Rustewelle And Barker

Remember this name. Anyone who is watching right now, the name of this business, Rustwell and Barker. Write it down because I'm telling you if you're looking for a piece for your home, you are going to want to come here. This woman is so incredibly talented. Denise, thank you so much for having us here. Thank you. I have never been more blown away by a place that I come into that has beautiful refurbished pieces Can we look at that dresser back there? Look at that thing. That's from the. . . It's 1880s. 1880s. Yes, it's an old French knockdown wardrobe. So it's actually 13 pieces, all individual panels. I am, I'm telling you, every nook and cranny of this place, you're going to want to come in here and buy something. So what is your whole goal here? You find the most beautiful pieces I've ever seen and you refurbish them. Yep. Yeah, we try to find just the unusual. A lot of people are refurbishing, but we truly try to find pieces that nobody else is doing and we just upcycle them. We do them at a great cost where people can afford it. And what Tom's looking at right now, that is, explain this, this is three separate pieces you've combined into one. So it's an old singer cabinet, an old sewing cabinet, then the top is a coffee table. It's an old drop leaf coffee table with a Victorian dress or mirror. So we've just transformed it into a cool vanity could be a mirror, I love this place. So looking through what I what else I noticed that you're going to die when you hear this is her prices. They are so reasonable. I would think when I'm seeing some of these beautiful pieces, this is going to cost me a fortune. Let's walk over here and show some of you. We can furnish your whole house inexpensively. So not only does she create I mean, look at this, let me give you an example. This table right here. $120. Yeah. $120 for this table. Where are you going to find a piece that is good solid wood for $120 that looks I am blown away. I mean, was that your whole purpose? You just wanted to make it affordable. I wanted it to be to where if a person came in, they didn't feel like they had to ask, do I have layaway and So these pieces, where are you finding them? I used to do a lot of estate sales. So I've just hoarded for years and I have things in storage. So now He's looking right now at your dining room table that you have here along with the chairs. Now you do upholstery work too. Correct. We do full upholstery. So what if someone has a piece that's one of a kind is their own? They love it. You can fix it up for them too. Yes, we do custom work. Typically on upholstery, we're about three months out and on painting, we're about 16 weeks out. Now here's what else I said to her. I looked at all this and I said, I wish you could come to my home and then create a space for me. And guess what she said? We do that. They do that too. So you can basically do interior design work too. Absolutely. Yes. We can come to your house and help you figure out exactly what pieces would work best in your space. Now I also was wondering about where, on top of where you find them, but how often are you getting things in? I'm ass Inventory goes quickly. We used to when we opened, bring in about five pieces a week. Now we're bringing in about eight. So we typically have to bring in about eight pieces a week to keep up with what'selling. But in the past two weeks, we've seen a rise in sales. I mean, we've sold almost 48 pieces in two weeks. Well, I have a failing here and a bit of trouble. You thought 48 pieces is bad when everybody sees this. They are going to be down here. I'm literally blown away. Do the pieces that come in always look as beautiful as the, I mean, they do. I usually don't buy basics. So I try to buy the things that are really different and really unique and just those one of a kind pieces that other people aren't going to have. You have a true talent. I can't work with you myself in the future. I am blown away. Cleveland, Massalyn Road, Rustwell and Barker is the name of this wonderful place in Denise is the woman you want to be talking with. Thank you so much. Thank you. Seriously. Thank you for having us in here. We have more New Day Cleveland after this. I have one more stop.