Wheeler's Furniture

Armed Forces Day: Saturday, May 18th, 2013

by Audrey Kelsey

My youngest son, Nathan, is currently on his fourth deployment, serving now in Afghanistan.  He deployed when his first child, Audrey Grace, was just three weeks old! I know, first hand, that the families of those in the Armed Forces are serving their country too.  The wives, husbands, and children left behind, while their loved one serves, are making a sacrifice as well.

My son is totally committed to his service.  He has never complained.  He doesn’t get into the political aspects, but considers it his privilege and duty to serve!  I am impressed and awed by his attitude.  And of course, I am proud of my son.  He personifies the phrase, “Greater love has no man than this, that he would lay down his life for his friend (country).”

On Armed Forces Day, Wheeler’s would like to the opportunity to say thank you, to all the men and women of our U.S. military, for your service in support of our country.  We are grateful for your sacrifice and dedication!

Through the eyes of a mother~

by Cheryl Duncan

The reality is that the decorating that didn’t get done before your bundle of joy arrives, gets put on hold until you settle into motherhood!
One necessity you are sure to have, though, is the crib!

                         Build-to-grow Encore Crib by Stanley Furniture

As you watch your angels sleep you become aware that you will have your heart living outside your body for the rest of your life!
All too soon they become escape artists and learn to crawl over the rails of the crib and you realize it’s time to graduate your angels to a big bed.

                           Top: Gabriella collection by Universal Furniture

                      Bottom: RoughHouse collection by Universal Furniture

By now you’re settled into reading books without looking at the pages because you have them memorized! They finally drift off to sleep & you carefully crawl off the side of their bed so not to wake them up and start the whole process again!
The big day comes when they wave you on as you watch them walk into their classroom for the first time!  You turn with a tear in your eye wondering where the time has gone?

The hub of the home~
The dinner table is one of the most important assets of the home! Not only do you gather together here to eat and pray, you also share your dreams, your joys and your frustrations.

         Paula Deen Home Kitchen Gathering Table by Universal Furniture

You cherish the far-too-few evenings spent as a family relaxing after dinner as you race off to sports practice, dancing, gymnastics, youth group and the list goes on and on! You realize how important it is to have a family-friendly home!

                                                                                                                  

 

Before you know it they are off to start a life of their own! Now, not only is your heart living outside your body, it’s out of the house! You have been able to send some of the well worn furniture with them enabling you to start fresh as you begin a new chapter of life!

  

Gallagher sofa and Garbo occasional tables by Berhardt

There are two great things we give our children, one is roots, the other wings~

Happy Mother’s Day!

A New Spin on an Old Tradition

When most people think of Stickley, they think of traditional looking, quality furniture.  However, Stickley offers an array of options for any taste.  Check out what our designer, Shannon Pennell has to say about a recent client’s take on the Leopold Chair…

“This is not your grandma’s chair! We’ve taken Stickley’s Leopold’s Chair from traditional elegance to modern and sassy. This beautifully crafted chair has classic elements, such as deep button tufting and nailhead trim. By applying a vibrant fuchsia velvet, shiny pewter nailhead, and a painted black wood finish, we’ve taken this chair from traditional to bold and beautiful. Sometimes thinking outside the box creates the most interesting designs!”

Too sassy for you? For information on the more traditional look pictured below (and in our showroom now!) see this previous post on Leopold’s Chair.

Rhapsody

When Hooker Furniture announced they were doing a giveaway from their Rhapsody collection, the only difficult thing was picking our favorite piece! Here are some favorites from our staff…

Cheryl Duncan:

Handpainted Drawer Chest

This Handpainted Drawer Chest is one of my favorite pieces from the Rhapsody collection. It is such a pretty piece with its decorative hand painting. I love the fact that it is versatile, with both drawers and doors, and it can anchor a bedroom, dining room or living room!

Jennifer Bump:

Thin Console

I love a lot of the occasional pieces that Hooker Furniture has been offering as of late. If Hooker Furniture were a person, they’d be that girl in high school who actually listened to her mom when she was told to stand up straight; it just looks a bit more put together and very sharp. And the Rhapsody Thin Console is no exception. The finish is amazing and the piece is stylish without being fussy. But the thing that I love most about this piece is actually revealed in its name. It is thin. The console is only thirteen inches deep and answers the question I hear all of the time, “What am I supposed to do with that wall?” Put this console on that wall. It’s thin enough that you won’t have to worry if it’s going to take up too much space or protrude into the room. Ultimately, I think this piece is great because it could go so many places in a home. Well done, Hooker Furniture.

