{"id":19628,"date":"2013-11-26T11:29:28","date_gmt":"2013-11-26T16:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=19628"},"modified":"2013-11-26T10:38:26","modified_gmt":"2013-11-26T15:38:26","slug":"new-home-decor-shop-on-w-state-st-in-kennett-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=19628","title":{"rendered":"New home decor shop on W. State St. in Kennett Square"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eclectic collection of vintage, turn-of-the-century furniture, decor, and gifts\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n

By Rick Marts, <\/b>Staff Writer, The Times<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"HomeDecor\"<\/a>

Featuring a wide range specialized, one of a kind home decor items, Home Decor by Terri offers furniture and accent pieces, perfect to complete any home’s look \u2014 or as a thoughtful gift.<\/p><\/div>\n

KENNETT SQUARE \u2014 \u201cFurniture and home decor have always been a love of mine,\u201d replied Terri Oxenford, owner of Home D\u00e9cor by Terri at 404 W. State Street, when asked what attracted her to the retail home furnishings and gifts trade.<\/p>\n

Oxenford was first and still is in the swimming pool service business. But once she became comfortable making backyards more livable, she took the short step from the patio to the living room.<\/p>\n

The timing of this step was impeccable. No sooner had she opened her doors this summer than a woman visiting Kennett for the Mushroom Festival entered Home D\u00e9cor by Terri and \u201cbought out the store,\u201d said Oxenford. With her inventory decimated, and happily so, Oxenford contacted a friend with a truck who happened to be in Tennessee. He brought back enough stock to warrant keeping the doors open.<\/p>\n

With only a quick survey of her merchandise, one can easily discern her preference for finished but unpainted, carved and often massive pieces of furniture.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not crazy about primitive pieces or new reproductions. And I\u2019m selective about which furniture period I prefer.\u201d Making a guess, her favorites might be 19th<\/sup> Century revivals of classical styles, including Gothic and Rococo.<\/p>\n

This became increasingly evident during a tour of Oxenford\u2019s showroom, which abounded with carved oak pieces, a few rare and many typical Grand Rapids Oak pieces, and several pieces of dark English oak and walnut with rich patinas. (One could almost see a grey bowler dangling casually from an oak sideboard above an idly-placed ivory-handled walking stick.)<\/p>\n

Oxenford, a very personable mother of a recent college graduate, was happy to point out her showroom favorites that included several unique items with intriguing names:<\/p>\n