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Custom Range Hoods Bring Rich Looks To Today’s Home

by Joyce Eddy, Chairman of the Board December 23rd, 2011

Habersham Custom Kitchen Venetian Hearth Range Hood DesignWith our line, we’re always working on new designs and styles that can help our customers create  a Grand European, casually elegant, working kitchen ideal for relaxing, entertaining and unwinding. Features like the hand-painted Venetian Hearth custom range hood design can provide a stunning focal point .

Whatever your range size or style, we’ve got a custom range hood option for you.  In addition to the Venetian Hearth design that sits on your countertop, you can choose from wall mount styles, as well as floating island designs .

All of our range hoods are available in any of Habersham’s signature hand-styled finishes. Or you can choose from the myriad colors available in the Benjamin Moore ® or Sherwin-Williams ® color families.  In addition, our design team will also work closely with you to provide any art elements, corbels or other accents to create a look that matches your own signature style.

Visit the kitchen cabinetry section of our website to see some of our other designs

Trends Get Personal At High Point Market

Habersham American Treasures Sea Island King BedAccording to a recent article on the highpointmarket.org website, “Design leaders at the Fall 2011 High Point Market said home decorating is now far less about specific styles or periods, and more about putting a personal stamp on each room.

They interviewed designers and exhibitors at the recent 2011 October Market to get their take on style directions.  They said it’s less about following a fad, and more about feel-good comfort and simpler designs.”

This is a direction we’re certainly seeing here at Habersham.  From the simpler, cleaner designs found in the pieces in our American Treasures® collection of copyrighted designs to our expanding custom cabinetry capabilities, we’re constantly working to make sure we can help our customers put their own personal stamp on each room.

Breakfast In Bed: Habersham Style

by Joyce Eddy, Chairman of the Board December 23rd, 2011

Habersham Masters CafeWe introduced the Master’s Café design a few years ago and it continues to be a top-seller. At the time, our design team came up with this lovely, copyrighted furniture design in response to a growing trend for a café unit in the master bedroom.   It appears that this trend is here to stay.

Completely hand-painted and hand-finished, the Café’s interior can hold a small refrigerator/freezer, coffee maker or other appliances. Space is also provided to add a sink. Available in countless finish and decorated styles, this piece can be customized to meet your size and space needs.
So go ahead, enjoy breakfast in bed …Habersham style!

Sweet Dreams: Habersham Florentina Bed

Bring a touch of classic European styling into your bedroom with this decidedly French style. Capturing architectural elements once found in 18th Century French palatial estates, the Florentina bed design offers a rich frame for your finest linens and bedding.

Choose from a virtually unlimited selecHabersham Florentina Bedtion of warm, rich, hand-styled finishes to bring striking colors and interesting textures into the room. Available in king, queen and California king sizes. A Florentina Bed design with a carved garland is also available.

Be sure to see many of our other bed designs by visiting the bedroom section of our website.

Cabinetry Tops Online Discussions About Dream Kitchens

by Matt Eddy, President December 21st, 2011

Habersham Custom  Kitchen CabinetryA recent article in Kitchen & Bath Business Magazine outlined results of an analysis of online conversations about kitchens and here’s what it said:

“According to The Pew Research Center’s 2011 Internet and American Life Survey Spring Tracking Survey, nearly eight out of 10 adults in the U.S. (78%) use the Internet these days, and adoption of social media continues to skyrocket, with two-thirds of Internet users now taking to social media, up from around half just two years ago.

In light of these numbers, Research Institute for Cooking & Kitchen Intelligence (RICKI) recently conducted an analysis of online conversations to explore what consumers want in their “dream kitchens.” From 1,400 posts occurring in online forums and on message boards during a six-month period beginning in January 2011 and continuing through June, RICKI extracted 428 that were most relevant to the home kitchen sector for further analysis. 

The most popular topic regarding dream kitchens is cabinets, with close to half of all conversations (45%) revolving around cabinetry and islands. Nearly a quarter talked about wanting an island or wanting to expand or reconfigure their existing one. People also discussed cabinet materials and finishes, as well as changing the color of their cabinets to match their existing home decor. Countertops were the subject of nearly a third of the conversations (30%), with granite and other natural stone surfaces accounting for nearly half of these discussions. Cooking appliances came in third, figuring in more than a quarter of the online posts.”

How are you gathering information for your dream kitchen?  Are there details and certain types of information Habersham can be providing on our website, Facebook and/or Twitter feeds to help you make decisions?  Let us know!  And, if you’d like to read more about this study, click here

Pantone Announces 2012 Color of the Year: Tangerine Tango

by Joyce Eddy, Chairman of the Board December 13th, 2011

Pantone Color of the Year Tangerine TangoHere at Habersham we’re always tracking color and design trends and I thought you might like to know that Pantone, the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, has recently announced its color of the year for 2012 – Tangerine Tango. As they outline in the announcement press release :

The 2011 color of the year – PANTONE 18-2120 Honeysuckle – encouraged us to face everyday troubles with verve and vigor. Tangerine Tango, a spirited reddish orange, continues to provide the energy boost we need to recharge and move forward.

“Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute ®. “Reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates heat and energy.”

To arrive at the selection of color of the year, Pantone quite literally combs the world looking for color influences. This can include the entertainment industry and films that are in production, traveling art collections, hot new artists, popular travel destinations and other socio-economic conditions. Influences may also s tem from technology, availability of new textures and effects that impact color, and even upcoming sports events that capture worldwide attention.

How might this color play out in home interiors? Pantone suggests that you can energize interior spaces with Tangerine Tango patterned home accessories. Pillows, bedspreads and tabletop accessories in this high-impact hue add spice to any room. Or incorporate Tangerine Tango appliances and personal electronics for an unexpected pop of color. Looking for an inexpensive way to perk up your home? Paint a wall in Tangerine Tango for a dynamic burst of energy in the kitchen, entryway or hallway.
If you’d like to know more about Pantone and the new color of the year, visit www.pantone.com

Custom Kitchen Cabinetry: You Envision It. We Can Build It.

Habersham Custom Kitchen Cabinetry - Galley KitchenWhen it comes to custom kitchen cabinetry, if you’ve got a vision, we can bring it to life.  No matter your space requirements – grand or small –our design and engineering team can create a design custom-tailored to your specific tastes and lifestyle requirements.

That’s because we’ve been working hard to expand our custom capabilities in recent years.  We’ve assembled a highly skilled team of veteran woodworkers and cabinet-makers who work closely with each customer  to create richly detailed, hand-styled custom cabinetry that conforms to any room space or style.

Let us help bring your vision to life.  We look forward to working with you!

By Hand: Habersham’s Hand-Styled Finishes Bring Rich Looks to Custom Kitchen and Bath Cabinetry

by Joyce Eddy, Chairman of the Board November 29th, 2011

Habersham hand-styled finishes for furniture and custom kitchen and bath cabinetryAt Habersham, we believe that it’s the fine details that truly bring our furniture and custom kitchen and bath cabinetry to life.   Our  team of highly trained artisans and craftspeople work to make sure that every little detail plays a role in the overall look of the piece.  That’s especially true with our finishes.

To learn a little more about our finishing process, as well as the bigger story of the work and attention to detail that goes into each individual piece of fine furniture and custom kitchen and bath cabinetry, be sure to visit the  CUSTOMIZE section of our website.

You can choose  from the wide spectrum of textures and tones found within  our own family of hand-styled signature finishes. Or, look to the vast palettes of Benjamin Moore® and Sherwin-Williams®, which collectively encompass more than 4,400 different colors.  From  aged, distressed influences to  simpler, cleaner styles, our artists can create the look you  seek using any  color you  desire.

Contact us today to see how we can help you bring warm, rich looks into your home.

Best of Market: Furniture Today Calls Out American Treasures ® Apothecary Chest As ‘Market Winner’

Habersham American Treasures Apothecary ChestI was delighted to see that Furniture Today magazine selected our new copyrighted American Treasures® Apothecary Chest design for inclusion in their November 7, 2011 “Best of Market” article. This story featured designs their editorial team considered to be “Market Winners” from the recent October 2011 High Point Market.

The designers and retailers visiting our showroom during Fall Market certainly seemed to agree as we got a lot of positive feedback on this new design, as well as the other American Treasures® pieces we unveiled in our Market Square showroom.

Following in the footsteps of the other copyrighted furniture designs in the American Treasures Collection, the newest additions represent our  response to growing demand from many of our  interior design and homeowner clients who are seeking transitional furniture designs with simpler lines and cleaner styles.  These pieces take their inspiration from classic styles that have been updated and simplified.

As shown here, the  seven-drawer Apothecary Chest offers a delightful accent option.  We chose to show three separate chests lined up together in our showroom to highlight the piece’s versatility.  As with all designs in the collection, this chest is available in any of our hand-styled finish options.  It is also available in a 6-drawer style.

Happy Thanksgiving From Habersham

by Matt Eddy, President November 22nd, 2011

Habersham Alder KitchenOn behalf of all of us here at Habersham, we want to wish you and yours a very Happy Thankgiving and a wonderful holiday season.

There’s little question that the kitchen is the heart of today’s home.  It’s where we share meals and conversations with family and friends.  It’s the place guests inevitably gravitate to during any party or gathering –especially Thanksgiving!

These issues get to the very heart of what we’re striving for  at Habersham with our hand-styled custom kitchen cabinetry – casually elegant, highly functional designs that truly reflect the homeowners’ own personality, lifestyle and design sensibilities.

We would welcome the opportunity to help you create the kitchen of your dreams – one that promises to become the true heart of your home