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The Century Furniture Trend Report—
From GQ to Bamboo, Century Brings Home
a Host of Hot Trends for Spring

High Point Furniture Market (March 2007)—Seeking the latest trends in home décor? Look no further than the Century Furniture showroom. At the Spring 2007 International Home Furnishings Market, the Hickory,
NCbased furniture maker proves once again that it’s perfectly in tune
with what sophisticated consumers demand. Here are four design trends Century has interpreted…in its own grand, inimitable style.

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Trend #1: Haberdashery Comes Home

Houndstooth prints. Tartan-inspired plaids. Classic argyle. Rich leathers
that evoke the scent of cigar smoke and the clink of ice in whisky glasses.

Yes, masculine style has hit the home furnishings industry full force. The same fabrics you’ll see in GQ or a Brooks Brothers catalog are showing up
on fine furniture.

Century’s Houndstooth Club Chair, clad in a tomato, spruce, and wheat herringbone weave, epitomizes the “strong, silent type.” Broad, deep, and substantial, it has simple Lawson arms, a low back, and heavy wood legs.

The Woodsman Settee, on the other hand, is a bit more assertive. There’s a lot going on here—exotic leathers (including handstitched diamonds and woven belt patterns), turned wood, brass nailhead trim. Throw pillows in hair-on-hide, dyed in tartan-inspired plaid and classic argyle patterns, provide a dash of Scottish élan.

“The finely tailored fabrics that make for a well-dressed man also
make for a well-dressed room,” notes Anne Hood, Vice President of
Upholstery Fashion for Century Furniture. “Masculine style is always
appropriate. It’s classic and quietly confident. It wears well.”

Trend #2: Shining Moments

What’s hotter than the cool look of metal? Open any fashion magazine and
you’ll see the answer: not much. No surprise that consumers also are taking
a shine to lustrous, metallic-like fabrics for their homes.

“These fabrics give the look of spun silver or gold or bronze or platinum,” says Alex Shuford, III, Vice President of Upholstery for Century Furniture. “They’re spectacular. And what’s interesting is they can’t be typecast.
They work equally well on modern or more traditional frames.”

Case in point? Century’s Copper Tree Settee. The fabric is a finely woven bronze silk adorned with an exquisite “tree” embroidered in copper
threading. It’s carefully applied to a graceful settee with carved wood scroll arms, tapered legs, and a fanciful serpentine stretcher.

On the other end of the style spectrum is the Gold Crescent Swivel Chair. This curvaceous and decidedly modern piece features a high-tech gold
fabric that replicates the look of leather but is far more forgiving. It has a sleek, almost glassy luster…dazzling.

Trend #3: New Orleans Revival

The carpe diem spirit that defined old New Orleans—not to mention the mélange of cultural influences—is making a comeback in homes across America. It’s a joyous celebration of life…translated into furniture.

“People can’t get enough of vintage colors and Renaissance and Gothic influences,” says Hood. “They’re mixing leather with lavish fabrics; they’re going wild with fringes, tassels, and all the trimmings. They’re piling on the pillows several layers deep.”

The French Quarter Sofa from Century has tufted gull-wing arms, a dramatic wave-like back, and chocolate leather studded with brass nailhead trim, and—if you need one more soupçon of decadence—an exotic fringed skirt. But it’s the fabrics, created by famed textile designer Wes Mancini, that really make the piece.

The sofa’s inside back is dressed in a dark burgundy matelassé fabric with
an extravagant scroll pattern that evokes New Orleans ironwork. The
material appears again in the bevy of luxurious throw pillows, along with a red, burgundy, and gold striped fabric (also Mancini), a lush paisley, and a burnished gold velvet.

Trend #4: Asian Persuasion

The allure of the Orient is back. The look has long been a favorite of consumers who appreciate the balance and harmony it creates. But now, a broader trend is bringing all things Asian to the furniture forefront: bamboo.

“Bamboo is really big right now,” asserts Shuford. “It’s a natural offshoot
of the ‘green’ outlook everyone’s talking about, and it’s also wonderfully
stylish.”

Century will introduce an array of benches and ottomans crafted to
resemble bamboo. Dress their cushioned tops as you wish. You might choose a gold bamboo lattice fabric for a look that’s pure Asian, or go in a different direction with a sky blue and white stripe, a rose-colored silk with twisted knots, or a pink and ivory herringbone (a feminine twist on the men’s wear trend).

Other Asian accents will join the bamboo pieces. Among them is a square lamp table from Century’s new Metro Luxe collection, complete with raised gallery edge, a scalloped apron, and graceful bow-top legs.

You can drop these pieces into any room, however modern or traditional.
So choose a bamboo ottoman in a fresh spring fabric or an Asian-inspired table to bring a touch of serenity to your home—surely, that’s something
we can all appreciate.

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For more information, please contact Michelle Roll
(828) 326-8260
mroll@centuryfurniture.com.