May 13, 2005 -- Kathy Banak, owner of Authentic Home, Ltd., a West Seattle interior design and color consultation firm, has announced plans for the opening of a second Authentic Home the week of May 23, 2005. The new Authentic Home store will be located just north of University Village and offers a convenient, accessible location for design and color clients from Madison Park to Shoreline and beyond. Authentic Home was recently honored by Northwest Home + Garden Magazine as one of the “123 Best Places To Shop.”
“ Only then can you stand back with your client and say, as a team, look what we’ve accomplished!. ”
Like the present Authentic Home location at 7001 California Avenue SW in West Seattle, the new location, at 2809 N.E. 55th Street, is a classic Seattle bungalow that will act as a showcase of unique design ideas, textures, accessories, and drapery and upholstery selections from featured manufacturers. Clients can walk from room to room in Authentic Home, finding inspiration for use of color and enhancements in décor. A special grand opening party and open house has been scheduled for the evening of June 9, from 5:30 to 8:00.
Both locations offer “Interior Style Guidance,” a philosophy that is the heart of the Authentic Home experience and one that is quite different from that of traditional interior design firms. Born from a concept that marries color, fabric and design, “Interior Style Guidance” offers just that - guidance on how to let the clients’ personalities, interests and lifestyles shape their environments, instead of offering hard and fast rules on what the designer thinks the finished outcome should be. Banak says she hopes to dispel the idea that you have to spend a lot of money to work with an interior designer. She stresses that her team takes on projects ranging from simple one-hour color consultations to complete home remodels where they truly act as project managers.
The starting point for any Authentic Home design is color. Authentic Home is proud to be a licensed dealer for the Oregon-based Devine Color® line of paints. The unique Devine Color palette was specifically created to work with the regional lighting challenges of the Northwest. It also has the advantages of a yogurt-like consistency that reduces splatter, and almost no odor, a fact that makes painting more enjoyable. “We use color to bring a space together. Only then can you begin to work on beauty. Only then can you stand back with your client and say, as a team, look what we’ve accomplished!”
Banak is also very excited to note that their web site, www.authentic-home.com, unveiled a new look in mid-April. The “remodeling” includes before and after photos of clients projects, client testimonials, expanded products and services, and a virtual tour of the Authentic Home location in West Seattle, before and after its transformation.
The original Authentic Home is located at 7001 California Ave. SW, Seattle, WA 98136, phone (206) 937-3070, and features home accessories, custom window coverings, upholstery fabrics, and Devine Color® paints. The new Authentic Home is located at 2809 N.E. 55th,Seattle, WA 98105, phone (206) 985-6635. Visit them on the web at www.authentic-home.com.
Contact: Dennis Noland.
Shiftpoint Strategies, Inc.
(206) 622-8011
