands the Young at Hart — Furniture for Kids line.

Hooker Furniture

IHFC W-1047

The company's new brand, SmartKids, is launched with three groups. Most case pieces made in Martinsville, Va., while beds, mirrors and hutches come from a single factory in Asia, for better quality control. Typical price points are $599 for a twin bed, $649 for a dresser and $599 to $649 for a student desk. The three groups are:

• Summerside, a cottage group, about 30 pieces in natural pine finish and black-and-white painted finishes.

• Albany Park, about 30 pieces, an urban lifestyle look in rogue cherry veneers, inspired by the company's master bedroom group.

• Swedish Accents, about 30 pieces, a feminine group with Scandinavian influences and a white finish with flyspecking detailing.

Imagination at Play

SMS 1-1136

This is the first High Point market and the initial product offerings for the company, formed earlier this year. Offering bold colors, flowing lines and animated designs. Seeking to sign up dealers in all regions.

• Green Envy, three-drawer chest, cartoon-inspired style, wood with painted finish, $599.

• Blox, three-drawer chest, cartoon-inspired style, wood with painted finish, $599.

• Zzed Head, twin headboard, cartoon-inspired style, wood with painted finish, $399.

• Sadie Side, single-drawer bedside table, cartoon-inspired style, wood with painted finish, $249.

Legacy Classic

PS C-100

• No. 487 Casual Girls, soft white finish, variety of bed options, between $199 and $399.

• No. 488 Victorian, girls group with shaped fronts in an antique white finish, beds between $199 and $399.

• No. 493 Louis Philippe, unisex group in a rich mahogany finish, beds $299 to $399.

• No. 440 Cottage, pine solids and veneers, Honey Pine and Antique White finishes, set at $1,999.

• No. 450 Victorian, select hardwoods and mahogany veneers, vintage mahogany finish, $1,999 to $2,499.

• No. 460 Casual Contemporary, select hardwoods and anigre veneers, dark espresso finish, $1,999 to $2,499.

Lexington Home Brands

1302 National Highway, Thomasville

Adding Woolrich Kids, 13 pieces, to licensed Woolrich brand; relaxed transitional designs in a worn, distressed medium brown with black accents; hardwoods and veneers; custom-designed leather drawer pulls; thick tops and big headboards, chunky look; bookcase bed and shelf footboard, bunk bed, desk/hutch, low TV cabinet with adjustable shelves and wire management; dresser at $799.

Mirador/Inmark USA

4183 Eagle Hill Drive

Entering youth arena with Amelia, bed and armoire have a butterfly and vine design in plaster of Paris over an offwhite Linen finish; pieces include a mirror vanity made to accommodate a computer; full bed or dresser, $999.

New Classic Home Furnishings

CP 110

Two new youth collections:

• Transitional Kevin in honey or espresso finish, featuring desk and hutch, as well as complementary case goods; bed available with a matching footboard or platform style.

• Shaker-inspired Pleasant Hill now available in twin and full configurations with matching desk, hutch, dresser, chest and nightstand.

Orleans Furniture

MOM, Third Floor

Entering youth category with two promotional youth groups to complement master bedroom collections; showed a few samples at Tupelo and now has the groups ready. Pieces have a weathered white finish with maple-finish tops and trim; six-piece bedroom, $999; twin storage bed, $449; computer desk, $299; nightstand, $129.

P.J. Kids

SP 2300

• Launching a line of dyed rugs, created by injecting dye into yarns after weaving; designed to complement the company's sports, nautical and astronomical themes. Patterns include Camo Supply; Floral Patchwork, Petite Floral and long-running staple Petite Chic for girls; and On the Go and Raceway for boys.

• Storage Solutions, series of problem-solving storage products: cubes, doors, bases, cubbies, desk units, corkboards and lined baskets; available in natural and white finish; set of three baskets, one large and two small, in a stained finish with natural liners, and a white basket set with pink liners, $99; desk, $249; corkboard, $49.

