Live like a Dutton! New 'Yellowstone' furniture line unveiled at High Point Market

Maria Sonnenberg
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Teeter is at it again, flirting with the cowboys and stealing their hats, but something doesn’t jive in this picture of one of the quirkiest of characters populating Paramount Network’s “Yellowstone.”

This is not Montana, but rather High Point, North Carolina, global nexus of the furniture industry, and it’s not really Teeter but her alter ego, actress Jennifer Landon, who is joking with the guys wearing cowboy hats. They're not cowpokes, but designers responsible for the new Yellowstone collection Green Gables Furniture just launched at High Point Market.

In partnership with Paramount Network, Green Gables designed and developed two Yellowstone collections that channel the live-large, live-well spirit of the hit television series, which debuted its fifth season earlier this month. Now the rest of the world can enjoy the Dutton lifestyle, minus trips to the train station, of course.

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Jennifer Landon, who plays Teeter on the Paramount series "Yellowstone," chats with Green Gables Furniture designer Tim McClellan at the High Point Market debut of the company's Yellowstone furniture series.
Jennifer Landon, who plays Teeter on the Paramount series "Yellowstone," chats with Green Gables Furniture designer Tim McClellan at the High Point Market debut of the company's Yellowstone furniture series.

Twice a year, High Point Market presents the latest trends expected to drive a $500-plus billion global industry. Interest in the Duttons and their dysfunctional, yet addictive, world is running so high that Green Gables gathered plentiful, and understandable, interest as soon as the collection hit the High Point showroom.

The Dutton collection in the Yellowstone furniture series blends Arts and Crafts with Western Rustic for a comfortable, luxurious look with a back story as colorful as the television series. The naturally-textured reclaimed wood seen in the case pieces, like the national park for which the television series was named, has withstood the test of time.

Not only are these pieces unique in design but every element has a history and story to tell, a tale of ranchers and barns and endless western skies. The handles pay homage to the Dutton ranch’s signature “Y” brand.

This Dutton four-drawer chest is part of the Yellowstone series by Green Gables Furniture.
This Dutton four-drawer chest is part of the Yellowstone series by Green Gables Furniture.

The Gallatin Valley collection nods to the rich history of American hickory furniture.  As American settlers traveled West in the 1800s, they discovered the incredible strength and usefulness of the hickory tree.

Strong and durable, hickory has played an essential role in the making of tools and furniture still utilized in households, hospitality spaces and American parks today. The hickory saplings used in the Yellowstone collection are harvested through sustainable methods and hand-crafted in the United States.

The “modern rustic” furniture reflects a trend toward design that is comfortable, luxurious and also organic. However, it was not the only upcoming fashion in the industry.

Newstalgia, industry giant Universal Furniture’s latest collection, also made its debut at High Point this fall. The collection should be particularly appealing to grandmillennials, those mid-20-to-late-thirtysomethings who have embraced the comforting style found in films such as “Home Alone” or “Father of the Bride.”  Think Granny Chic.

Yes, the style is nothing new, but collections such as Newstalgia place a new spin on an enduring trend by updating timeless silhouettes with clean architectural elements and fresh finishes.

“From spindle beds to trifold vanity mirrors, everything old is new again,” said Universal Furniture vice president of marketing Neil MacKenzie.

“We created Newstalgia with today’s traditional customer in mind, with designs that are enduring in form, but updated with modern finishes.”

Designed to feel fresh yet familiar, Newstalgia offers more than 50 pieces with contemporary finishes like Milkglass white, Starlite Blue and Jadeite Green.

The Morning Glory Vanity Chest, for example, updates Grandma’s tri-fold vanity with black metal hardware and a black-trimmed tri-fold mirror The rectilinear Birdsong Utility Cabinet is finished in Milkglass White with a pop of contract in the Starlite Blue back panel and is updated with a light strip attached behind left-facing doors.

The Morning Glory Vanity is part of the Newstalgia collection for Universal Furniture.
The Morning Glory Vanity is part of the Newstalgia collection for Universal Furniture.

Clean lines never go out of style, and plenty of product debuts at High Point this fall capitalized on it. L.A. interior and product designer Erinn Valencich partnered with Universal for the Erinn V. collection, inspired by modern European, Japanese and California influences that showcase sculptural forms, a wide range of finishes and unexpected details such as leather wrapping on a mirror frame.

“They can either modernize a traditional space or warm up a modern home,” said the designer.

From the look of many High Point showrooms this fall, consumers’ thirst for interior spaces that envelop them in stylish comfort is being addressed by manufacturers. While collections like Yellowstone and Newstalgia may appear very different, they both are designed to make us feel happy and secure in our chosen nests, be they in New York City or Bozeman.

Maria Sonnenberg is a Melbourne-based freelance lifestyles and travel writer.

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This article originally appeared on Florida Today: New furniture line draws inspiration from Paramount's 'Yellowstone'