This isn't your ordinary furniture shop. If you
listen closely, you might hear an echo from the
past: tons of grain pouring out of the ceiling where
chutes still exist, or the clanking of old-fashioned
machinery milling grain into powdery flour. Though
Archibald Gardner's turn-of-the-century flour mill
hasn't existed for centuries, you can still see
signs of it by exploring this furniture store built
in the reclaimed 1877 mill. Walk across creaky
wooden floors past the original pulleys, wheels and
a cool-looking flour sifter still intact. Atop the
sifter sits braided rugs, gifts and wicker baskets.
The ceiling is made-up of rough wooden beams and
three flights of simple-hewn stairs run up and down
the shop. Look through a window to see a waterwheel
lugging water outside. Peruse through three floors
of a lofty barn-like space filled with down-home
furniture: punched-tin pie safes, distressed wooden
bureaus, rocking chairs and other furniture.
Select from patchwork pillows, framed cross-stitches,
black felt quilts with colorful folk-art designs,
candles that smell like baked goods and traditional
braided rugs from the Capel Rug Gallery. Find all
kinds of cozy wooden furniture in bedroom and dining
room sets made out of cherry wood and pine.
Country Furniture & Gifts was named "2002 Retailer of the Year" for Country Business Magazine.
Phone - 801.566.2842
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