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About Us
Hello,
My name is Paul Bourgeois. I am from Lafayette Louisiana. I grew up
there but moved around quite a bit. From Connecticut to Maryland to Texas
and California, ending up in North Carolina in 1997.
North Carolina is the furniture capitol of the world. I was looking for a new opportunity. 6
months later I opened Black Swan Furniture in Kernersville, just outside of
Greensboro. The building was 1200 square feet and didn't even have real
doors. No air Condition. It looked like a small barn. It was a garage door
that closed up at night and kept the elements out. I built a track there and
was able to slide plexi glass back and forth so customers could see in as
they drove by. I was still proud. Eventually, I got real french doors in
place of the plexi glass. I was at the busiest intersection in town. That
has good and bad points. Kernersville was growing. They needed to widen the
road.
The day that I found out that the city was going to tear the building
down my heart just dropped! Wow. Time to start over. Completely. I leased
the place so I got NO compensation whatsoever. The road was widened and
there is no building there anymore. I had to get a new place.
Quick.
After much deliberating and thought, I decided to move to
Florida. Really a no brainer. Great weather, great economy. People
flooding in droves to move there, needing furniture..........no problem. I
also had lots of friends living there!
So after checking out the area with a location in Clearwater and one near St Petersburg Florida I opened the
store that I'm in now in Palm Harbor. I've been here for about 5 years now.
I work with Charlotte Walet and Jacki Bourgeois, my wife.
Jacki works assisting our customer service line. Charlotte's background is in sales & marketing and
in the area rug business.
Charlotte runs a rug department at the store assisting our Clients with their decorating needs to find the perfect rug that sets off the room.
The rug department has beautiful rugs from around the world, including hand knotted, hand tufted, 100% wool rugs.
We work with builders, decorators, the public and can help you to stage your home if you have a need. We can help you with
the simplest room to more complex projects.
You are welcome to come and visit and look around, or just to say
Hi. We are here to serve you by offering unique furniture. Only high
quality. Only the best of service. Aiming to please.
Paul
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