HGTV Home Furniture has released City Center, a new collection that features a casual new twist to Mid-Century style.
Here's what HGTV Home says:
"Imagine a sunny Sunday morning, lounging on one of the two signature upholstery styles, Soho or Chelsea. Fit your space perfectly with the Chelsea group, a tufted button two-cushion sofa and its flip-flop chaise that fits either side. Create conversation corners with the high button back Sullivan chair, vintage Waverly armchair, or companion Chelsea Chair. Mix in pops of mod color – retro geometrics (Drum or Cube ottomans) – against organic solids, Pewter, Wheat or Kiwi. City Center Tables mesh Mid Century classic lines with 21st century tech-trends like wire management in the six-metal drawer Storage Console. For style-savvy entertaining, Ash veneer Cocktail and Chair-side Tables feature pullout beverage trays for extra serving areas. Energize your space with dimension and shine in metro metallic accent pieces (a Silver Hammered Cocktail Table and Sunburst mirror)."
Check out the collection at the HGTV Home Farmhouse on our property at 100 Routzahns Way in Frederick!
WOW! We just got finished with our name change a few weeks ago, and the Room Crashers design sweepstakes winner was announced and we were the local store to be used!!!
What that means, is that the winner will be consulting here with HGTV design star Todd Davis!
We'll be hosting a special event here on Thursday September 18th from 6-8pm! You can reserve a spot by clicking on the link to register below!!!
You'll be able to do a meet & greet with Todd during that time, so if you'd like to meet a TV star, and check out some amazing furniture for your home, come see us, just RSVP so we know how many folks to provide for!!!
We are so excited to offer the FIRST EVER Farmhouse showroom in the country! HGTV and Routzahns Way have created a lovely showroom that highlights all of the HGTV products in a great way for our customers! We can't even begin to tell you how excited we all are!
Routzahns Way partnered with HGTV on this project. We offer an experience above the average retail level. We offer these products in a natural environment, as well as have many options visible so you can make your decisions on color/style with confidence. All of the HGTV collections are manufactured to the highest standards, so you can breathe easy knowing your furniture, paint, lamps, etc., are all built to last and provide you years of use.
Remember, this is THE FIRST and ONLY farmhouse showroom in the country, stop by Routzahns Way HGTV today, and check it out!
From now until July 5th, we are giving every single customer that purchases an item from us a chance to get a share of $100,000 bucks!!! THAT is a huge, huge deal! This contest is basically a gimme for anyone that comes in and buys any item we offer. There is no minimum to buy, and you are included!
You could buy a throw rug, and be entered in to the mix, BUT if you wanted to get a chance at a good chunk of it, now would be the time to pull the trigger on that living room or dining room suite you've been looking at!
We still are offering ALL of our normal discounts, our normal gift card, employee/wholesale pricing, and trade-in program. This is ON-TOP of the normal discounts we offer. It's our way of saying thank you to the community that has made us so successful over the last 2 years!
The 4th of July is all about FREEDOM, so choose the Freedom from high prices, from pushy & stuffy sales people, and most of all, from the average furniture store! We pride ourselves at being the best at what we do, and we are so glad to make you all a part of it!
Thank you, and here's to $100,000 reasons to head to Routzahns Way Furniture Outlet and Home & Design Center!
We are working feverishly to bring you a brand new HGTV showroom here in Frederick! The farmhouse beside our main store on Routzahns way will be transformed into an all new area to showcase the HGTV brand! Here's a few pictures to show what we have been up to!
We will be putting together a video once the project is totally complete! It's very exciting to see all this effort come together to make something really special for our customers!
We are kicking off the $100k giveaway this month, so if you need furniture, get it between now and July 5th! Check the next blog post for rules and details!!!
This year was the first year for us doing the local home show. We were very busy the whole weekend, and for that, we thank everyone that stopped by and checked us out! We hope you learned a little, or got the info you needed for your next project at your home!
Here's a few pictures of us setting up at the end of last week. It's a lot of work, but totally worth it to be able to speak with so many people!
We ordered 300 custom printed yardsticks for this event, and I'm pretty sure we are all out now. We figured every home probably has one, and previous home show attendees have gotten flimsy junky ones that end up broken by children within the week. We wanted to provide you with something that would last and be of higher quality! We hope you enjoy those! Our entire philosophy is to provide the best product, at the lowest price available. If you haven't stopped by the store lately, go ahead and give yourself 10 minutes....I bet you can't make it through all the stuff there in that time.
What would you like to see us do for a home show? Email us at routzahnsway@gmail.com with suggestions!
There are 17 days until the official start of Spring. Winter can go ahead and take a rest. What do you like to do when the first warm days start rolling in? Spring cleaning inside, get the yard all spruced up, or maybe get a large project done? Whatever you decide, it's always a fun and relaxing task when it's not 2 degrees outside anymore!
If you are doing some cleaning indoors, maybe you'd like to replace some of your items inside as well. There might be that lamp that doesn't quite fit in, or the chair that looks like it's seen better days as a duct tape model? Those items could provide a great second life somewhere else, thrift store donations are a great way to feel good about letting go of older items you don't need. Someone else could ALWAYS use them!
