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Aventa Collection – New Bedroom TV Furniture Includes Wardrobe Storage

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Aventa Wardrobe Wall Unit in White

One of our favorite things about being furniture designers is the opportunity to create things that people really need, but don’t always exist in the marketplace.

The new Aventa Collection is our most recent example of this. While customers have been enjoying our modern entertainment centers and wardrobe closets individually for a long while, until now when customers wanted to combine wardrobe storage and TV display furniture in their bedrooms the only choice was to get quoted for a full custom piece.

As far as we’ve been able to tell, that was true everywhere. Even though it’s very common for people to have a television and clothes in their bedroom (you probably already knew that), many customers have attempted to shop around for comparable furniture and reported an inability to find any furniture designed to hold both without starting a custom design from scratch… until now.

Bedroom Furniture Has Evolved Forever

Our new Aventa Collection is so unlike anything that exists in the marketplace, we must confess it was a bit challenging to come up with a name for it.

We finally decided to call them bedroom wall units. While any entertainment wall unit could be used in the bedroom, entertainment furniture usually has a focus on elements like open display space and dedicated media and electronics areas.

This makes sense for a living room or other common space used for entertaining, but most people don’t need that in their bedrooms. It’s a far better use of bedroom space to combine the television with dedicated wardrobe storage space like hanging cabinets and armoire drawers.

As a result of these simple observations the bedroom wall unit was born, right here in New Jersey, a few miles across the Hudson from downtown NYC.

Custom is Still King

While the release of the Aventa wardrobe walls makes this furniture more affordable, we haven’t strayed from our roots of custom furniture design.

Like all of our furniture, even the “standard” units are customizable, with a few hundred combinations of finishes available and a number of handle choices. Finishes include black, white, mirrored, about a dozen wood finishes, and about two dozen colors of glass fronts.

Of course, our design consultants are always happy to do full custom designs. Do go ahead and give us a call at 888-266-1280 and give us an excuse to put pencil to paper!

Aventa 30803 Mirrored Bedroom Wall Unit

The Aventa wall unit above is shown with mirrored cabinet door and drawer fronts.

Shown here is one Aventa wall unit with a 3 drawer armoire configuration in the center, flanked by wardrobe cabinets on each side.

The unit has a wenge case (a very dark wood finish), mirrored door and drawer fronts, and rod handles in chrome.

 Check Out The Entire Aventa Collection!

You’ve seen a couple of or new TV wardrobe/armoire wall units above. For today’s launch, the collection has 16 units. Want to see them all?

See the entire collection here.

Fall Colors: Fashion, Foliage and Furniture

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Fall FoliageNow that fall has officially “fallen,” there’s plenty of talk about color on the web. New York has a fall foliage report with current information on the current state of fall colors throughout the state.

Always thinking ahead, the folks at Pantone published their fall fashion color report as early as February of this year.

While the trees and the clothes within your wardrobe may change more often than the furniture in your home, Autumn is the time of year when more people are thinking about the home as Summer vacations are over and cooler temperatures lead people spending more time inside the home (at least here in the northern latitudes).

While more traditional wood tones are almost always a “safe” choice, more consumers are making bolder choices such as black or white as modern styles become more popular.

Color for Interior Decorating

If you’re painting, redecorating or refurnishing this year, don’t underestimate the effects of color on mood. One common technique used by interior designers is to paint most of a room in a neutral hue except for one “accent wall,” which serves to bring a feeling of energy to the room.

This color of the accent wall is usually then reflected in the color of some of the room’s decor. It’s easy (with some searching of course, but for some that’s the fun part!) to find or create art, silk flowers or other accent pieces of a similar color to tie the theme together.

Don’t Overlook Color for Furniture

Marco Entertainment Center in Lagoon ColorIt’s often more difficult with furniture, however. That’s where we step in to help. The Marco Entertainment Center above is pictured with colored glass fronts in a color we call Lagoon. This is actually a similar color to one of those listed in Pantone’s color report, Ultramarine Green.

Immediately below is shown our Bingham Wall Unit in Wildflower Blue, followed by the Liza TV Stand in French Lilac.

Go ahead and click on any of them to find out more and see all the beautiful color and finish choices that are available.

Bingham Wall Unit in Wildflower Blue Colored GlassLiza TV Stand in French Lilac Colored Glass

These are some examples of our furniture in some of our favorite colors, but we actually are able to manufacture any piece of our bedroom or living room furniture in any of 24 colors of glass fronts, in addition to black, white and a wide variety of wood tones ranging from very light to very dark.

So if you are planning on brightening up your space with some color before the winter blues set in, give us a call and share your thoughts with one of our expert design consultants. We help our customers turn visions into reality every day!

The Five Elements of Interior Design

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Can you see how these five design elements apply to this sketch?Whether you’re a professional designer or just bringing a new look to your home, there are five elements you should always consider before embarking on any interior design project.

Space

Space is not an element you will be forced to determine, however in order to be successful you must understand and realize the limits and potential set forth by a room’s space constraints.

Line

You can use lines to direct the overall mood of a room.  Vertical lines create a formal atmosphere and balance the horizontal lines of furniture, which tend to be more casual.  Diagonal lines are attractive, though they can become distracting if overused.  They can be softened by curved lines, which will grant your room a soft, feminine atmosphere.

Form

Join lines to create geometric figures such as rectangles, triangles, circles and ovals.  Use them to shape and manipulate the dimensions your space.

Color

Obvious, no doubt, but color is the most important element of design.  It can generate moods, tell stories and dramatically call attention to what might otherwise be the plainest corner of your room.

Texture

What’s appealing to the eye might not be appealing to the touch.  Remember that your space is for living.  You will be interacting with it in a tactile way, so it’s important to choose fabrics and materials that are alluring to the touch, as well.

How does your space utilize these five elements?  Knowing what they are, do you look at your room differently?

Photo Credit: nokhoog_buchachon

Modern Furniture Solutions for Mobile Citizens

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Mobile Citizens are on the move

Photo Credit: Michael Coghlan

People are getting more mobile nowadays, and when you look at the state of things, why not?  The Internet permits instant global communication, air travel is becoming cheaper and faster than ever, and finding friends and jobs in new states is becoming easier.

But what about furniture?  Is that getting more mobile?  Here at Contempo Space, we like to think so.  Contempo Space furniture is like our customers – modern, mobile, and on the move.  Our freestanding furnishings are easily portable from store to house to apartment and back again.

Our team of experienced craftsmen design furniture that can be assembled and moved with ease.  Take it from the Upper West Side to SOHO, or, if you’re really going a long way, bring it coast-to-coast from New York to L.A.

Our products are sturdy and reliable.  They’ll stay standing for years to come, so even if your home changes, your furniture won’t have to.

We know that life isn’t what it used to be.  Everyone is on the move, and with the state of the economy, we’re all becoming a bit more nomadic in pursuit of jobs and financial stability.  That’s why we’re making sure that our furniture stays mobile, too.