I was off for a couple of days, and when I came back in yesterday, I noticed Tim & Lisa had been busy doing a make over in their space. I've always said, you find something new or different every day at Country Roads. I'm not kidding as you will see in the pictures below of Tim & Lisa's stuff!
The thing I love the best about my store is the people, my Country Roads family. Everyone works together to give our customers a wonderful shopping experience! And for this, I'm truly grateful!!
It's been a few weeks since I've been asked about a "quickie", must be getting old! Of course I'm talking about a "quickie" post of some cool stuff that was in "the store" yesterday!!
Sometimes it is really difficult to take pictures when the store is filled with customers. Today, should have been the last day I will ever have to use my piece of junk, floor model, demo, piece of junk camera I bought from Target! I was going to save my money and buy a really "nice" camera. Then I thought to myself, "why"? I'm sure something will happen to it, just the way my life works. So, I bought the same kind of camera that leaped out of my hands and jumped into my pool and drowned. Hopefully, I'll have some nice pictures up tomorrow! And least we forget, today is "BSC" Sunday. I have to admit, we've been having more craziness on Saturdays lately. Only time will tell! Enjoy your week-end, or what's left of it!
This past week, I've tried to share some of the great displays, merchandise, and what is in the store at Country Roads right now! As I said the other day, this year at Country Roads was that we would be "Steppin' Up Our Game"! And believe me, my Country Roads family has not let me down in accomplishing this!! Here are a few pictures below to show you what I mean!
I've been off for a few days, so I know right now when I go to work this morning, the above photos will be out of date. What does that mean? Either much of it will have sold, or my dealers have changed up their displays to keep them looking fresh! I'll be taking some more great photos today for next week. Have a wonderful week-end!!
At the beginning of this year, I told my dealers, who REALLY are my Country Roads family, that we were going to be "Steppin' Up Our Game". What that meant was even though some of us had worked hard before, we were going to do our best to make Country Roads even better. A lot of us jumped on this, myself included. I made the decision to get the name "Country Roads" out there any and every way that I could. And I continue to do that each day now. The pictures on this post are from Eileen's space. Her displays always look fresh and they pop. And now, she too has worked even harder to put together these killer displays. Please remember, these photos were taken with my "ghetto piece of junk" camera! So, in all fairness to Eileen, please know they even look better when you see them in person.
I had to include this really frightening, not just doll head, but an entire doll. I turned around and saw her and thought, "yikes, she really looks pissed off"! Even with all the dolls and their heads rolling around at "the store", I'm very lucky to not only be able to do what I do, but do it with the best group of people ever. Thanks Eileen, your stuff looks great, except for that doll;0}
Country Roads probably has maybe 80 dealers, not including their spouses, partners, etc. I've always been afraid to count, like the number might scare me if I "really" knew! So, as you can imagine, I deal with many, many personality types. I have to be very honest, the majority of our dealers are the best. And the ones that give me headaches, there thankfully isn't that many of them. I have some that I ALWAYS know what is going on, or if there are problems, or if this or that has happened. Then I have others that just go about their business, working well with everyone including our customers. One of our more quiet dealers, but definately one of our most talented, is Cindy Finch and her sidekick, also know as Bill, her husband, are the best! When I worked last week, my last day before a few days off, one of Cindy's displays is pictured above. It was awesome, all on this little porch everything was displayed in darker colors.
And when I came in on Saturday, this is what I saw in the same little porch area. When Cindy does a "makeover" you have NO idea what she does. It is a project that always turns out to be amazing. She mixes stuff up, gives her spaces different looks and keeps our customers coming back again and again. Below are a few of Cindy's new displays!
This is an interesting business to be in. You deal with so many personalities. Then, as in my case, I have so many great dealers that have such class, and Cindy is definately one of them! She continues to just quietly work away creating great displays while always there for our customers if needed. Sometimes I think people that don't make a bunch of noise sometimes don't get the attention they deserve. So, with that said, this post is for Cindy and all that she does for Country Roads, we all appreciate you!!
On this "White Wednesday" I wanted to introduce you to a member of my Country Roads family, Loretta. I have to let you know, she does some incredible things with her "whites"! Above is a picture of her dining room at her house. I remember when she emailed me a photo of the architectural base that she was planning on using for her table. It is truly an amazing piece!! Below you will find a small sampling of what Loretta currently has "in stock" at Country Roads. I have to say, the displays may not look "perfect" since I took the pictures on a very busy Saturday!
What some of you may not know about Loretta is that she has a pretty amazing blog! I promise you that you will love each and every photo she has posted on her blog. And, Loretta writes pretty well too! You might want to stop by for a visit, and if you do, which believe me you DO want to do, could you leave her a comment telling her I sent you? Thanks. Also, thanks to Kathleen who continues to host all of our wonderful "White Wednesdays"! You rock and I appreciate your efforts.
