Design Tips Part II

Vander Berg Furniture & Flooring is here to help you inspire your design space with simple yet effective interior design tips from VB Furniture & Flooring. 

Your front door is the first thing your guests see when entering into your home. Many people use standard wreaths to place on their doors, but try switching it up a bit by decorating your initial and hanging it from a ribbon on the door. It’s great to see something new on a front door as it helps to make your home look up-to-date and very inviting. 

Another great way to add some detail without having to put in a lot of effort is by adding texture. Using twigs from your backyard or using grass cloth wall coverings, texture is in and is simple to use and set up! 

 

For more great ideas, stop by our showroom in Sioux Center and talk with our design team. Also, check out our commercial on Facebook or KTIV for these tips as well as many others!

Design Tips: Part 1

Designing your home is not always the easiest thing to do.  Making decisions can be tough and stressful, but Vander Berg Furniture & Flooring is here to help with a few tips and tricks. 

• Warms greys and tans are IN for walls. They can make your bathroom feel almost spa-like.  
• Using a couple of mirrors over a double sink can help make that area a bit more exciting. Especially when adding light fixtures in between and on the sides.
• Starting with neutral pallets and adding different art, pottery, and throws is a great way to make your living spaces look great.

For more great ideas, stop by the showroom here in Sioux Center and talk with any of our in house designers or click here to email for a complimentary in home consultation. Also, check out our commercial on Facebook or KTIV for these tips as well as many others!

It's Showtime!

It’s Showtime!  We’ll be hitting the road over the next month and we want to see you at our shows! 

February 21-24 kick starts show season at the Siouxland Home Show in Sioux City, IA.  March will see our team at both the Le Mars Home Show from March 12-13 and then the Sioux Center Indoor Fair from March 20-21.  Our final stop will be Orange City’s Home Show on April 2-3.

Each show will have a limited number of complimentary in home interior design consultations for the week following the show.  Be sure to call 712-722-3286 today to reserve your spot or stop by our booth to sign up!  We’ll be showcasing our Amish, Smith Brothers, and Lane Furniture lines as well as the latest trends in vinyl and laminate flooring—you won’t believe what they’ve come up with now!

Make plans to attend one of these great shows, sign up for our special show giveaways, and walk away with a few great design tips!  Who knows, you may even be lucky enough to get our designers to custom design your space.  We look forward to seeing you soon!

Five things you may not know about Vander Berg Furniture & Flooring

Who knew that in the early 1900's you could buy a new Ford at Vander Bergs?  Or that each year our designers have a great excuse to meet TV stars?  This week we wanted to tell you a little more about our story.  Here are 5 things you may not know about Vander Berg Furniture & Flooring (make sure to check out #5):

1. The Vander Berg family originally opened their doors in 1919 as a Ford dealership with John E. Vander Berg at the helm.  He later sold out to Mouw Motor and started selling pianos in 1941 when Dave (Dad) started tuning pianos as a junior in high school.  In 1968 Dave Vander Berg took over the piano business and hired a few Dordt College students to sand and finish the pianos.  They would cut down big upright pianos and transform them into smaller ones by adding a mirror on the top and re-shaping them to modernize their look.

2. Vander Berg Homes was started in 1984 when Doug and Jeff were looking to get rid of carpet remnants from the furniture store.  Initially, they would buy mobile homes, fix them up and put in carpet remnants.  That opened the door for new mobile home sales, which were sold until 1991.  People appreciated the craftsmanship and wanted a nicer home than what mobile homes could provide, so in 1991 Vander Berg Homes made the leap to selling fully customizable Stratford Homes.  

3. In May of 2007, Gladys retired from running the furniture store.  There was a big retirement sale and everything left was donated to Dordt College and Hope Haven—a local non-profit.  The store was emptied, re-carpeted, and a new storefront was added. 

4. Each year, our designers head to the biggest furniture markets in the country to see what trends are coming to the world of interior design.  Somehow they also always manage to run into a few of their favorite HGTV stars.  Our designers handpick every piece of furniture, accessory, and blind that makes it on to our showroom floor and into your homes.  They’re heading out again next week, so be sure to stop by the store in early March to see what they’ve come back with!

5. Our designer service is complimentary for any furniture, flooring, blinds, or accessories purchased from our showroom.  There is no catch.  There are no strings attached.  We’ve found that our customers are most satisfied when our designers are in their homes and making recommendations based on their homes’ layout and style.