New Kids On The Block
?Ethan Allen Style Studio – 1054 Montauk Highway, Water Mill 631.726.6510 – www.ethanallen.com
Ethan Allen Style Studio, the long awaited furnishings and accessories store has finally opened their doors. After over a year of renovations and improvements, the end result is a store, filled to capacity with outstanding merchandise. The Style Studio expanded upon Ethan Allen’s renowned complimentary design service. A new concept in design solutions helps customers see the brand they love in a new way. Inside the Style Studio, visitors will be embraced by its intimate, cozy setting – a shopping environment that is more like a design center than a traditional furniture store. In addition to all the quality furnishings and upholstery Ethan Allen is known for, they have gathered all the design tools necessary – fabrics, wallpaper, free design service, and more – to make the creation of entire rooms easier, from space planning through accent placement. In addition to the Water Mill Style Studio, owners Irwin Horwitz and Ed Moses have three Interior Design Centers located in Huntington, Setauket, and Bayport.
Home123 Mortgage – 303 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead 516-635-0552
Home123 Mortgage is having its “Grand Opening” reception to benefit the Little Flower School Educational Foundation on Friday, September 15, from 4 to 8 p.m. The evening will include live music, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres and all are welcomed to join in on the festivities. Right next door to the Supreme Court Building, Home123 is one of America’s top ten largest providers of home mortgage loans. In the past year they have helped over 81,000 people achieve their personal financial goals and get the loan they needed, working together in a direct relationship. At Home123, they make their own credit decisions, loan their own money, and do not share their clients’ personal loan information with any other lenders. They are a direct lender. They also work on what is called a “Local Platform,” which means that unlike other large mortgage lenders, they keep their files in their local branch. All of the processing, underwriting and closing is done in the branch, which means that Home 123 has local control; loans close more quickly and more efficiently. Home123 is headquartered in Irvine, California, and is a subsidiary of New Century Financial Corporation, a publicly traded company (NYSE: NEW). The Branch Manager, Kate Polcha, has five staff members ready to serve you on a daily basis.
RE/MAX Beach Properties – 241 County Road 39A, Suite 4 (at the intersection of North Main Street), Southampton – 631-287-6200
RE/MAX will be providing comprehensive real estate services for properties in the Hamptons. Broker/Owner Michael Daly and his wife, Barbara, will operate the office under the RE/MAX Renowned Properties flag, which is used to market high-end homes. Daly spent twenty years as a hospitality industry executive before joining Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate in 1998. He became a top-selling agent, then the managing director of the company. He went on to serve as a senior executive at NRT before starting True North Realty Associates, which will be doing business as RE/MAX Beach Properties. Barbara Daly is a licensed real estate agent who previously spent twenty years as an executive in the health insurance industry. RE/MAX conducts business in sixty-four countries; “this gives us the power to provide high-end customers worldwide exposure when marketing their properties.” The brokerage will be specializing in residential real estate and will focus on the second home and resort sales markets. Log onto the website at Hamptons RE Blog:http://truenorthrealty.blogspot.com
Hamptons Inspired Products aka (HIP) – PO Box 242, Quogue 631-574-4140 – www.hamptonsinspiredproducts.com
The “Trade Parade” Tee was conceived in the Hamptons and is based on the traffic backed up on Route 27. “Kids going back to school with a trade parade shirt will create curiosity and conversation about the meaning of the Trade Parade. The Trade Parade is part of The Hamptons local history.” According to founder Caroline Fernandes of Quogue, “I feel the Trade Parade T-shirt would make a great conversation piece, especially for a back to school fashion item. I think it’s also a great way to keep the tradition of the Hamptons. She added, “all the T-shirts are made in the USA, are 100% cotton and come in sizes Youth Small, Medium and Large.” Caroline is an entrepreneur and chose the name Hamptons Inspired Products because she plans to produce a variety of items that are distinct to the Hamptons. Their mission is to produce T-shirts (and other products that promote the local history and cultural identity of the Hamptons. One of the few things that are shared with all people who live in a community is local expressions and folklore. She looks forward to seeing those local expressions on more unique items in the future. She looks forward to seeing her local expressions on towels, plates and more. Caroline wrote a guidebook in 2004, The Guide to New York City: Arts, Crafts & Festival, and is also a contributing photographer to The L Magazine in New York City.
Housing Works Thrift Shops – 212-366-0820. www.housingworks.org/thrifts
On August 15, 2006 Housing Works Thrift Shops started rolling on the East End to pick up donations at Hamptons Homes. The tiny, six-shop Manhattan chain will assist Hampton residents in their end of season clean up by sending its trucks directly to their front doors to collect donations. The not-for-profit Thrift Shops welcome all usable and resaleable items, including furniture, books, housewares, women’s, men’s and children’s clothing, shoes and accessories. The organization emphasizes that these donations do much more than continue the life of the items. They contribute to the $10 million raised annually in support of homeless men, women and children living with HIV and AIDS in New York City. A pair of designer shoes that sell for $40 at one of the six Housing Works Thrift Shops in Manhattan provides ten days ‘worth of hot meals for a homeless HIV mother and her child. An armchair that raises $400 pays for two weeks of supportive housing for a person in need of a stable home.
–Maria Tennariello
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