Checkerboard Debuts Home Decor
Nationally Known Manufacturer of Custom, Award-winning Designs of Fine Stationery Products for Celebrating Life's Events, Checkerboard, is Proud to Offer Distinctive Wall Art, Throw Pillows and Ring Pillows to its Dealers and Retailers.
Online, May 20, 2012 (Newswire.com) - National Stationery Show - Checkerboard Ltd, one of America's leading stationery and invitation manufacturers, debuts a new line of home decor, keepsakes and gifts that will include thirty-five wall art items, one dozen throw pillow and one dozen ring pillow designs, all of which can be personalized.
"With the increased consumer demand for personalized products, Checkerboard saw an opportunity to apply our proven ability to personalize products and deliver the highest levels of customer service for our dealers, and meet this demand," said Micah Chase, president, Checkerboard. "Utilizing our ongoing new product development expertise and attention to quality and detail, we've created a line of new products that are sure to please the consumer looking for the "perfect" gift or keepsake, to celebrate life's events."
These distinctive gift and keepsake products were designed especially for gift giving, whether to give as a gift or to keep, and include:
• Wall Art: Designs for newlyweds and couples, city-specific themes and designs for pet owners.
• Throw Pillows: Options include designs for newlyweds, couples, and city-specific themes.
• Personalized Ring Pillows: Include the couple's names, initials and wedding date.
"If a consumer wants a special, personal, and memorable keepsake for a special event or holiday, or just to make their home more their own," said Joanne Laipson, Checkerboard Product Manager. "These new products more than fit the bill, and are sure to please.
"Initially being offered to Checkerboard dealers, retailers and online retailers, new product lines are being planned for new markets, new purchase occasions and new retail channels.
Products and Pricing
Wall Art: Thirty-five designs are available framed or unframed, and offered in 18″×12″ horizontal and 12″×18″ vertical designs. Starting at $58.00 retail unframed.
Throw Pillows: Natural linen pillows are 18″ × 18″. All twelve designs have personalization on one side and a pattern or personalization on the back. Starting at $55.00 retail.
Ring Pillows: Selections available from one dozen satin pillow designs printed both sides and accompanied by a ribbon for tying rings. Personalized on one side, $42.00 each retail.
To see images of these new products go to: http://www.checkernet.com/info/marketingmaterials/0006_Inspiration/FusionSelections_HR.pdf
About Checkerboard
Checkerboard (www.checkernet.com), a leading fine stationery manufacturer is owned and operated in Massachusetts by the Chase family, well-known in the social stationery industry for three generations. Using only the best materials and offering meticulous craftsmanship and dedicated customer service, Checkerboard has grown at a rapid pace since its founding and is now one of the nation's leading manufacturers of fine stationery products for celebrating life's events.
The company has twice made Inc. magazine's 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies in America and won the Better Business Bureau's Marketplace Ethics Award. And Checkerboard is a 9-time Louie Awards winner - the greeting card industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards.
Checkerboard's products can be found at over 3000 fine retailers nationwide. For more details please visit http://www.checkernet.com/
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