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Overnight Sofa Moves to Furniture Plaza
April 10,
2013 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in High Point on April 11, 2013
Sofa-sleeper vendor Overnight Sofa will show in a new, expanded showroom, 523 Furniture Plaza, at the April 20-25 High Point Furniture Market.
The company, which had been showing in Plaza Suites, changed locations to make room for a new line of accent chairs and ottomans being introduced at Market.
In the past, sofa-sleepers were often relegated to basements and second bedrooms, said Amy Johnson, president. But with downsizing and other lifestyle changes, this product category is assuming a much more prominent position in todays homes. Sofa-sleepers are increasingly moving into the living room, and thats creating new demand for stylish, coordinated pieces to go with them.
At the April Market, Overnight Sofa will show a range of accent chairs and ottomans that match its best-selling sofa-sleepers. Offerings also will include a number of new transitional, coastal and lodge looks, building on well-received introductions made at the October market.
New products will be presented in room settings so that retailers get a sense for how pieces work together.
Our new showroom will be lighter and brighter with more of a room display orientation, said Johnson. We want to give our retailers ideas that will work in their own stores--and customers homes.
Based in Hickory, N.C., where all its products are built, Overnight Sofa produces twin sleepers, full-size sleepers and queen-size sleepers designed for contemporary living. Options include innerspring, memory foam and air sleep surfaces, with mechanisms produced by Hickory Springs(http://www.hickorysprings.com). The companys line also includes stationary love seats.
Frames are made of kiln-dried hardwood that is double-doweled, glued and corner-blocked for extra stability. Cushions are 1.8 density, Dacron-wrapped foam with a firmer foam core for prolonged life.
Overnight Sofas move brings another respected upholstery source to the Furniture Plaza lineup, said Julie Messner, vice president of leasing for International Market Centers.
High Point is the premier spotlight for adding new product categories, and were excited that Overnight Sofa has chosen to launch its new line with an enhanced presence in Furniture Plaza, she said.