Congrats to Betsy on 20 years with Finders Keepers!

Furniture and decor comes and goes - but one face remains ever present at Finders Keepers Furnishings: Betsy Johns, the manager of one of the best furniture consignment shops in Atlanta. This month marks her 20th anniversary with the Finders Keepers company. It's no secret that Betsy works HARD - but I learned the story of her history with Finders Keepers yesterday during a surprise - congratulations we threw for her during a managers meeting last night.

20 years ago, Betsy worked full time for Atlanta Dental - and not just full time, but 60 hours a week. Bonnie, the owner of Finders Keepers, had recently purchased the little, 600 square foot space from its original owner, and was quickly becoming busier than one person could handle. Betsy began working on Saturdays in the little store to help with the rush of incoming merchandise and new customers. So that's how she started: tacking on eight more hours to her 60 hour work week.

A few years later, the store hosted a couple of "late night" shopping days a week. Betsy would work at Atlanta Dental during the day, and then drive to the store to help them close from 6pm - 8pm. And she maintained her Saturdays with the store, of course.

Six years ago, Betsy left her Corporate America job with Atlanta Dental and came on full-time for Finders Keepers. Her eye for staging quickly created a buzz in the consignment world. The fantastic furnishings and decor come to life through her artful combinations. Our furniture store has even drawn the interest of TV and movie set producers who are filming in Atlanta.

So Betsy, here's to 20 years! We couldn't have done it without you.

Surprise!

She's taking a trip to Nashville to celebrate! (She'll jump at any chance to put on her cowgirl boots)

We're Hosting a Book Signing for Barb Tobias!

We're so excited to be a stop on Barb Tobias's southern leg of her new book tour! She'll be hanging out with us in our store on September 11th from 9:30am - 11am to sign books as well as speaking during her time with us.

Barb Tobias, America’s “Thrift Talk” Diva, is an admitted thrift-aholic…
a veteran radio and TV personality who has crisscrossed the nation in

her search for fabulously frugal finds.

Barb is a professional speaker and inspiring coach who renovates lives, homes and wardrobes by sticking her curious little nose into other people’s
“thrifty business.” After a lifetime of transforming trash into treasure, this savvy mistress of thrift shares her secrets to finding deals, repurposing
before tossing, reconstructing the tattered and renewing things others view as passé in her recent release…Tossed & Found. Her “tell all” book is not only a journey of personal transformation, but teaches a newly frugal nation how to purchase, purge and profit from thrift.
 
Thrifty Living…
Barb Tobias has spent a lifetime transforming trash into treasure. She is
a master at creating stunning interiors, dressing clients like supermodels
and turning the forgotten into the unforgettable—for a fraction of the cost.
· Decorating the DivaWay

· The Frugal Fashionista

Business…
An astute businesswoman, Barb Tobias has walked the competitive walk
in both the entrepreneurial and corporate worlds. After successfully
running three businesses, she was wooed by the corporate world and
embarked on a seven-year stint as the trainer, coach andmanager of a
top-notch sales teamfor web-basedmarketing systems. She teaches how
to dream big, break through self-limiting beliefs and blast away
procrastination.
· Thrifty Business…Big Business on a Budget

· The Entrepreneur…Unleashed

Motivation and Lifestyle…
Barb has scaled some formidable peaks, visited her share of murky valleys
and, out of necessity, become the Diva of Reinvention. Her experiences
are the tools that now support those who want to build remarkable,
fulfilling lives.
· So YouMissed the Boat…Buy Another Ticket
· After theMotivationWears Off…What Then?
 
 

Learn More at www.thrifttalkdiva.com

These are a few of our favorite things...

My project this week is to collect 5 images combined from the three stores for an online brochure on http://www.wheretraveler.com/ for Finders Keepers stores. That meant going through the incredibly large archives of pictures to find five that could command on their own, and played well with the others. And it also meant getting sucked into the years of pictures like a scrapbook. It's so fun to reminisce about the development of the store, its culture, its inventory, its staff, its customers, and its consignors. It's practically a living, breathing thing: a house to its own heartbeat. So here are a few of our favorite inventory pictures. Enjoy!

BEEP BEEP

BEEP*BEEP*BEEP... it's the best sound in the world! What is it, you ask? The alert beeps of a truck backing up to deliver even more beautiful new pieces to Finders Keepers Furnishings. It can be a little daunting sometimes as we frantically look at each other and at the lack of space and think: Where the heck are we going to put all of this incoming furniture? Luckily, we moved record amounts of inventory at the sale last weekend, so we cleaned out tons of room for all of these great new arrivals. It's like a whole new store! You really don't want to miss this week...

Interested? Give us a call: 404-377-1944 or check out our website: http://www.fkconsign.com/.

Staying Cool - Furniture Care Tip

Keeping cool this summer doesn't just apply to people. Treat your outdoor furniture just like your car. Use automobile wax on any metal or plastic frames of your sun-worshipping decor. On these extra steamy days that added layer will protect your investments from the effects of sun exposure and inclimate weather.

Couch It

I finally get that expression! To couch an idea - to, ya know, let it sit and ponder for a while. (I also just learned that the word "pondre" in french means: to lay an egg, like a chicken. Kind of the same concept in a far-fetched way.... but I digress. In a nut shell (or a chicken egg...) we've got a TON of couches in right now. From moleskin to finished wood, slouchy to structured, overstuffed to straight lines, gray to purple to green, there's some good places to put your feet up around here and, you know, couch it!