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Alan White

FP 412

Offering a lot of stripes, six to eight sectionals and a new $599 price point.

AICO

IHFC G-777, G-782

Unveiling its first upholstery line with fully upholstered and wood-trimmed seating complementing six existing collections — Cortina, Eden, Torino, Tresor, Trevi and Tuscano — and two new collections, Avalon and Brentwood.

American Upholstery

SP 5th floor

The fabric arm of American Leather is offering new colors and pieces, including Uptown, a contemporary sofa with thin track arm and low back profile, oversized throw pillow back, in a Suedelife fawn cover with Suedelifesage pillows, on a metal frame with tall metal legs; and Roxanne, a transitional sofa with roll arms and loose back cushions on wood square legs.

Barclay Butera For Barclay Butera Home

IHFC H-103

• Newport chair and ottoman for smaller-scale space in a British Colonial/West Indies look with turned legs, dark finish, caster and antique brass nailheads, $1,995, chair; $1,046, ottoman.

• Brentwood settee features tufted back and tight bench cushion.

• Manhattan sofa with track arm, in leather.

Bentley Churchill

200 N. Hamilton St. 113

• Vincent corner chair with tight curved back, pleated on the sides, kick pleat skirt, spring/fiber/down cushion.

• 102-inch Metropolitan sofa with throw pillow treatment with goose down fill, English arm, spring/fiber/down cushion.

• Madison II storage ottoman with hand-crafted tufted top with decorative banding and nailhead trim on sides, wood bun feet.

• Tufted wing bed with upholstered side rails and footboard, with wooden bun feet and brass nailhead trim.

Bernhardt

IHFC D-601

In addition to Martha Stewart's Opal Point, introducing 15 groups, including two heavily carved wood-frame groups correlated with occasional; a contemporary group with track arms; a wood rattan frame group in white denim; and a leather group combined with a rose-and-plum tapestry.

Best Home Furnishings

239 S. Main St.

• No. S55E is a retro-look sofa, loveseat, chair with a pulled, tufted look with reversible, banded seat cushions, two cylinder pillows, and tapered square legs in antique walnut, dark cherry or espresso finish.

• No. 3210E is a smartly scaled wood accent chair with back trimmed in double cording, swooping back with straight arms and legs, in either fabric or leather in espresso finish.

• No. 3200DP is a tub chair in a continuous, horseshoe-shaped top rail; arms and back are fully padded on the inside and out and accented with double cording.

• No. 7030DP is similar to the company's popular 0140, but shorter, rounder and with a button-tufted back, with matching ottoman that fits the chair.

• S53E is a transitional stationary sofa and loveseat with two semi-attached blown backs and two reversible seat cushions, flared sloped arms blended into the back and accented with cording on the front.

Broyhill

IHFC C-600

The American Era Whole Home Collection includes:

• A leather/fabric collage sofa with chenille textured fabric and Kilim-pattern pillows with fringe; and a roll-arm traditional sofa with chenille cord cover and tapestry pillows, wood base, both $899.

• A camelback updated traditional sofa with wood turned legs in a velvet cover with print and pinstripe pillows, $699.

• A 100-inch curved-front casual/traditional style with a rayon chenille cover, chenille tapestry pillow with fringe, $899.

Clayton Marcus

IHFC C-735

Continues to pay attention to its traditional roots with new upholstery pieces, but is focusing this market on a lifestyle umbrella collection called Casually Speaking, which includes Queen Anne's Lace with an updated country flair; Elements, a clean transitional with base cloth covers; and Low Country with coastal influences. Tying them together is a palette of color. Also, two new sectionals.

Cochrane

IHFC W-446

• Continues to focus on casually styled correlated living rooms with versatile order capability.

• Expanding its custom-order capability with a new Easy Living collection featuring multiple arm/base/back selection, including an urban casual sofa with mocha-finish wood trim in a Tietex's Astaire cover, $899.

Marketing programs: Initiatives include a 100-year anniversary kickoff featuring dealer promotions and retail sales associates programs.

Craftmaster

FP 210

A casual skirted frame with a textured base cloth and tropical feel pillows.

C.R. Laine

IHFC G-447

Cottage Loft, a lifestyle collection that includes linens, cottons, cobble cloths, denims and stripes for 11 silhouettes; sofas about $1,350, just below the C.R. Laine brand.

Ecysee Collection

HM 216

Antique reproduction and accent piece resource is expanding its collections, including a two-seater Colonial sofa with turned legs in mahogany with up to 35 finishes, about $2,600.

Emerson Et Cie

200 N. Hamilton St. 205

Elan upholstery group includes 15 styles of pull-up chairs, dining chairs and accent chairs, along with a very soft sofa with pleated design and matching accent chairs, featuring button tufting and several sections of pleats, including envelope pleating around the back.

