About A Little More Like Home
If you're new here, this post is a bit of an introduction to the background of how our very small business came to life - you will notice that we don't mention big business loans, a space provided by family or anything like that. That's because we are a homegrown, small business that has grown from our own work and the support of our customers over the years. If you don't want to read our story and just want to know how to shop - scroll to the end. 😜
A Little More Like Home, is a small vintage furniture gallery that offers restored, high quality vintage furnishings, lighting and decor for your home! Each item is hand selected by the owner (me) Elise and my husband, Jeff.
We discovered our love for mid century modern in 2020 when we moved to our 1958 "mid century modest" ranch that had been updated in the 90s, but still had original features that we wanted to enhance. "A Little More Like Home" was the name that we chose for the Instagram account that I created to document our journey of making this house with a powder blue and pink living room transform into something that felt like us!
I think a lot about how things dovetail and circumstances can lead us to unexpected outcomes. For us, the pandemic, caring for two children under two, moving to a house unlike our previous home, losing childcare, and discovering a shared passion for vintage led to us to make A Little More Like Home a business. Everything just lined up in a way that it made sense. And in 2021, vintage was abundant and sold fast! I quit my job at a law firm that I had planned to never leave, due to the aforementioned circumstances and I am grateful for the time that this afforded me to care for our kids.
Changing Seasons
A Little More Like Home was home based from 2021 until 2023, with this website being the main place customers shopped. In April of 2023, we found a brick and mortar space on 38th and Dodge, which was actually two office bays that needed a complete remodel. We decided to sign a 5 year lease (yikes!) in order to receive landlord assistance with the buildout and we hoped that vintage would remain in demand as we opened in September of 2023.
Almost exactly two years after opening our brick and mortar location and with nearly five years in business, we have observed changes both to buying and selling vintage and to our personal lives and energy. As parents and entrepreneurs with a limited support group we are starting to feel burnout. So we have decided to reevaluate how we use our time, prioritizing time for ourselves, and our family, so that we can sustain this business.
How to Shop
Our store is open by appointment and our online store will remain updated with new inventory. We have a shopping event in the works for October - so please stay tuned by following our newsletter or social media on Instagram and Facebook.
Don't be shy about setting up an appointment if something catches your eye - just call or text 402-807-5355.
