Monthly Archives: August 2012

Entertainment Unit of the Day – Tyler Wall Unit

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We just got some great photos of one of our entertainment units from an in-home delivery to a customer, and wanted to share them with you.

Tyler Entertainment Unit

This particular unit is shown in with honey maple wood grain finish and black fronts. The tall display areas on either side have glass shelves so the built-in accent lighting can illuminate all contents. These are protected from dust by glass doors in front.

Tyler Entertainment Unit

The mirrored backs within the entertainment unit display areas add an extra dose of mirror-ey goodness.

Huge storage drawers underneath and upward opening doors at the top conceal a surprising amount of storage space.

Tyler Entertainment Unit

You can see the Tyler entertainment unit on our website.

Custom Closet Project: Walk-In & Reach-In Closets

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A few weeks ago we announced the addition of custom closets to our site. It was mentioned that the custom closet systems are designed for use within walk-in or reach-in closets, but the initial photography wasn’t fully representative of all the possibilities (believe it or not, we don’t have as much use as you’d think for a walk in closet here at the factory showroom.)

custom walk in closet

 Walk-In Closet Transformed!

As you can imagine, before we showed up this closet had a reasonable storage capacity exactly equal to the square footage of the floor.

After our crew installed the Isa custom closet, there are four hand rods and 12 shelving ares (9 of the shelves are fully adjustable), as well as shallow and deep drawers.

custom walk-in closet alternate view

 Walk In Closet Organization

Why shallow drawers? With closets, bigger is better, right? Not always…

This closet owner opted to include one of our jewelry trays to help keep things organized. Jewelry is one of many things that isn’t best suited to a very deep drawer space.

walk in closet jewelry tray

Walk-In Closet #2

The second walk-in closet (below) was customized a bit differently. Half of the back wall is dedicated to a double hanging module.

The remaining closet space has three deep drawers, and the shelves above are independently adjustable. They look nice and even now, but as the customer’s storage needs change the closet is flexible to accommodate this.

another custom walk in closet

Reach-In Closet

We’ve all seen the big reach in closets with the sliding doors. All too often, they slide open to reveal one lonely, overstressed hangrod and some piles of stuff on the floor.

It doesn’t have to be this way! On the other side of the home the Isa closet system was set up behind the sliding doors.

Four short hang rods still hold just as many hangers, but are much stronger and will not sag over time. We even snuck an extra one in on the left side for good measure :)

reach in closet system

reach in closet system

Then there’s everything one would expect to see in a well designed closet: plenty of adjustable shelves, belt rack, tie rack, and hey… what’s that thing?

Is that an extendable closet valet down there? That’s a nice touch!

custom closet features

That’s all of them. We just figured it wasn’t fair to tell everybody we’re out installing these things and not give you a peek!

Mirrored Wardrobe Closet Makes Room Look Larger

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Mirrored Wardrobe Closet

Mirrored wardrobe closets have some kind of magic to them. It’s a simple magic really. We’ve shown this before with a 2 door wardrobe closet, here’s the effect with a 4 door wardrobe.

Without making structural changes to existing walls or closets, huge amounts of hanging and drawer storage can be gained with any wardrobe closet. That’s enough to make anybody feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

The simple addition of mirrored doors then enhances that by making the room look twice as deep as it did before!

Enjoy a couple photos of this illusion in action:

Above, you see the closet with all doors opened. It’s a wall with a freestanding closet in front of it. It’s certainly more useful than a wall with nothing in front of it.

Below, you see essentially the same space. This time the closed mirror doors make it look as though the room continues all the way through, even though we are still looking toward the same wall.

It’s a neat trick of light that makes any size room feel more open and inviting.

Any wardrobe closet from our collections can be ordered with mirrored doors and drawers.

Just so you know.  :)

Contempo Space Comes to Chicago!

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Chicago Coast

CHICAGO – Contempo Space, custom furniture company based in Passaic, NJ, announces expansion of its “In-Home Delivery & Setup” service to include Chicago, Aurora, Naperville, Joliet, Elgin, Arlington Heights, and the surrounding metro area.

Contempo Space is pleased to welcome the Chicago area into its circle of valued customers.

“Homeowners and interior designers from in and around Chicago have been finding us online when looking for contemporary furniture, and it was a little pricey to get the furniture to those customers since our own drivers weren’t going out there,” says sales rep Lisa Stolz.

As was done with Florida in recent weeks, the furniture makers solved the problem by adding new delivery routes. The delivery teams set up the fully assembled furniture in the consumer’s home or office.

The designers at Contempo Space excel in producing free standing modern/contemporary furniture, mainly for the bedroom, living room and home office.

