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Meridian Furniture Expands Stylish Table Offerings for HPMKT
October 2,
2024 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry 
Meridian Furniture, a fast-growing furniture brand serving retailers and designers with a vast, ever-changing product line of affordably priced, high-style designs, is expanding its occasional table offering for High Point Market with the introduction of 31 new SKUs.
With a special emphasis on marble, there are 19 choices in distinctive patterns and colors including white, cherry, black-and-white panda, pink makrana, burgundy, green and travertine.
The new assortment of marble occasional tables, along with 12 more new, trend-forward occasional styles in a variety of other materials, are set to retail between $600 and $999. All are complimented by an unusual number of available color and finish choices, coupled with fast shipping from the company’s Central New Jersey warehouse and its commitment to a large in-stock position.
The move to grow the occasional offerings is the natural progression of Meridian’s bid to become a whole-home resource and a one-stop shop for interior designers, retailers (omnichannel and brick-and-mortar) and stagers for both residential and commercial projects.
Among the new marble designs are the art deco-inspired Messina, with a geometric top and columnar base, available in seven different marble color choices. The Palermo, available as both a coffee and end table, is another classic art deco design, set apart by carved arches offered in five marble choices, while the Spherical Coffee Table, in six different marble choices, is destined to be the focal point of any space, with a round tabletop balanced on three marble ball-shaped bases.
Beyond the focus on marble this season, Meridian is also introducing a number of occasional designs in other materials. Among these, the Westfield console table is a stylish, yet functional art deco-inspired piece crafted from solid wood and finished in a natural oak veneer. Some mimic the look of marble: The Dimple is a two-piece modular nesting end table produced in a terrazzo patterned iron metal in a modular shape that allows the pieces to fit together to form a larger silhouette available in black, white, and taupe.
For metallic gleam, look to the Tevere coffee table, a bold contemporary metal piece in a fluid, organic shape, that offers a sleek look complete with a matte finish in a choice of black, gold, and silver.
“We are committed to finding ways to make our offerings as affordable as we can without sacrificing quality,” said Meridian Furniture CEO and Creative Director Matt Rosilio. “Thanks to smart sourcing efforts and tremendous, long-standing relationships with our overseas partners, we are able to add luxurious, high-quality marble occasional tables to our growing list of categories at pricing that enables our customers to enjoy substantially higher margins.”
“Our goal for High Point this month is to continue moving forward on our trajectory of offering a wide variety of products in unique designs you won’t see other brands offering. These new occasional tables are a great example of that,” he added.