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LUXURYLIVING CASE GOODS UPHOLSTERY STYLE TRENDS Casual dramatic case goods looks create livable luxur y p74 Luxury upholstery trends toward designs for daily life p72 Top 10 style trends for the luxurious home p78

Hooker Furniture Arabella collection Casual dramatic case goods looks create livable luxury Pieces such as dining and occasional tables are made with solid ash and feature open grain finishes including Sand Fieldstone Lodge and Night These all accentuate the dramatic natural wood grains of the ash giving pieces a highly textured look and feel Thomas Russell Senior Editor tcrussell1065 It is very well designed and has construction features that are unique strong and made to last Audi said of the casual style direction Finish is a very important aspect of it It is very durable and easy to care for and For some time case goods resources have been placing both wood species and finish front and center letting lower sheen finishes captivate consumers with a dramatic wood story Alex Shuford III CEO of the Rock House Farm family of brands that includes Century Highland House Hancock Moore Jessica Charles and The result has been a casual design aesthetic that appears at both ends Cabot Wrenn said that in general today s consumer is moving to a lifestyle of the design spectrum from traditional to clean lined contemporary forms where they feel comfortable using all areas of the home on a daily basis The trend is perhaps just as visible on the high end where such ap This is also illustrated in the prevalence of open floor plans that seamlessly proaches have created a sense of livable luxury in bedroom dining and occasional furniture Particularly in the dining and living categories this has allowed consumers to use what was once relegated mainly to special occasions on an everyday basis 74 acquires a certain patina with age meld kitchen dining and living room areas of the home He added that the trend is being dictated partly by younger homeowners that are starting families They don t like living in a space where some of it feels unusable he It doesn t say just look at me I am just for display said Aminy Audi said This is really a change in the way Americans live And I don t think it is president and CEO of Stickley Furniture It is to be enjoyed by every mem going to swing back in the other direction We have moved toward this ber of the family in fits and starts over time but now it is more consistent One example of this casual everyday living approach can be seen in the Complementing this lifestyle is the use of woods such as oak and ash Stickley Studio collection which updates the Stickley line with more con that are more casual by their natural wavy grain patterns that take well with temporary forms and finishes clear and open grain finishes L U X U R Y L I V I N G

Stickley Modern Loft Complementing this lifestyle is the use of woods such as oak and ash that are more casual Shuford added that the casual lifestyle approach is also seen in more by their natural wavy grain distressed paint finishes and mixed media elements such as casual stone patterns that take well with and rustic distressed metals I want something that feels nice but is durable day in and day out clear and open grain finishes Shuford said of consumers changing attitudes If it gets a scratch on it it does ruin the piece Greg Harden president and CEO of Harden Furniture said that the trend is toward casual furniture at all price points The industry went from traditional to transitional in a relatively short period of time and the interpretation of transitional is very much casual he said adding that there are looks his company is offering that would not have been seen at Harden 10 years ago lighter in tone than some of the more heavily pigmented tones of years past We always try with new finishes to give them a lot of transparency so you can get a lot of look with the wood grain Harden said The open grain really works Any finish with an open grain works well because it makes it more casual I would say that we were always considered to be a more formal tradi Laura Holland is vice president of marketing and communications for tional line so the transition to a very different design genre maybe took us a Heritage Home Group the parent company for Henredon Hickory Chair little longer he said pointing to more causal elements in its Mount Vernon Drexel Heritage and Thomasville among others She noted that in the past collection such as hand planed tops and softer finishes I don t think there luxury was synonymous with shiny hardware and high sheen finishes not is anything we are working on now that isn t relatively casual to mention more formal shapes He added that this is being driven partly by a younger generation of While there is still a customer out there for that there are a lot of people customers but also an older demographic who is looking at things that are who don t want their home to be formal They want it to be a place where more livable furniture they can live with not have to live up to they can be comfortable she said People want it to be beautiful and have In the Harden line he also pointed to Artistry a clean lined collection made with quarter sawn solid white ash Artistry has been in the line for about 10 years but has been updated with newer more casual finishes that are it feel luxurious and they want to pamper themselves but they don t want to be afraid living with this beautiful furniture Continued on page 76 L U X U R Y L I V I N G 75

Bernhart Mosaic collection And while the company has maintained its selection of quality materials such as mahogany solids and veneers the finishes are lower in sheen noted Kevin Bowman vice president of sales for Heritage Home Group s luxury brands Yet even those relaxed finishes offer a clarity and depth he added You never see a muddy finish from us he said noting that the company approaches the application of each finish as an art not as a formula We never try to hide anything We are applying the finish to each piece uniquely depending on the beauty of the veneer Dan Bradley president and CEO of high end case goods and upholstery manufacturer Chaddock said many luxury consumers still like great forms whether they are traditional or transitional in design However they also like finishes that are both resilient and livable You can take any piece in our line and make it casual luxury he said referencing the many lower sheen looks among its 65 finish options These Fine Furniture Design Veranda collection too are available with no distressing up to minimal medium and heavy distressing levels We are seeing transitional product typically finished in higher sheens being finished in lower sheens with distressing Bradley said They are quite beautiful and we seem to be getting more and more interest in that He said use of wood species also can turn a more formal look into someContinued on page 77 76 L U X U R Y L I V I N G

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