Meijer, Katie Brown Pair for Home Line

This month, PBS host and author Katie Brown is rolling out a line of patio furniture and kitchen gadgets exclusively at Meijer stores.

The Katie Brown range for Meijer will include kitchen textile items, tabletop products, patio furniture, outdoor décor accents and gardening tools in two distinct lines—the Orchard Collection and Northern Shores Collection. This September, the line will expand into bed and bath products and home décor. During the holidays, the retailer will launch Katie Brown-inspired kitchen ornaments, stockings, skirts, tabletop textiles and accent tableware. In 2011, the range will extend to bakeware, pictures frames, a refreshed seasonal garden line, pantryware, fresh floral, room organizers and craft organization.

"This is an exclusive line of products that we and Katie have been working on for more than a year," says Bryan O'Connell, group vice president of hardlines at Meijer. "It's unlike anything we've ever done before in terms of creating a high-quality, great-value product line with an outside partner of Katie's stature. We're confident that Meijer shoppers will connect strongly to these designs, products and prices."

The initial range of Katie Brown products are hitting all 191 Meijer stores now throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. Brown is the host of PBS' "Katie Brown Workshop."