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CP 101

• Cherry Loft, a five-piece set in a classic Shaker design with straight lines throughout. Case pieces come in cherry veneer and solids. Anchored with oversized metal hardware. Five pieces, $699.
• Union Square, a 16-piece modular set in ash veneers and solids in dark and light finishes. It is mix-and-match customizable. Retailers can optimize floor space by offering dozens of options from just four slots. Five pieces start at $699.
• SOHO, a five-piece set inspired by high-end Italian Modernism, unadorned geometry and sophisticated finishes that create a distinctly up-to-date piece. Zebrano veneer and solids in espresso finish. Five pieces start at $699.

Strategy: Best known for solid-wood construction, the company is expanding into veneer dining with better design, functions and construction than what's common in the category now.

IHFC D-541

• The Singapore Chair is an eclectic swivel-tilt accent chair offered in a large selection of fabric and metal colors.
• Brock is a five-piece set featuring generous seat cushioning combined with a supportive backrest on a swivel stool. Tables are available in counter or bar height and 10 metal finishes and 45 fabrics.

Radio Building 1^st Floor

• Traditional set in North American birch. Features buffet and hutch with three-way touch lighting system. Five-leg table stretches to 150 inches with four leaves in place. Available with choice of four profiles, eight aprons, 10 legs and five bases.
• American Country set in North American birch. Features a table with two retractable leaves, and 10 leg choices in standard, counter and pub heights. Assorted barstools come in two heights with option of swivel or fixed base. Buffet features drawers that are lined with felt, and hutch has five cup holders and a 10-plate rack.
• Transitional set in North American birch, available with option of self-storage system for leaf, four profile choices, seven apron choices, 16 base choices — including a new style — and 10 leg choices, in standard, counter and pub height. Single-piece buffet features three-way touch lighting system and mirror back.

IHFC D-601

• Arlington, a classic blend of traditional and contemporary elements with clean, soft curves that flow into crisp, straight lines. An urbane take on traditional styling. Dining room presented in quartered figured primavera veneers in a charcoal-colored dark oyster finish. Nickel metal accents and pure white stone provide contrast.
• Social Hour showcases traditional and transitional designs. Features stools, tables, bars and entertainment units in a mix of solid woods and veneers to create an eclectic grouping of pieces designed for entertaining. From fully functional, classy bar units and stools to elegant wine storage consoles to decorative serving trays. The collection features 36 new and 49 existing pieces that were originally part of the Bar Essentials Program.
• Dunemere is Martha Stewart's sixth collection with Bernhardt. Dining pieces are inspired by a coastal lifestyle. Includes Swedish-inspired forms in a white oak finish inspired by bleached driftwood, joining deep-toned mahogany, maple, and cherry. All offset by hardware in muted nickel and brass. Server features woven cane and pencil rattan, with white lacquer and Carrara marble accents on table.
• Cascade honors natural world designs. With clean lines and a Zen-like contemporary design, the collection showcases organic shapes and forms. Rustic walnut veneers are presented in a clear, natural Aged Timber finish. Unique imperfections are left in the wood to emphasize its native state. Plantation grown rubberwood veneers, and rustic walnut veneers from sustainable suppliers in the United States.