Now, you'll be needing new ones right? At the risk of sounding like a TV salesman, "boy do we have the right stuff for you!" The showroom is so large, you could spend hours there and not cover everything. Remember, we have everything from flooring, paint, furniture(beds,chairs,couches,bedroom suites, entertainment centers), cabinets, accessories, and much more. We've got lots of cool lamps and accents to get you set up right away, and a HUGE gallery of recliners to make it easy to choose your perfect one!
Imagine, planting your garden, digging the flowerbeds up, stringing up
the hammock, and sitting back on your brand new comfy chair, lit by your
new accent lamp that compliments your room. Warm light shines
perfectly around you, and you enjoy a relaxing beverage while feeling
content about a job well done. Spring is coming soon, don't you want
to enjoy the evening after you've worked in the yard and house all day?
Kitchen cabinets are everywhere. You see them at every big box store, and they are sometimes the most expensive part of fixing up your home. The problem occurs when the expense doesn't justify the product you get. Many types of cabinets are built with very cheap materials, which is just fine sometimes if it's assembled correctly. The majority use very cheap techniques to assemble and produce the whole thing, so the chances of lasting more than a few years under use is very small. Remember the cabinets at your Grandmother's house? They were older than your parents were, and still worked just fine! They were made from high quality hardware, solid materials, and correct woodworking techniques. Don't let yourself be fooled by a fancy display, look at how it's made. This article from This Old House shows a few things to look for!
Kitchen showrooms are emporiums of grand illusion. The floors always
glisten, countertops are uncluttered by coffeemakers and the cabinets —
wow! The cabinets are always perfect. No scratches, no dings, none of
the 3-year-old's favorite stickers, no dishes cramming shelves. The
cabinets are stained in the latest colors endorsed by shelter-magazines,
floated under 16-foot ceilings (so you'll never notice how tall they're
not) and lit by several thousand watts of halogen. When the doors swing
shut with resounding thumps and the drawers slide to a firm stop,
you're sold. Too bad. You think you bought furniture that will last a
lifetime, but you probably got dressed-up orange crates that will last
barely a decade.
Top-quality kitchen cabinets are made like good furniture, but even the
most devoted watchers of the Food Channel don't know what to look for.
Worse, what to look for is usually hidden. So we ordered up a finely
crafted — but unassembled — base cabinet made by a small family-owned
company that has only one line of cabinetry — the good stuff. Print out
the following pages, and take them along the next time you go kitchen
cabinet shopping.
The Well-Built Cabinet Face: All pieces visible from the front of a cabinet. The wood
used on the face of a quality cabinet shouldn't have knots, pitch
pockets, sanding scars, grain irregularities or color differences.
1. Face-frame stiles and rails are joined with long tenons (protruding
wood tongues) and deep mortises (the slots into which tenons fit). Where
two pieces of wood meet in a joint, the line between them almost
disappears.
2. Drawer fronts are cut from a single piece of solid wood.
3. Flat door panels are made from solid pieces of wood. End Panel:The side of the cabinet exposed to view.
4. Solid wood is chosen for similarity of grain and color.
5. Frame pieces have mortise-and-tenon joinery; assembled panel is
attached to the carcass (a plywood box) with screws driven from the
inside out. Drawer:All sides are made from hardwood 5/8 inch or thicker.
6. All sides are routed with a groove that supports drawer base.
7. Joints are dovetailed at all corners. Carcass: The plywood box that forms the cabinet's interior, seen here lying on side panel.
8. Side and floor panels are 1/2 inch minimum thickness.
9. Plywood shelves are at least 3/4 inch thick.
10. Cabinet floor and back fit into a routed side panel.
Details Make the Difference
Tunable Hinges:
Whether visible or hidden, a hinge should be not only strong but also
adjustable so that doors can align with the surrounding face-frame.
Floating Panels:The
frames around panels on the cabinet doors and on the exposed side of
the cabinet have deep grooves. Panels aren't glued or fastened into the
grooves, which allows them to expand and contract with changes in
temperature and humidity without cracking or pushing the frame apart.
Tiny pads keep the panels centered.
Drawer Slides: A
drawer supported by two side-mounted slides is much stronger than one
that runs over a single slide centered underneath. The quietest slides
run on nylon bearings. A good slide can carry loads of at least 75
pounds and will allow a drawer to open fully.
Frame-to-Carcass Joints: A strong connection
between the carcass and the face frame (the five narrow pieces of wood
that surround the drawer and the doors) is a mark of good craftsmanship.
At the bottom corner of the back of the face frame, the vertical piece
(the stile) has a wide groove, which locks onto the side panel of the
carcass. The narrow groove across the horizontal piece (the rail) lines
up with an identical groove in the floor of the cabinet. Biscuits glued
into these grooves join the rail to the cabinet floor.
Shelf Locks:Shelves
should be adjustable and supported by metal brackets, not plastic ones.
To keep the shelf from wandering, a locking device such as a plastic
retainer plugs into an adjustment hole above.
All of these items mark well made cabinetry of any type. Kitchen, bath, or anything else when you want craftsmanship in the construction. Check out our Wellborn cabinet selection in store or stop by their website at Wellborn.com for more information! They operate out of Alabama, and have a great reputation for building with quality! Always do your research, and buy something that is well built, and will last for your grandchildren to use it!