• Wall units, able to hold TVs and all the gear that kids have; system can be configured to have a desk/study center.

Primo Designs

CenterPoint on Manning 165

• Ivy Lane, nine-piece English cottage-style youth bedroom in rub-through black or antique white finishes; youth scale for popular existing bedroom collection; four pieces, $799.

• Adding to contemporary Palm Desert/Desert Nights collections, launched in April; in light or dark-finish northern maple; four-piece set, $699; bunk bed, $399.

Pulaski

IHFC M-330

Entering youth with its full-line licensed group from Hispanic TV talk show host Cristina Saralegui. Casa Cristina has two youth groups with limited SKUs, targeting best-selling pieces. Both groups have small dressers and full dressers to fit in more homes or to grow with the child.

• Principe, targeting boys, has a twin slat bed, bunk slat bed with bottom drawers and a twin panel bed with bottom drawers; in cherry veneers and a rustic cherry finish.

• Princesa, the feminine group, has heavily carved legs and pilasters in a white finish; sleigh and poster beds also come in full and queen sizes.

Riversedge Furniture

MOM, 5th and 6th floors

• Memories 141 & 143, 14 pieces, traditional styling in white and cherry finishes, $599 beds.

• Highlander 752, nine pieces, oak veneers and elm solids, $399 beds.

Transworld Inds./Tammex USA

CenterPoint on Manning 255

• Pit Stop, NASCAR-inspired group; beds, lockers, nightstand, desk and wheeled entertainment console; $199 to $399.

• Oval tube beds, four new full beds created with design-patented oval tubing, sleek and versatile; headboard, footboard, rails and support platform are all packed in one carton; $149 to $199.

• Oval tube futons, two full futons with design-patented oval tubing, which allows for broad arms and creative designs; packed with 8-inch mattress in the same carton; $199 to $299.

• Wood bedroom group, in updated Old West style, big bed with bold look, jumbo posts on wagon wheel bunk bed; bookcases, four-drawer chest, wardrobe/TV/computer cabinet; chest and two bookcase twin beds; $399 to $499.

Carry backup inventory of the most popular items for 72-hour shipping. A new "idea book" featuring retail advertisements available for metal and wood beds and accessories from $99 to $599.

Tvilum-Scanbirk

220 Elm 330

Cubic, 15 pieces, including a freestanding bed with shelves, storage box and six drawers on metal runners; matching desk, hutch and dressers; maple and cherry finish melamine; bed with storage box, $599.

Young America by Stanley

IHFC C-1158

• Teen Bungalow, more than 30 pieces, first collection specifically for teens, combines funky retro design elements with sophisticated contemporary silhouettes. Crafted of cherry and maple solids and veneers in two finishes: Classic Cherry is light and contemporary (accents colors are red and gold), deep Merlot (accents are blue and green) is company's darkest finish ever; accent colors on interchangeable drawer fronts. Special pieces include an asymmetrical door dresser, media cabinet with swivel TV top, bookcase with wire baskets, mobile nightstand and microfiber-upholstered nesting table with two pullout cubes. The five beds include college loft-bed system with two pullout waterfall beds beneath a pullout keyboard tray and work area of cubbies and roll-top storage areas.

• Young America Boutique, eight standalone pieces with whimsical hand-painted designs for young girls from designer Shira Niedel. Crafted of select hardwoods, each features hand-painted dec-orations, often with stripes painted on the sides. Uptown Alphabet is available in pink, baby blue and lemon. Other patterns include soaring bees and dragonflies in The Buzz; Button Stripes in all shapes and sizes; the colorful umbrellas of Beach Day; cakes for Birthday Baby; and Shoes, from mother's closet.

• Young America Baby, complete line of cribs and other nursery furniture for 12 collections, including new cribs, dressers, changing stations, chests, armoires and transition beds; meets safety guidelines set by CPSC and ASTM.

• Summerhaven, new finishes to the popular collection first shown in Weathered White: Antique Navy, Barn Door Red and Weathered Black with aged, rubbed-through effect.