Custom Furniture Without the Custom Price Tag

“The idea is to make the furniture look good, of course,” says Stolz, “but that alone isn’t enough. There’s lots of good looking furniture out there. What’s not out there, is the utility and level of customization that we can offer.

“People are shopping around and telling us that they will find a nice looking wall unit, but it doesn’t match what they already have or what they’re planning. Most of the trendy entertainment units out there now also don’t have much storage space, which is another thing customers keep telling us is influencing their decisions.

“A lot of custom furniture people want to make each piece from scratch, and it costs twice as much, maybe three times as much. It’s either that, or they can order in something to put together themselves and hope it never needs to be moved.”

Contempo Space is Different

“The difference is that we already have the tools, materials and processes in place to put together exactly what the customer needs, and we can do it in a dozen wood finishes, mirror, black, white, colored glass… It’s something like 300 combinations of finishes we can do for any of the wall units, wardrobe closets and bedroom pieces.”

It’s still really hard in some places to find furniture that’s made with this kind of flexibility and attention to detail without breaking the bank, but it’s now much easier for Chicagoland residents.

About Contempo Space

Contempo Space has been specializing in custom home furnishings for 30 years, offering modern lines of bedroom furniture, living room furniture and more. Design consultants and craftsmen work with customers to create the perfect piece for any space, hand-crafted to meet the customer’s specific needs.

To learn more about Contempo Space, the one-of-a-kind company that still puts quality first and still designs and manufactures furniture locally at its Passaic, NJ factory showroom:

Visit http://www.contempospace.com, call 888-266-1280 or come on up to the showroom on Canal Street @ Passaic Street, Passaic, NJ

 

Chrystie Entertainment Center – Her Many Faces

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The Chrystie entertainment center has probably been our single most popular entertainment center over the years.

Chrystie Entertainment Center Pink Wall

Maybe it’s the transitional look, that makes the Chrystie fit so well in so many different rooms. Perhaps it’s the multidimensional vibe that comes from having a couple different depths.

The mirrored backs? The glass shelves? The top lighting?

Could it be because we make it i wenge, black, white and a bunch of other finishes?

Who knows? We do know that today’s a good day to do a little collage. So without further ado, here’s a pictorial feature of the Chrystie in some different finishes and different environments.

Chrystie Entertainment Center ready for TV

Chrystie Entertainmene Center Dark Finish

Chrystie Entertainment White

Chrystie Entertainment Center White with TV

Chrystie Entertainment Center Mirror Reflection

Chrystie Entertainment Center Fully Loaded

To see the product page, including all the finishes in which we manufacture the Chrystie, click here.

Modern Furniture Comes to Florida as Contempo Space Expands

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FLORIDA – FloridaContempo Space, a modern furniture maker with custom capabilities and a showroom in Passaic, NJ, announces expansion of its “In-Home Delivery & Setup” service to include the Sunshine State.

Furniture shoppers in NYC and northern NJ, where Contempo Space keeps its headquarters and factory showroom, may already know  that it’s nearly impossible to find real customizable furniture at a reasonable price point.

“It’s like a breath of fresh air to finally be able to stop looking at bedroom furniture that’s a compromise,” says customer Lisa Havely, looking at some design drawings. “Now I’m going to be able to do the whole bedroom exactly how I want, and the price is fantastic!”

“Florida Chose Us”

The New Jersey based factory showroom has been getting more and more calls from Florida residents and designers since they opened up online furniture shopping in June of this year.

“Florida chose us,” replies design consultant Michael Smith, when asked about the expansion. “We’ve been hearing from people in Miami, Boca, Sarasota, Tampa… a few other places. When the customers send us a strong message like this, we listen!

“Florida is telling us they want us around, so we’re going to be there for them.”

The Furniture

mirrored wardrobe with 4 interior drawersContempo Space makes furniture in the contemporary style, with clean, smooth lines designed to give an uncluttered look to any space.

Freestanding wardrobe closet storage is available in a limitless amount of configurations and finishes, including the exceedingly popular mirrored fronts.

While wardrobes add more overall storage space, the recently announced Isa Custom Closet Systems make better use of existing closet space with an array of hanging, shelving and drawer configurations that are installed within existing walk-in or reach-in closet space.

Design consultants can put together entire custom bedrooms, adding led lighting to furniture interiors, fashioning storage headboards, pier walls, or doing creative things such as combining the customer’s favorite parts of different pieces to create a TV armoire wardrobe wall or using wardrobes as room dividers to manage space.

Isabella Wall Unit with Black Glass FrontsThe modern wall units are designed with the same utilitarian principles in mind. While many of the wall units focus on a TV cavity, these entertainment units are unusual in that they are able to offer very large amounts of storage space while keeping a clean, almost minimalistic look on the exterior.