England

PS 100

The No. 7850 series, McKenzie, a transitional two-over-two combination sofa with semi-attached back pillows and low rolled arms, matching welt, tapered exposed block legs and two contrasting accent pillows; cover is Legend Khaki from Morgan, pillow is Wentworth Raven from Tietex, $699.

Excelsior

IHFC D-1110

Its first upholstery product, by fashion designer Nicole Miller, will include two sectionals and four sofas, plus accent upholstery, available in 235 fabrics, including 15 exclusives that will appear mostly on pillows. The look is modern and sleek, and pricing is upper end.

Fairmont Designs

NFM 600

• Upholstery will be part of Garden Treasures, which includes 39 pieces for bedroom, dining, occasional and upholstery, with sofas about $799.

• Filling style void in contemporary/transitional with Retrospect, a 30-piece collection that includes wood and upholstery, with sofas at $899.

Flexsteel

IHFC C-558

Company has concentrated on its Christopher Lowell and Wrangler Home brands, but this market the focus will be on Flexsteel upholstery, with 14 new fabric-covered frames and seven new leather frames.

Hekman/Woodmark

200 N. Hamilton St.

Woodmark will focus on building value in its fabric line with a fresh pallet of spice and wildflower colors. Specific lifestyle statements have been created that reflect a fresh approach in color, texture and frame style. In all, six new sofas and 16 chairs.

Hickory Chair

IHFC W/G-800

Fifty-five pieces of clean-lined classics, including 30 new pieces in the Winterthur collection, 17 of which are upholstery.

Highland House

MS 414

• The Century division is adding bedroom, including an intricately scrolled metal bed, dining room and a few upholstery pieces to Rue de Provence under its European Excursions umbrella. Fabrics include lots of citrus tones inspired by the Provence area of France, with muted lime, lemon and bright colors, some decorated with sunflowers. In all, there are 20 new case pieces and four upholstery.

• Also adding pieces to its Cinque Terre group, and using crochets, stripes and sunny sea and sand colors.

• New pieces in the Designers Classics category include tapestries, very intense color, a hint of skin, leather, embroidered silks and plaids. Overall, adding about 40 pieces of upholstery.

Hughes Furniture

100 E. Green Drive

The No. 9900 group includes sofa, loveseat and chair in Global Sensation fabrics, contemporary styling with pillowtop saddle arms and plush cushions in microfiber and vinyl, sofa about $399.

Huntington House

610 W. Green Drive

Maintaining a strong emphasis on traditional and transitional styles while expanding aggressively toward high-end contemporary. The new No. 3356 sofa is in traditional styling covered with Cone Jacquards' Apprentice-Berry, about $1,600.

Isenhower Furniture

422 N. Hamilton St.

An upholstered chair in American Silk's Lorenz in transitional design with nailhead back detail, $1,899 in fabric.

Jaymar

IHFC D-1220

Dramatically expanding its Momento division of Euro-influenced contemporary cloth profiles; all styles quick-ship special-order, available in sofa and sectional SKUs; sofas all $995, sectionals $1,995–$2,495. The Honeymoon sectional is a Euro-influenced contemporary based on compound curved design elements, $2,495.

John Charles

135 S. Hamilton St.

The Malibu contemporary sectional has clean, sculptural lines, about $4,999.

Lane

IHFC C-800

• The Griffin collection features transitional three-over-three styling with rolled arm, T-cushion, bun feet, in several fabric options for sofa/love-seat/chair/ottoman, sofa, $599; two-piece sectional, $1,099.

• The Bradford collection includes a contemporary three-over-three sofa with exposed back rail and tapered feet on a show-wood base, available in performance fabrics, $799.

• The Augustine collection is casual with pleated roll-arm and skirt, deep seating, four contrasting pillows with fringe and rope accents, sofa, $799.

Lexington Home Brands

1302 National Highway, Thomasville

• Upholstery in lodge-style Woolrich's Summerstone. Falls collection includes a wood-frame sofa with a Western feel, with nailheads and Spanish-inspired metal brackets. Also, a club chair with out-turned rolled leather arms, nailheads and a knobby fabric.

• New Bob Timberlake pieces include a sofa, chair and chaise using linens, cottons and grass cloths in sea and spa colors.

• Liz Claibourne flirty and feminine upholstery includes two sofas with curved corners and scalloped ends, a tufted chaise and other pieces.

• Adding 20 frames to its Lexington brand.

Lee Inds.

108 S. Lindsay St.

Continuing its slip-cover program, getting into more wood products in upholstery, using more clean, straightforward shapes, adding two sectionals, and interesting pieces like a variation of its Snuggler. About 70 new pieces in all.

Maitland-Smith

227 Russell Ave.

New upholstery is at three price levels with 16 styles in sofas, chairs, ottomans and bench with exposed wood. The first level is highly decorated with upscale fabrics; the second is more moderate; and the third is presented in natural muslin as a base for custom statements.

