Englishman's Enters Kitchen Category

October 20, 2010  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Case Goods on October 21, 2010

Englishman's Fine Furnishings, makers of high-quality, European-style antique reproduction furniture, has launched a new furniture-quality, custom kitchen line.

Englishman's introduced Englishman's Kitchens & Fine Custom Cabinetry late last month in its AmericasMart Atlanta showroom, which was expanded to 9,300 square feet to accommodate the new category. The line also is available through Englishman's Fine Furnishings trade showroom in Smyrna, Ga., which also is open to the public.

"We had received many requests for custom kitchens reminiscent of our English- and European-style furnishings," said Mike Howarth, owner and president. "Since other businesses in the Mart were not offering this type of built-in cabinetry, we knew it would be a good opportunity to create custom kitchens for designers and their clients."

With pre-existing design services and customizable kitchen and dining furniture pieces, Howarth and his staff added high-quality countertop options and an appliance source, creating a one-stop shop for new and remodeled kitchen needs.  

The kitchen line includes all components of today's kitchens such as made-to-order cabinetry, shelving, wine racks, and islands in nearly any wood. Finishes are available in mahogany, walnut, oak, burl wood, cherry, oak, and solid paints in all colors and shades.

"We can handcraft the pieces in antique and traditional styles as well as transitional or distressed looks," said Anita Vreeland, Englishman's president of marketing and design.

The company's artisans also can do veneering and inlaid work and incise hand-carved details. There are 20 cabinet hardware alternatives on display, and customers can request custom hardware to match their own tastes. Countertop selections encompass a large number of granite and quartzite choices with several types of edging. The showroom's new kitchen display features both a polished and a honed countertop. Almost any kind of decorative oven hood can be fashioned and built.