IHFC C-600

• Dining room pieces in the new Origins whole home collection feature tapered feet, and select pieces include glass shelving, removable wine racks, stemware holders and push-switch controlled lighting. Offered in a medium brown finish with pewter hardware, and constructed with cherry and maple veneers in a diamond motif. Features natural elements such as bamboo veneer, seagrass and raffia accents.
• Garden Terrace is a traditional, romantic casual dining group with cherry veneers in a bisque finish. Adorned with hand-painted decoration. Features antique brass keyhole pulls. Glass shelving is featured on select pieces, and touch lighting is available on the kitchen armoire. SKUs include counter table, pedestal table, kitchen armoire, slipper chair and counter stool.
• Great room Tradewinds concept includes casual dining in a casual traditional group featuring cathedral cherry veneers and is offered in a two-tone black and cherry finish. Comes with natural rattan woven elements and Victorian styled antique hardware. SKUs include server, counter table and counter stools.
• Rhapsody, another great room concept, offers casual dining in a contemporary group with cathedral walnut veneers on Asian hardwoods. Offered in a mid-tone brown finish with contemporary brushed nickel hardware. SKUs include counter table, counter stools, round glass 60-inch dining table, arm and side chairs with fabric panel backs, and sideboard. Credenza features a mid-tone brown finish on cathedral walnut veneers and brushed nickel hardware, two drawers, wine storage, removable serving tray, adjustable glass shelf, adjustable wood shelf, two doors and glass insert in top.
• More SKUs have been added to the Continents Collection, including leg table, arm chair, side chair, pub table and pub chair. Features hand-crafted pieces evocative of world travels and inspired by a variety of time periods. Each piece is finished with hand-painted decoration.
• Montebello is a traditional dining group with ropy cherry and primavera veneers in a russet brown finish and antiqued brass hardware. The traditional British Colonial design elements include reeded posts, reeded drawer fronts, bead-molded drawer fronts and carved elements. Select pieces include removable wine racks, stemware holders, beveled glass in doors, glass shelves, silver tray inserts, and touch-controlled lighting. SKUs include counter table, counter stool, bar cabinet, bar and swivel bar stool.

IHFC H-524, H-514

• Air High metal-frame dining chair is available in either satin finished steel or chrome. Choice of solid or pattern net fabric.
• Charlotte solid beech dining chair with upholstered seat. Available in choice of three wood veneer finishes and four fabric seat options.
• Charme metal-frame dining chair fully covered in leather. Available in choice of five leather colors.
• Cologne chrome-frame dining chair with upholstered back and seat. Available in choice of three leather colors.
• Mummy chrome-frame dining chair with polycarbonate seat. Available in six vivid transparent colors.
• Dyan solid-beech dining chair with upholstered seat. Available in choice of veneered or glossy lacquered frame and six solid or patterned fabrics.
• Ziggy fully upholstered dining chair. A chromed or satin-finished steel frame and choice of several upholstery materials and colors.
• Norway solid-beech dining chair with upholstered seat. Available in three lacquered or veneered frame finishes and several fabric and leather seat options.
• Alchemia polycarbonate and nylon dining chair. Available in nine solid or transparent vibrant glossy finishes.
• Déjà Vu stool in solid beech with upholstered back seat. Available in wood and fabric or leather combinations. Also available in counter height.
• Century extendable dining table has wood veneer top and metal legs with veneer accents. Table has two side extensions that open independently. Opens from 70-inch to 118-inch.

FP 310

• Four new solid colors and four new stain colors.
• New glasstop program with any legs or bases and various shapes — triangle, octagonal, square, round or rectangular.
• Five new contemporary chairs and five new tables with two collections of case goods to match. New benches match best selling chairs.

New marketing programs: Showing new 3-D software. Roughly 60% of Canadel's line has been entered into its database.

1690 English Road

• The Hudson Wrap, an extension of the Hudson collection, is a swivel barstool with an organic contemporary appeal. The solid textured steel is hand-hammered and has spherical proportions and seamless construction. A steel arched panel cradles the lower back with a classically contemporary feel, $930.
• The Imperial Dining Table has six legs and replicates a crown. Each leg is intricately designed, hand-forged and hand-hammered with split forged scrolls, a twist and a final traditional scroll. The bottom of each leg is attached by a scroll and hammered ball. The tops of the legs are crowned by a hand-hammered textured solid steel band.

SP 2400

• Chicago Collection by Chromcraft features sleek styling, wrapped suede chair backs, new comfort arm shape and swivel-tilt seat adjustment for maximum support and improved comfort with an updated, sophisticated new cherry finish.
• California Collection by Chromcraft features new comfort styling with dual back padded support, new comfort arm shape, swivel-tilt seat adjustment and a warm oak finish.

IHFC H-704

• Wood-Tilt dining is a five piece California contemporary set in solid oak and oak veneer. Single pedestal table with tilt-swivel castered chairs with a bent wood arm, full upholstered seat and back. Five pieces, $1,299

IHFC D-520

• The 360 Calypso dining table features modern styling and champagne plated steel and tempered glass.
• The 474 Samba dining chair features modern styling and champagne plated steel and upholstered seating.

