BEREA, Ohio — When Dwelling Sleeps and Residing opened on Front Street in June, it marked the first time in a long time that Bereans could shop in a property-grown furnishings retailer.
Kay Home furnishings was a mainstay Berea organization for many years until eventually it closed 40 years ago. Given that then, Bereans searching for a new sofa or dining room set experienced to appear exterior the town.
The new Residence Sleeps and Living is owned and operated by Steve and Kari Novak, who are living in Berea with their sons, Charlie, 7, and Luke, 5. The boys go to Grindstone Elementary School, where by Kari is a trainer.
Steve admits that the timing of opening a new business could have been much better. He begun out in Parma Heights with a Residence Sleeps and Dwelling on Pearl Highway in early 2020.
“We ended up open a month prior to COVID hit,” he said.
As businesses have been shut down by pandemic limitations, the Novaks had been stuck with home furnishings they could not provide for the reason that shoppers were stuck at home.
“It was a extremely tense yr,” Steve explained.
Alongside arrived the possibility to go the organization to Berea, in which Kari was raised. She is a graduate of St. Mary’s College.
The Novaks’ new Residence Sleeps and Dwelling is at 188 Front St., the former household of the Berea Printing Co., then later on to an adult daycare centre.
Kari mentioned they did a lot of remodeling and repainting. The 5,500-square-foot setting up now capabilities mattresses and bed frames up entrance and living and dining room home furniture in the again. There also is a participate in region for small children though mom and dad shop.
Steve claimed he works by using Nationwide Home furniture as his distributor. If consumers really don’t see just about anything on the ground that matches their desires, there are intensive catalog alternatives. “We can get it right here quickly,” Steve explained, with the proviso that pandemic-induced shipping and delivery slowdowns could affect deliveries for the time remaining.
Steve has working experience in retail household furniture, operating for some title-manufacturer firms in product sales and distribution for more than a 10 years.
“I instructed myself, ‘I can do this.’ It was time to commence out on my very own,” he explained.
Dwelling Sleeps and Residing is open up from noon to 6 p.m. daily. Call 440-973-4158 or e mail [email protected] The internet site is www.homesleepsandliving.com.