Audrey Kelsey:

Sleigh Bed

My favorite piece of the aptly named Rhapsody collection is the sleigh bed. Hooker uses a whole paragraph of adjective-infused descriptions, but the final phrase pretty much sums it up for me…. ”over the top”. This bed would look good in a castle. It would fit right in. However, if you are just, well, ordinary, but you want to feel like a King when you call it a day then check out the Rhapsody collection. By the way, this is IN STOCK, on the floor of our showroom!

Kim Robilotto:

Tufted Dining Chair

I absolutely love this tufted dining chair! It has great lines to it; the curved sides make it an interesting view from all angles. And then there’s the versatility: in addition to its obvious use as a dining chair, it could also be pulled into a living room as an accent chair, or it would make an exceptional addition to a desk area in a master bedroom. If you are limited on space (I know I am!), any piece that can do double duty is always a huge bonus.

Click here for more information on how to enter Hooker Furniture’s giveaway! Be sure to enter by March 31st!

Superbowl Sunday - The Best Seats in the House!

By Cheryl Duncan, designer

I think I have determined I do not have the football gene! I can tell you more about the teams uniforms than how many games they have won or who is playing who. I do actually know who is in this year’s Super Bowl and I have picked my favorite team for various reasons. I can also tell you no matter if I like football or not, I would be happy to sit in this room to at least watch the Super Bowl commercials!  Love these theater seats by Hancock & Moore!

Monterey Theater Seats by Hancock and Moore

What’s on your Christmas List?

by Cheryl Duncan, designer

Typically during this busy season, the people we see come through our doors are on a mission: either looking for a gift for someone or looking to take the opportunity to purchase furniture for themselves for Christmas. If you are like me, you have a few hard-to-buy-for people on your list! Here are some suggestions to help with your holiday shopping! 

Wonderful rustic clock by Uttermost, paired with a beautiful Quoizel Tiffany lamp!

For the retro guy, the Sitka lamp by Uttermost!

For the Stickley enthusiast, the 2013 collector’s piece:

A warm & inviting mission lamp by Quoizel!

Or, here’s one for you! How about new living room furniture! There is still time to get it for your Holiday Celebrations!

All items (and more!) are currently available from our showroom floor! Come see us and check a few items off your shopping list!

Junk Drawer

by Jennifer Bump

I have a confession to make:  I have a junk drawer.  Several, in fact.   Although, I take issue with calling them junk drawers.  I mean “junk” insinuates that I have rusted carburetors, a broken hot pink plastic swimming pool from three summers ago, and pens that don’t work just shoved into whatever space I can find. And that is completely untrue.  My multi-purpose drawers, as I prefer we call them, don’t contain junk so much as they contain art projects, extra pieces of drapery/plumbing/electrical hardware that my dad assures me I will need in the future, pens that work (well, they worked the last time I checked) and all of the things I have to get off all visible surfaces when people come over. 

And I’m not alone.  That’s right, you have one too.  No need to feel ashamed.  Now, I don’t know what has caused your particular multi-purpose drawer situation but what I need is a better storage solution.  A permanent place where I can keep my art projects together, where my random cords have a home, and a space that is out of sight for the rulers, pens, scissors and tape that keep life running.   Just preferably not in the same drawer.

Paula Deen has a quaint little line of furniture and I like to imagine that she’s the type of lady that understands that people have junk drawers or as she says it, in my mind “jungk draaws.”   She has two pieces in her collection that would help me stylishly organize my projects into a more permanent solution.

                        

                                   Paula’s Dish Pantry (Item 192678)

Paula’s Dish Pantry is great because you have some displayable space on top and a bunch of drawers to help you organize below.  I love the hardware on this piece and the old library card drawers. Plus the two toned finish really gives the piece depth. 

             

             

                       Paula’s Kitchen Organizer Cabinet (Item 197676)

This piece could go so many places in a home—-kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, mudroom, laundry room.  Think of the possibilities!  Plus the piece also features drawers that are labelable.  I don’t think the awesomeness of labelable drawers can be overstated…everyone could have their own drawer in the bathroom.  I came from a family of six and having your own drawer in the bathroom was kind of a big deal.

I love these pieces.  They are both so beautiful and also amazingly functional.  No more multi-purpose drawers full of playing cards, unused candles, thumb tacks, and photo albums rolling around together.  You all have a place you can call your own now.  Happy organizing!

Stickley Furniture: Beyond Arts & Crafts

by Cheryl Duncan, designer

When we hear the name Stickley, usually the first thing that comes to mind  is Arts & Crafts, for which they are well known. However, Stickley has a softer side - if you will, the stately traditional Colonial Williamsburg side. Recently I had the privilege of helping some folks with furnishing a lovely colonial home with some of Stickley’s finest. Here is a peek of what we did…

To change things up a bit they chose the Willow bed from the Edinburgh Collection.  The lattice effect opened up the window to add maximum light to this small room.