200 N. Hamilton, North Court 107

• Tuscan Estates Collection brings Old World Italian styling to two dining sets. Featuring hand-planed thick veneers randomly laid in horizontal and diagonal patterns, with hand-rubbed beeswax for a weathered walnut finish. Generous turnings and carvings.
• Mission Pointe is based on the Arts & Crafts movement, with walnut butterfly splines, exposed joinery and hand-rubbed waxy finish. Dining comes in oak solids and oak and walnut veneers and features a trestle table; a buffet with planked veneer top, six drawers and two doors; a china deck with four leaded glass doors; four adjustable glass shelves; sideboard with planked veneer top, two doors and four drawers with silver liners, and a bar with stone top.

PS C-109, 1-559

• The seven-piece 939 collection has a 10-millimeter glass top, fancy cherry veneers , upholstered seating, sliders on server and quarter matched veneers. Comes in counter or conventional height. Three- piece sets start at $399; five-piece, $599.
• The 422 collection is available in fancy oak veneers and fancy cherry veneers. Features 40-millimeter top. Seven-piece set, $799.
• The 686-42 collection in counter height features anagre veneers with cane backs and matching bench. Five pieces, $599.
• Four casual dining groups scaled to small spaces will be shown.

205 S. Main St.

• Madison Park Collection is an updated study of classic lines in three two-tone colors: Cinnamon and Espresso, Black and Cherry, Heritage Oak and Cherry. In Asian hardwoods with warm finishes and matte painted finishes. Three chair styles with matching 24-inch stools, three expandable tables and two case pieces. Five pieces start at $699.
• Country Colonial Collection a traditionally styled group in warm cherry expands into corner storage cabinets. Open corner cabinet, $300.
• Simply Linen Collection, a cottage group with soft lines and creamy and clean paint finish, expands into casual dining with an eight-piece set that includes transitionally styled X-shaped back chair, an expandable Shaker-influenced table or backless shaped seat stools. Five pieces start at $399; X-shaped back chair, $65; expandable table, $250; stools, $35.
• Rockwood Home Collection expands with a casually stated slat-back bench in both standard and gathering table heights. Featured in a rich Antique Cherry, seats are covered in a mocha-inspired vinyl. Standard height bench, $250; gathering height bench, $270.

IHFC D-1019

• Contemporary slant on traditional design is seen in a new arm chair in the Williamsburg group's traditional shield back chair.
• New contemporary dining set from John LeShane.
• New upholstered back chairs, new finishes and fabrics.

Strategy: Updating Web site. A new Easy Shop Center in-store display allows retailers to showcase products. Made in steel, it contains catalogs, metal samples and fabrics and takes up less space than a gallery.

IHFC H-1204, 1205

• The four-piece Carrington Hall has high table and high chairs, turned legs, burnished and distressed medium brown finish.
• Celedon high table, high chairs and sideboard comes in transitional to contemporary styling with self storing butterfly leaf.

1300 National Highway, Thomasville

• Zacara features dining in a soft contemporary. The materials tell the story in this group with zebrano and walnut veneers in a warm Sable finish, detailed with hardware in a Champagne finish, which is in vogue for high-end fashion jewelry.
• Long Cove dining is a sophisticated coastal look with traditional forms. A casual update in two finishes. Shell offers a refinished antique look. The Midnight finish is almost black, but is a very dark brown with low sheen.

121 N. Hamilton St.

• Influenced by Roman architecture and flowing terraces is the 11-piece Borghese dining room collection. A rectangular table seats 14 and features a pattern of hand-burnished African walnut inlays, which form a star medallion where its square panels intersect. Banded by undulating swirl ash veneers, briar finish, grandly fluted column legs finished in Sumatra and accented by rings of Medici and vintage gold. Features a serpentine credenza of white teak with polished marble tops and antique mirrors on the legs and posts. Dining room pieces are available in any of Marge Carson's 50 custom finishes. Table, $6,999; credenza, $9,664; display cabinet, $10,899.

