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5 “Hue-tiful” Love Languages  of Tufting By Paula Herrmann, Furniture Sales Associate BILTRITE Furniture - Leather - Mattresses, Greenfield Happy Valentines Day, week, month to you all! I recently made a change in my place of employment.  Yes! I still am surrounded by fashionable home furnishings.  Yet, the moment I stepped foot into the 4th generation locally  family owned BILTRITE store, I knew that this gaping hole I had in my  heart was going to be quickly filled for my own personal desires  and that of my customers. Be still my beating heart! I bring you this beau tiful blog post displaying a number of my favorite  tufted items available as shown (and many customizable) in varying covers, trims, and hue s at  BILTRITE’s one store location situated conveniently on Layton Avenue just off I-894 east of  60th Street. Absolutely Blue-tiful! BONUS! Mid-Century Modern one cushion sofa in tan! Can never go wrong with BLACK leather. (shown in Walnut, ca
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Kids...And Giving Thanks!

November is a time when, as adults, we often reflect on all life’s blessings that we are thankful for- no matter how big or small. But what about our kids? My kids know that after November comes Christmas. How can they not when the media is already throwing the holidays in our face as soon as Halloween ends? Clearly, Christmas and other holidays are not the problem at all. It’s the commercialism that comes with it. I was recently at the store with my 3 kids (that was my 1 st mistake) and as we wandered through the toy aisles (that was my 2 nd mistake) they each found something that they HAD to have. RIGHT NOW. Luckily, after saying no, they got the message and knew not to ask again. But this made me realize we had to have another conversation. Which we did when we got home. It’s totally okay to want things. I, personally, have a long wish list of things that I want. And yes, sometimes I want that instant gratification. But I wanted to remind my kids the difference between need
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Deer Hunting Season, Accessory Style! By Paula Herrmann, Furniture Sales Consultant Steinhafels Furniture, Oak Creek Time to make widowers out of those men hunters of yours and head out to the stores and do some deer hunting of your own! ‘Tis the season for holiday decorating. Yeah, I know, the pumpkins may still be on your porches and adornin’ the table, yet it really ain’t too early to start incorporating some aspects of your Christmas season decor into your home. So, you know I work in a store. Temptation abounds! For months I had lusted over this trophy-ish silver deer antler bowl. Kinda overscaled for my home, yet those majestic antlers kept calling my name. Finally, I took the plunge and bought it for me (and my husband, of course) as a wedding anniversary gift. You’ve never done that, have you?! This new acquisition re-ignited a passion from a few years back for deer that started (yet only slightly pursued) with the purchase of this stately silver metal deer that grac
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Costumes & Parties & Pinterest...Oh My!

Costumes & Parties & Pinterest...Oh My!! The final week of October is here, and those of us with children in school know what that means.....SCHOOL PARTIES!! Kids L-O-V-E this time of year! There's candy, there's treats, there's costumes, and there is that snack sign up sheet.   Gone are the days of sending in a bag of suckers or baking some cookies and calling it a day.  These days most schools want a mixture of mostly healthy prepackaged snacks then add to that the dreaded Pinterest pictures! Are all kindergartner's Halloween juice boxes bedazzled with perfect shapes from a Circut machine?? Do I have to make a spider shaped gluten free cake pop?? Will I be the only one sending in snacks that I picked up at Costco on my way to school?? No, No, and No!! Now a quick PSA: If you love being super crafty with your snacks, go for it! If this is something that brings you great joy, go for it! Be you!! However, if it doesn't, you find yourself s
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See What JAK's Founder is Up To! Plus a Great Deal For You!

It Ain’t Your Momma’s Couch: The Family Sectional! By Paula Herrmann, Furniture Sales Consultant Steinhafels Furniture, Oak Creek   A year ago I took a leap and started my encore career as a commissioned furniture salesperson. Having a Fashion Merchandising Major and Business Admin degree from UW-STOUT I found myself somewhat coming full circle retail. It’s been a big circle starting on the Prange’s Teen Board at their flagship, crowned-jeweled store in downtown Green Bay at 16 years old (yes, this dates me!), to management positions at Bullock’s Department Store in Scottsdale AZ and the Boston Store at Northridge Mall in Milwaukee. I probably shouldn’t comment on the current status of any one of these (former) destinations, as the track record isn’t good! But, alas! Three's a charm , they say. So the 4th chance must be the diamond!? Let’s go with it! First and foremost, I was blown away by the ginormous selection of living/family room seating options our company of
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