Page 54 - Galveston Waves August 2018

New coastal colors on the
outside of the StarFine
Furniture building at 37th
and Broadway in Galveston
is said to be attracting more
people to the popular
furniture and mattress store

www.starfinefurniture.com

Galveston’s StarFine Furniture Galveston’s StarFine Furniture has been a fixture in Galveston
for over 97 years. Jody Stein took over the reins of the store
Undergoes Facelift!
G th his retirement. The store continually brings in new items and
from his father, Ben Jay, a year ago, when Ben Jay announced

features some well-known furniture brands including La-Z-Boy,
alveston’s StarFine Furniture at 37 and Broad-
Flexsteel, Bernhardt, Hooker and Palliser as well as mattress-
way recently underwent a facelift, including new
“coastal colors” on the exterior and interior of es from Tempur-Pedic, Restonic and Kingsdown luxury
mattresses.
the store. Outside, bright white paint has replaced tan colors at
the main entryway and now outlines arch-style stone-colored “We try to showcase a variety of goods,” said Stein, “so people
bricks at the corners of the building. An aqua color, reminiscent can find different styles, colors and fabric or leather coverings
of island vacation destinations, is now featured on the main exte- that fit nearly any budget. And many of the furniture brands we
rior walls, replacing a neutral beige. The StarFine Furniture let- carry, as well as the new Kingsdown mattress line, can be cus-
tering facing Broadway and at the entrance is now sapphire blue, tomized to whatever the customer desires.”
replacing red lettering, and what was a yellow-colored star design
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“It’s surprising the number of local people and frequent Galves-
ton visitors coming into our store saying they never shopped
here before!” said Jody Stein, President and fourth-generation
management of the family-owned store. “We chose the new col-
ors to be more eye-catching and more in keeping with our vaca-
tion-style community. The new colors are definitely helping to
increase the number of people who walk in!”

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