GETTING CLOSER TO THE FINISH LINE

September has been busy at the new Home store. We are starting to look like our old self again- just BETTER!

The HOME STORE: MAKING PROGRESS

Starting in July, our new home store construction began. Every day since brings something new to see. Above is our new workroom.

The interior of the shop looking in from the front door.

The HOME STORE: GETTING READY FOR THE FUTURE

After months of insurance work it was time to clean out the burnt out debris of the Home Store this spring. The entire building was striped down to the studs, with the rear half of the building later demolished for replacement.

This is how the front room looked before the fire.
This is the back workroom.
This is the front section of the shop, which will be redone.
Here is the rear of the building prior to demolition

OUR HOME STORE: THE FIRE

On the eve of Thanksgiving this past year, our Home Store in Morristown was destroyed in an after hours electrical fire. As we spend this summer rebuilding , we thought we would share with you our progress in photos. Here are a selection of images from around the store, from the back office where the fire originated to the front showroom in which every surface was coated in sticky brown "smoke".

Above is the back office. Everything here was soaked in water which quickly froze the entire room into a single icy block for months.

Above is the front showroom. Here every surface was coated in smoke damage, which reached inside every drawer, box and even wrapped packages. When wood burns, the sap inside it is released with the smoke creating a sticky, smelly coating which is extremely difficult to remove.
The photo above shows the Simon Pearce Glass room. This space was engulfed in flames from the waist up, eliminating everything in the top half of the room.

The Mansion in May

Okay, a little late, but here are some photos of our room at the show house, including the adjoining designer's sales office which we also furnished (but not officially on the tour) This year's Mansion was a huge success with a record attendance of 20,000 visitors, as well a funds made.

MANSION IN MAY UPDATE

This month has been a busy one for painters at the Mansion. The thirty odd spaces are heavy with the wonderful smell of fresh paint. We have just finished the painting phase of the project and our room is now a very shiny shade of "what are they thinking" emerald green! It's sort of like being inside one of our shiny green boxes. The landscapers are now starting their work outside and I look forward to watching the transformation as the grounds here are really lovely.

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