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For company interviews contact:
Shannon K Semmerling, Director of Marketing & Communications
Boston Inc d/b/a Furniture & ApplianceMart and Ashley Furniture HomeStore
715.321.0551 (cell)
Shannon.semmerling@bostoninc.net

Ashley Furniture HomeStores offer free design seminars

(February 14, 2008) – Ashley Furniture HomeStores in Appleton and Green Bay are making the joy of nesting more personal for homeowners seeking their own unique style. Starting next week, the HomeStores will offer free design seminars with a new topic presented each month.

Coordinated by Sandra Dahlke, visual merchandising manager & accessory buyer for the eastern Wisconsin Ashley Furniture HomeStores, each seminar will feature a 30-minute presentation from a local expert on topics requested by HomeStore Guests including color selection, faux painting, furniture arrangement, decorating for the holidays, converting your empty nest bedroom into a home office and more. Following the presentation, participants will be invited to share photographs of their homes, for a free and personalized consultation by that evening’s presenter.

There is no cost to attend these seminars, but space is limited. To register, call Ashley Furniture HomeStore in Green Bay (920.965.6640) or Appleton (920.968.0013). Seminars will be held in a comfortable location within the Ashley Furniture HomeStores and refreshments will be served.

February Seminar – Color Selection and Faux Finishing (February 19 & 20)

Presented by Dawn Kotlarz of Kolors by Dawn, learn how to choose the best colors for your home and style, then how to apply those colors in a truly unique way. The evening starts at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 19 in Green Bay and will repeat at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20 in Appleton.

March Seminar – Furniture Arrangement (March 19 & 20)

Presented by interior design professional Sandra Dahlke of Ashley Furniture HomeStores, learn new ways to arrange your living room and bedroom for optimal use and style. Witness the impact an area rug can make to these new arrangements and to the other surprise locations this same rug could pop up. The evening starts at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19 in Appleton and will repeat at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 20 in Green Bay.

The Green Bay and Appleton Ashley HomeStores are owned by Boston Inc. Established in 1969 by Vince Fonti Sr., Boston Inc. is independently owned and locally operated by the second-generation Fonti family. In the past 39 years, Boston Inc has grown to become one of Wisconsin’s largest independent retailers of furniture, electronics and appliances with eight retail locations and a centralized Distribution Center housing the corporate headquarters in Stevens Point. Today’s team is more than 320 professionals strong, working in the company’s two brands – Furniture & ApplianceMart and Ashley Furniture HomeStore. Visit www.furnitureappliancemart.com to learn more.

Information Accuracy - We have taken great care to provide you with information that is accurate and useful. Please notify us if you find an error, and we will do our best to correct it. We ask that you contact us directly and visit our stores to confirm information about pricing, color, features, dimensions, availability and special order lead times.

Delivery - Furniture & ApplianceMart operates stores in Wisconsin. We do NOT deliver beyond WI and the immediate surrounding areas at this time.

Furniture and ApplianceMart has furniture and appliance stores throughout central and eastern Wisconsin which feature an impressive selection of name brand furniture, appliances, mattresses, and home electronics. Our in-store home furnishings galleries include: a dining room furniture store, bedroom, living room furniture such as sectional sofas, leather, and reclining chairs, home office furniture collections, youth furniture, mattresses, as well as home electronics and appliances. We have an extensive in-stock furniture, appliance, and home electronics inventory in our Rhinelander, Wausau, Plover, and De Pere/Green Bay, WI stores for quick delivery and we also specialize in custom order furnishings. We can help you find the perfect appliances, electronics, and furniture for your home, and we offer affordable prices as well as low cost solutions. View recent additions to our online furniture gallery.

If you are decorating, remodeling or just looking for the perfect chair, table, desk, cabinet or sofa in WI, we can help. We offer the finest selection of brand name discount home electronics, appliances, and furnishings in Wausau, Plover, Rhinelander, De Pere, Green Bay, Wisconsin. We can help you design your interior, plan your space with our room planner, coordinate colors and styles and create the perfect room. Shop online at FurnitureApplianceMart.com - where you can shop for your home from your home. Furnature, funiture, and applience are common mis-spellings of our products and our name. If you see something you like or if we can be of assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Furniture and ApplianceMart has been serving Eastern Wisconsin, including Green Bay, De Pere, Appleton, and Oshkosh, WI, as well as Central Wisconsin, including Rhinelander, Wausau, and Plover, WI. with furniture, appliances, and home electronics since 1969.