Furniture Depot
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Since opening the doors this February, owners Steve Ray and Patti Davis have worked to maintain a sense of mom and pop hospitality while keeping the store’s products up to date.
“What I like most about this business is that it is a positive business, not a negative business, in the respect that people want to buy furniture,” Ray said.
Another aspect of the duo’s furniture business, which is a trend that is popular in modern, small-town America, is affordability. Ray and Davis strive to introduce in-style furniture to the McMinnville area while keeping the products affordable.
“Compared to others in the area, our quality is equal but our prices are better,” Davis said.
They keep prices affordable by stocking items in many different price ranges.
“When it comes down to it, we are here for the working people,” Ray added about the prices of the products.
With a newly added second-story showroom, the 6,500-square-foot facility contains many different types of furniture imported from all over the United States. The types of products include dining room and living room sets, bedrooms suites, curio cabinets, entertainment centers, rocking chairs, and a wide array of youth furniture.
Ray and Davis receive shipments almost every day and often more than once a day. The two also travel to conferences all over the country looking for the best carriers with the best selection.
Along with this constant change in stock, Furniture Depot can also special order furniture of all types in various colors and different textures and makes of fabrics.
“We encourage our customers to come in, take a seat on one of the couches, and look through all of our catalogs,” Ray said.
Aside from the furniture aspect of home decorating, Furniture Depot also offers items that will help complete a look such as paintings, lamps and other home furnishings. Davis also has a line of designer purses in the store. There are currently over 250 handbags to choose from.
When asked if the current craze of interior decor, which includes TV shows, influence current business, the duo definitely agree that the craze really helps.
“The shows on television definitely make people stop and think about furniture and what would look good in their kid’s room for example,” Davis said.
Even though the couple has only lived in the area since the late ’90s, they feel this is their home. “Everyone here is truly nice and in a real way,” Ray said. “We truly feel at home here.”
Furniture Depot is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m to 6 p.m. The phone number is 474-7702.