Accent Group History

When Accent Group founder Arthur Nassau retired from his legal practice in Philadelphia and moved to South Florida , he never envisioned becoming an entrepreneur/manufacturer. When he and his wife, Rea, an artist, designed and built their house in Parkland , they began to see a need for high quality, reliable, design related companies in the building trades.

In 1988 at the suggestion of a friend, they decided to open a small custom closet company. "I wanted to work with my hands instead of my head," said Arthur. "We wanted to work about 3 days a week, and space design came natural to me," Rea added.

Little did they know the company they founded ‘The Accent Group' now the umbrella company of Accent Custom Closets, Space Masters (The Home Show Closet Company) and Space Design, would grow to service South Florida and the Palm Beaches with 3 locations, a factory, a fleet of trucks and dozens of loyal employees.

In fact, many of those who came to work for them found that they had joined a company with old style values, Arthur and Rea's values and simple approach to life set them on a path that would change the lives of young intelligent workers who were looking for jobs and instead found careers. When Jason Smith came to work with them in 1992 and Ron Annechiarico in 1996, the business went into high gear. "After the first year, I knew that I wanted to devote my professional life to Accent Closets," said Jason. "Right from the start, I was sold on Arthur and Rea's devotion to quality. I was especially impressed by the way they treated their employees and clients. I decided I wanted to be a stakeholder and perhaps one day an owner," said Ron.

As their mentors promised, Jason and Ron are now partners in The Accent Group. They took the ball that Arthur and Rea placed before them and ran with it. With their youth, energy and their attention to quality and service, they have taken The Accent Group to the top of its field.