BlueStar®
Announces Grand Opening of New Designer Showroom with Demo Kitchen at Chicagoland’s
Abt Electronics

Impressive 1,000 Square-Foot Space Features BlueStar®
Commercial-Style Appliances; Displays Showcase Product Innovations & Unparalleled
Customization for Restaurant-Worthy Culinary Experiences at Home

Blandon, PA, December 10 – BlueStar®,
manufacturer of high-performance appliances for the home – and a trailblazer in
color and customization – announced the opening of a new showroom at Abt Electronics, one of the nation’s largest
independent electronics and appliance retailers, located in Glenview, IL. The
experiential space features 18 BlueStar® products where home chefs can
personally experience the power and design mastery of BlueStar® appliances.

“We are excited to
collaborate with the team at Abt to help create this unique, interactive
experience, and to imagine and build a space that allows us to welcome, educate
and host groups and individuals who want to experience the power and innovation
of our products,” said BlueStar® President Eliza Sheffield.

The curated
showroom is the best place to kick-start a
new kitchen project, where clients can explore a variety of products and styles,
brainstorm with experts, attend demos, and experience the power and bespoke
design of BlueStar® appliances first-hand. The space features three vignettes, all
designed to showcase the depth and breadth of BlueStar®, from ranges and ventilation designs to premium
refrigeration, to electric wall ovens and induction cooktops.  The
new space features a large
“live” demo kitchen with an island that houses three pieces and six pullout
drawers to show assorted knob colors, all 10 trim options and 192 painted metal
samples. Each
area offers its own customized appliances, so customers can
see the different ways they can style their own BlueStar®. The Abt staff of
experts will work closely with clients to educate them on the product line and
help them make choices that suit their projects and individual needs.

Interior
designer Ann von Kreuter of House & Home Design, Chicago, designed a non-traditional
space that transports customers into a world that embraces an expression of personalized
luxury. “I was inspired by the timeless cafes and bistros in Europe, where you can sit
and linger with friends, sharing culinary delights.  I wanted to create a gathering
place with an energy encompassing the play of light, pattern, and color,” said von Kreuter.
The showroom’s deep blue walls, handcrafted appliances, exquisitely painted
porcelain tiles, chandeliers, over-sized mirrors and banquette seating create a
luxe, inviting ambience.

The center of the display is the Café kitchen
that allows guests to experience firsthand BlueStar’s chef-inspired features
and high-performance functionalities. Featured
products include a 60-inch Platinum
Gas Range with interchangeable griddle/charbroiler and complimentary custom
ventilation, shown in a rich, Steel Blue with Brushed Brass trim, along with
Electric Wall Ovens in Signal White with shiny brass trim.  Another vignette showcases the award-winning
36” built-in BlueStar® refrigerator in Matte Black with stainless steel trim
with two addition wall ovens in stainless steel. Said von Kreuter, “There are so
many wonderful possibilities. We were thrilled with BlueStar’s custom
abilities which allowed us to create beautifully balanced
kitchens with color and vitality, using true, professional-level
appliances.”

BlueStar® is the only
pro-style appliance brand to offer virtually unlimited options for
personalization, including more than 1,000 colors and metal trims like brushed
brass as well as highly customizable cooking surfaces, swing and French oven
doors, and restaurant accessories like salamander broilers, charbroilers,
Frenchtops and oversized ovens that fit commercial sheet pans. Consumers can
design their own customized BlueStar® appliance online at “Build Your Own
BlueStar”. Designed and built in Pennsylvania since 1880, BlueStar® cooking, refrigeration and ventilation products are
handcrafted for discerning home chefs who demand restaurant-quality
results in their own kitchens.  For
more information, visit www.bluestarcooking.com or visit Apt Electronics, 1200 N Milwaukee Ave,
Glenview, IL 60025.

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 About BlueStar®

Designed
and built in Pennsylvania since 1880, BlueStar® cooking, refrigeration and ventilation products
are handcrafted for discerning home chefs who demand restaurant-quality
results in their own kitchens.  The award-winning line includes
high-performance gas ranges, cooktops, electric and gas wall ovens, complementary
kitchen ventilation hoods and premium refrigeration. BlueStar® is the only
pro-style appliance brand to offer virtually unlimited options for
personalization, including more than 1,000 colors and trims as well as highly
customizable cooking surfaces, swing and French oven doors, and restaurant
accessories like salamander broilers, charbroilers, Frenchtops and oversized
ovens that fit commercial sheet pans. Design a customized BlueStar® appliance
online at “Build Your Own BlueStar”.   For general information, visit www.bluestarcooking.com.

About Abt Electronics

Abt Electronics was founded
in 1936 when Jewel Abt loaned her husband Dave $800 to open a small electronics
store in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago. Abt has grown to become the
largest independent, single-store retailer of electronics, appliances and home
goods in the country. This third-generation family-run business (now run by
Dave and Jewel’s four grandchildren, Mike, Ricky, Jon and Billy, who share the
title of co-president) is known for its award-winning customer service from its
team of more than 1,500 expert staff members. Its Glenview, Ill.-based location
boasts a 114,000 square-foot showroom on 37 acres. The entire facility,
including its continually expanding state-of-the-art warehouse, totals over
450,000 square feet. The company has been recognized by the Chicago Tribune as
one of the Top Large Workplaces in Chicago for nine consecutive years, taking
the No. 1 position in 2016, 2012 and 2011. Abt has become an influencer on
a national scale thanks to its thriving ecommerce website where customers can
receive advice and customer support through the site’s live chat feature, email
and toll-free phone number. Abt is known for being an eco-friendly business and
has an award-winning green program that includes bio-diesel trucks, LED lights,
a rooftop solar array, an irrigation system that uses renewable rainwater, and
a generator that provides electricity for nine hours of the day. Abt also has
an on-premises 12,000 square-foot recycling center that takes in over 8,500
tons of waste per year including 95 percent of the company’s own waste. In the
center of the showroom is a beautiful atrium where customers gain access to its
many boutique stores-within-a-store such as an Apple Boutique, a Connect
Computer Store and Dylan’s Candy Bar. Abt is known for its weekend treats
providing free, fresh baked chocolate chip cookies and coffee for its customers
every Saturday and Sunday afternoon. For more information, visit www.Abt.com.

About Ann von Kreuter

Ann von
Kreuter House & Home, is a full-service boutique interior design firm,
based in Winnetka, Illinois, that focuses on new construction and renovation of
residential, hospitality and commercial projects.  Ann works closely
with her clients in thoughtful collaboration to create fresh and unique spaces
that include timeless details, regardless of whether their design vernacular
leans traditional, modern or anything in between. With over nineteen years of
experience, her project locations can be found coast to coast including
beautiful inviting homes, sprawling ranches, mountain retreats, beach front
cottages, sky-scraping multi-unit dwellings, retail showrooms and corporate
headquarters.  Ann has a BS in Applied Mathematics, Ferris State
University, and prides herself on her technical ability, balance of color,
patterns and textures as well as in adding those little decorative surprises
that make her projects come to life.