The Shop: Beginnings

It's official. The papers are signed and the previous tenant has moved out. We picked up the key to the store Friday and started moving in. Over the next few days, I'll give you tiny glimpses of what to expect in when we open.

830 Exposition Avenue, Suite 103...
 with workmen painting and
polishing the inside to perfection last Friday

If you live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and think the address sounds familiar or think you've seen the store before, you're probably right. Our store is going into the space formerly occupied by Atomica Modern.

Our new sign...put up Sunday night

My daughter and SIL almost pulled their hair out over the sign project. Positioning over 12 feet of stickiness on the inside of glass...getting it straight as well as getting all the bubbles out...turned out to be more of a job than they realized, especially following another 6-hour round trip out of state the previous day to buy more merchandise and a big unload Sunday afternoon. As tired as they were, they did a stellar job on the sign!

That's a lonnnnnnnnnnnnng sign to keep straight and bubble-free.

So it's really happening. After weeks of talking about it and then weeks more of searching everywhere for inventory, it's all starting to come together. The most unexpected turn of events is that my daughter and SIL have decided to sell their house and move into the living quarters behind the store...at least temporarily, till the store is up and running. Even then, they've decided to stay in Dallas, since that's where the business is.

Naturally, I won't want to make that 70-mile round trip drive everyday either, so I'll put my house on the market too. Maybe with some luck I'll be able to find one of those great Dallas mid-century gems that I've been posting about. A Cliff May maybe?