Marshfield Furniture

SMS M-1320

• The Woodlands collection by Marshfield expands with exclusive frame styles and fabrics, including a transitional, semi-attached, welted pillowback with brass nailhead trim in Columbia Suave from Hafner and Quaker's Spykid Expresso, $1,399 sofa.

• A small home theater group with left and right side arm chairs with a small corner wedge, shotgun nail trim, jumbo storage ottoman in Mastercraft's Deer Creek Forest and Quaker's Marisol Jungle, $4,599, four-piece group.

• Its first convertible-attached pillowback, panel-over-panel arm front, nailhead trim around back collar, transitional styling in Culp's Expedition Brandy, Hafner's Royal Hunt Spice and Gussied Up Space, $2,999, three-piece group.

• Leather/fabric combination sofa, welted three-cushion back with leather welted accent pillows, Americraft's Thoroughbred brown leather, Regal's DaBears (a Woodland's exclusive), $2,299.

• Bayfield rocker in natural -finish rustic wood arm, back rail and rocker base, upholstered seat and back in Cone Jacquards' Mani-toba Moose (Woodland's Exclusive), $799.

O'Henry House

SMS 1-806

The curvaceous Lynn Ellen chaise in a variety of wood finishes.

Pennsylvania House

200 E. Green Drive

Filling in upholstery offerings with key styles in a midsized scale that have been requested by dealers, including:

• Whitefield, a traditional sofa and loveseat with crescent-shaped front and back, gently shaped and sloped arm, three-over-three, in Goldings Carolina/Caramel base cloth, Craftex's Taboo pillow and Golding's Amarillo/caramel pillow, $1,299.

• An 11-piece sectional with semi-attached back cushions, roll arm, 9-inch kick pleat skirt, in Quaker's Cedar Lane/Chestnut cover and Sunbury Dalsegno and Qualker's Salasan/Spice pillow fabrics, starting at $1,799 for a two-piece unit.

• Expanding its married frame-to-fabric program in selected styles that provide dealers fast delivery and the ability to hit key price points.

Phillips Collection

IHFC C-202

• Expanding into new category with contemporary seating created with woven seatbelt strapping, in the $599 range.

• New marketing efforts include pricing and advertising promotions. Also, has increased its showroom selling space and expanded its High Point headquarters.

Powell

NFM 100

• The No. 744-417 square ottoman with storage in a plush polydacron padding, lightly distressed dark cherry finish, turned bun feet.

• The No. 744-418 round center button-tufted ottoman in a gold and red contemporary tapestry with gold bullion fringe.

• The No. 744-419 scalloped round center button-tufted ottoman, in a gold and red contemporary tapestry with gold loop and tassel fringe.

• The No. 744-420 square ottoman with knife-edge cushion, bright gold tassels, a cushion top covered in a soft gold and tan tapestry with rope-twist welt decorated with bright gold tassels in each corner.

• The No. 398-432 barrel-shaped rollback bar stool in bentwood bistro style.

Racing Furniture

Natale Building 2nd Floor

New NASCAR licensing with No. 20 Tony Stewart, No. 18 Bobby Labonte and No. 11 FedEx car. A Tony Stewart sofa in microfiber, $499; a No. 24 Jeff Gordon soft side chair and ottoman in nylon twill, $99.

Schnadig

IHFC C-500

• Focusing on Ceylon, its British and island plantation-inspired case goods and upholstery collection in pecan with lots of carvings, including those in sofa frames and a daybed, with upholstery available in 150 fabrics; includes some caning.

• New muted colors in the Color Pod collection, and new pieces in other collections.

Southern

205 Model Farm Road

Turning to Tuscany this market for new looks. Also, adding four groups to the Cristina Ferrare collection. An unusual traditional "modular" group. Using velvets across the line, and frames without skirts.

South Sea Rattan Collection

IHFC H-744

The Lyman Cottage collection of rattan imports from Indonesia bows with fabric designs and frames created by southern Florida designer, Talin Lyman. Collection includes four 6-piece rattan seating groups (sofa, loveseat, chair, ottoman, occasional table and end table). Each fabric collection is offered in two or three colorways. The collections include Tahiti with the Hibiscus Floral pattern. The sofa is priced at approximately $899.

Temple

200 N. Hamilton St. 210

• Strengthening its best-selling promotional line by adding a transitional group.

• Adding a fabric collection called Sunsations, which is sun, stain and mildew resistant.

• A casual sofa using Dura-lee's Imperialis Lemon, $2,299.

Universal

2622 Uwharrie Road

• Targeting young adults with the Loft Collection, an urbane lifestyle statement with five sofa styles, eight-way, hand-tied, down cushioning, $799.

• No. 5510 Eclipse, a contemporary group with Deco track arms in textured squash-colored cover and correlating geometric fabrics.

• No. 5511, a flared cap arm group in a henna matte velvet with gold paisley accent fabric.