The armoire is not going away
By MELISSA DUTTON
For The Associated Press
Kim Shaver’s not ready to eulogize the armoire.
‘‘The demise of the armoire is greatly overstated,’’ says the spokeswoman for Hooker Furniture, which specializes in entertainment units. ‘‘It’s one of - if not the most - classic pieces of furniture. I don’t think it’s going to go away.’’
She will concede, however, that the armoire’s got more competition for housing televisions than ever before, thanks to the growing popularity of flat-panel TVs. Hooker and other companies have responded by introducing different options for stowing flat-panel TVs and slowing production of armoires designed for TVs.
‘‘No one is talking about putting their TV in an armoire anymore,’’ confirms Megan Pollack, a spokeswoman for the Consumer Electronics Association.
A drop in the price of plasma and liquid crystal display televisions has created record sales of the sets and affected the f
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