101 N. Main St.

• The five-piece Set 514 suite features polished chrome and four contemporary chairs in vivid color, tone-on-tone microfiber fabrics.
• The five-piece Set 7958 counter-height suite comes with a 45-inch round glass top and four modern, metal-back 24-inch stools in a contemporary patterned black fabric. Set comes in black Sandtex powder epoxy paint.

118 N. Wrenn St.

Several new sets using metal and glass with upholstered seats. Larger scale with unusual finishes.

NFM 808

• Claremont dining in solid hardwood with a medium brown cherry finish.
• New solid-wood pieces include barstools in 24-inch and 30-inch heights in black and harvest finishes; two rockers in two-tone black/cherry and buttermilk/cherry; two oak tables with mantle feet and cable-driven guide mechanisms.

IHFC H-1015

• New Castle Dining includes more than 25 dining tables, chairs and case pieces that are rich and refined but not formal. Has elements of French, English, and Swedish forms, an eclectic blending of European styles. Offered in a variety of styles including Bristol pedestal, Cheshire trestle, cabriole leg and spiral leg. Table sizes, base styles and chairs are heavier in scale than the current custom dining line produced by the New England manufacturer. Solid maple table tops with two-inch-thick edges in a variety of large sizes up to 42 inches by 112 inches. Tables feature hand planking and heavy distressing. Five-piece sets range from $3,000 to $4,000.
• Four new dining chair styles and eight new case pieces are offered, with five new hand-rubbed multi-layered finishes, in addition to the 40-plus finishes currently in the line.

IHFC C-1158

• American Perspective is rooted in English-based American design and reflects a fresh approach to primitive simplicity, suited to urban sensibilities. The 17 dining room pieces capture contemporary and traditional. Features two key silhouettes, a tapered Shaker-style leg and a more substantial bracket base. Available in three slightly distressed finishes, All-American Cherry, Beeswax Cherry and Hearth Black. Hardware choices include natural wood knobs or darkened antique brass, with a recessed, Shaker-style scoop behind the knobs. SKUs include round dining table with an aged pewter metal base; rectangular leg table with plank top and drawer storage; and a buffet and sideboard with low hutch with glass and wine storage or large hutch with seeded glass doors. Tables, $1,295 to $1,795; china, $2,295; buffet, $1,195.
• Generously scaled but casual, Paradise Valley is in ash solids and white oak veneers. The 13 dining room pieces feature two heavily distressed, weathered and sanded finishes, antique ebony and sandstone. Veneer patterns resemble the parquet of a patio and a ribbon-back chair. Features Emperador marble, in a light or ebony tone to suit the finish, scuffed with an antique honing, and accents of aged brass. Highlights include a double pedestal table with canted corners and parquet top; sideboard with turned legs and a honed marble top; and a buffet with deck that provides glass and plate storage as well as display space. Tables, $1,495 to $2,295; china, $2,895; buffet, $1,895.

Market Square M-85

Three new rattan dining sets, including the Key Largo Swivel Tilt Caster set, $530; Lattice Swivel Tilt Caster set, $460; and the Charleston Swivel Tilt Caster set, $530.

New marketing program: Offering free freight with qualifying stock orders.

2622 Uwharrie Road

• Seven-piece casual dining extension of 9780 Brentwood Court collection blends modern functionality with casual sophistication. Hardware is a simple, soft antique gold finish. Casual counter table is designed for younger, relaxed lifestyle. Counter set can be featured with small scale display case or a unique curved buffet and hutch. In selected hardwoods with cherry veneers and two-tone cherry finish. Features raised molding and pilaster and distinctive coin molding. Five pieces, $799.
• Seven-piece casual dining extension of the 6816 Westgate Collection features sleek style with the sophistication of an urban loft setting. Table has a generous beveled edge highlighted with a rich merlot finish. The furniture is accented with a reeded edge molding and chrome base. Merlot finish on select hardwoods with anegre and walnut burl veneers. Five pieces, $799.

PS 407

Urban loft design features geometric circle motifs, frosted glass, woven wood over metal rods, unique champagne nickel hardware and rich Java finish on cherry veneers. Five pieces start at $799.

NFM 402

Three new casual dining collections feature four side chairs and two arm chairs. Five-piece sets start at $399 to $499.