High Point offers new take on classics
By Staff -- Kids Today, 10/1/2004
The fall International Home Furnishings Market brings together the old and new in youth selections. For example, the classic white bedroom is still available for girls, but they can also find feminine choices in different wood finishes, like Lea's Miss Claire collection. Storage options are getting more versatile, with manufacturers like P.J. Kids addressing that need with a new line designed to be mixed and matched to fit different configurations. And teen looks continue to be important, with contemporary groups aimed at older kids showing up in introductions from Young America and Palliser. For themed room scenes, a wide choice of accessories is available at market — everything from lamps to bedding to wall art to rugs — designed to pull a look together.
Cal Lighting's Formula One racecar lamp also has a night light. It retails for $99.50.
The Shuttered bed from A.P. Inds. can convert from a crib into a full-size bed. The mattress is adjustable to three heights, and the bed is available in about 15 solid birch finishes.
The Rachel's Room collection from Vaughan Furniture is a white girls' group set off by blush-tinted hardware. Beds in the collection retail between $199 and $399.
The Skipper chair is new from Best Chairs and shown in a red gingham fabric. The chair retails for $449; the ottoman for $199.
The Versailles collection from Green Frog Art includes a cradle, toy chest and rocking chair. Coordinating Antoinette bedding is available for the cradle. The cradle and bedding retail for $450 each. The toy box retails for $540, and the rocker is $250.
Natural Creations' new youth line features permanent botanicals in fun pots, such as this frog. Retail prices are between $19.99 and $59.99.
Cambridge Court is Legacy Classic Kids' new take on a Louis Philippe style, with mahogany veneers and antique brass hardware in a vintage mahogany finish. The platform bed retails for $399.
This wood baseball-themed lamp is sure to please the little slugger in the house. From Inmon Kids by Lite Source, it retails for $99.
My Room's bunk bed with trundle is available in a new deep blue finish. The bed retails for $799; the dresser is $599. The hardware on the dresser is from One World and the lamp is by California Kids.
Corsican's new fall introductions include a gloss pink pastel finish, shown here on this iron crib with a retail of $1,500.
Riverside Furniture's cottage-style headboard features antiqued ball finials with fluted pilasters and decorative rosettes. The headboard is available in five finishes and also comes in queen and king sizes.
Judith Edwards Designs is introducing a line of ocean-inspired lamps, including this one with a large colorful fish.
Powell's all-in-one loft with trundle has a rear closet with a clothes bar and a platform for more storage. The bed is now offered in white, and comes with both rose and blue knobs. Retail price is $999.
The Rug Market's Funshine collection includes Aloha Shirts in bright, fun colors. The rug retails for $99.99.
Miss Claire is a new domestically made maple group from Lea Inds., shown in a Shaker finish. Combining Victorian elements with a nostalgic country look, the sleigh bed retails for $399.
Racing Furniture's youth recliner is covered with red and black nylon suede and has a welded NASCAR logo. Other driver-specific versions are also available. The recliner retails for $119.
Creative Images' fall collection of wall art includes this happy tree frog.
The stock car convertible bed can be used with a crib- or twin-size mattress. From The Step2 Co., it retails for $299.99.
P.J. Kids is introducing its Storage Solutions collection. The line includes cubes, doors, bases, cubbies, desk units, baskets and corkboards that are designed to stack in several ways to create different wall unit combinations. Items retails between $49 and $249.
Teen Bungalow, Young America's first collection created specifically for teens, combines retro design elements with contemporary silhouettes. The line includes the low-rider bed, made of metal and wood.
Brooks Furniture's antique-finish gliders come in three colors and are available with coordinating ottomans. The gliders retail between $299 and $399.
The Matalina collection is new from Palliser and shown in Espresso finish. Shown in a panel headboard with a retail price of $399, the bed is also available with a bookcase headboard.
The Princeton Bed from Mosaicwares is inspired by Italian architectural elements, crafted from solid wood and moulding and finished in a rich satin laquer. The vintage mosaics are created in baby blue, soft pink, warm ivories and hues of green and retail price points for the collection range from $2,950 to $5,400.