Storage within the wall units ranges from shallow drawers which deftly separate open display areas; to mirrored, top lit glass shelved curios; to doors nearly 7 feet tall containing adjustable shelving; to upward opening top storage doors with pneumatic hinges.

All furniture is fully assembled from the factory. Cases and drawers are glued, doweled, stapled, and squared during construction to ensure the kind of durability and longevity that can only be had in preassembled furniture.

The Service

Contempo’s flagship service offering is coined In-Home Delivery & Setup. This is a full service solution where the already assembled furniture is brought to the customer’s location.

Upon arrival, customers enjoy having everything set up by the Contempo Space team. All furniture gets placed in the customer’s chosen location and packaging is removed.

Contempo Space customers can have furniture delivered anywhere in the country, but it is much more economical within areas served by In-Home Delivery & Setup, where the company sends its own crews on regular delivery routes.

The major metropolitan areas around Jacksonville, Daytona Beach, Port St. Lucie, Boca Raton, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Cape Coral, Sarasota, Tampa & Orlando are now included as part of these areas.

About Contempo Space:

Contempo Space has been specializing in custom home furnishings for 30 years, offering modern lines of bedroom furniture, living room furniture and more. Design consultants and craftsmen work with customers to create the perfect piece for any space, hand-crafted to meet the customer’s specific needs.

To learn more about Contempo Space, the one-of-a-kind company that still puts quality first and still designs and manufactures furniture locally at its Passaic, NJ factory showroom:

Visit http://www.contempospace.com, call 888-266-1280 or come on up to the showroom on Canal Street @ Passaic Street, Passaic, NJ

Isa Custom Closet Systems Now Available at Contempo Space

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Contempo Space, a modern furniture maker with custom capabilities and a showroom in Passaic, NJ, has expanded it’s already vast array of storage solutions by giving consumers the ability to order custom closet systems online. …

Custom Closet System

What is a custom closet system?

Isa custom closet systems are modular closet units that are made-to-order based on specifications chosen by the customer. The cabinets can be ordered in several widths, allowing them to be installed (Contempo Space handles installing the closets for most customers) into a walk in closet, built in closet or reach in closet of most any size.

Furniture Wood Finishes

In addition to having choice of size, the custom closets are available in a full range of finishes. These range from light wood to dark wood, even going so far as to include black and white.

Where the Isa collection of closet systems really shines though, is in its versatility. There’s something in the custom closets section that will solve any wardrobe storage problem.

There are double hanging rods, single hangrods set up different ways to hang tall clothes or short clothes. Even a triple hang closet for kids clothes!

Custom Shoe Closet

Isa Shoe Closet“I think one of the things people are going to really appreciate is the shoe closet,” says Gary Flax, a design consultant at Contempo.

“People might get a few pairs of nice shoes for going out, maybe different shoes for work then some sneakers and casual footwear.

“Without even meaning to, a couple of people can end up with quite a collection of shoes in their closet.”

Like all the custom closets, the shelves are adjustable so high heels and flat shoes can each have their own safe place that’s just the right size.

Custom Closet 4 Drawers 4 Shelves

Another feature available for the built-in Isa closets is drawer boxes. The 4 drawer, 4 shelf closet organization system (pictured above right) is a good example of the versatility that can be had.

The lower drawers are deep to contain plenty of clothes (or anything else), while the top drawers are shallow for items that demand easy access. The upper half of the closet system is equipped with adjustable shelves.

Why Custom Closets?

Contempo Space has always been a leader in coming up with better ways to solve the storage & organization problems that seemingly everybody has. In the case of the freestanding wardrobes that are very popular, this means helping customers who need more closet space.

Isa Custom closet systems are an extension of this same idea. If the useful space in a closet has been exhausted, sometimes the solution is to create more useful space in the closet!

Similarly to the other closet furniture manufactured by Contempo Space, a final touch of customization can be added to units that have drawers by choosing from several ( a dozen) handle options. There is no upcharge on any of these.

Different from freestanding closet offerings, the Isa closet systems need to be attached to the back wall. Within its service areas, Contempo Space will send a team who also handles the installation.

About Contempo Space:

Contempo Space has been specializing in custom home furnishings for 30 years, offering modern lines of bedroom furniture, living room furniture and more. Design consultants and craftsmen work with customers to create the perfect piece for any space, hand-crafted to meet the customer’s specific needs.

To learn more about Contempo Space, the one-of-a-kind company that still puts quality first and still designs and manufactures furniture locally at its Passaic, NJ factory showroom:

Visit http://www.contempospace.com, call 888-266-1280 or come on down to the showroom on Canal Street @ Passaic Street, Passaic, NJ