Olathe Glass and Home Decor
The Journey to The Fabulous Fern an Olathe Home Décor Company
Olathe Glass Co., Inc
Olathe Glass Co Inc, has been in my family since I was crawling. My father purchased the company, a one bay auto glass shop, in Olathe in 1977. In the beginning we were a small family owned glass shop. I remember growing up in the shop, cleaning broken glass out of car doors with my dad. I would sit on the cutting table watching the repairs being done to windows all the while learning a strong work ethic in the service industry. The business grew and in 1986, my parents decided to build a new building for the glass shop along Santa Fe in downtown Olathe, Kansas. A location that is still in operation today. In the new space we were able to add on other glass services like shower doors and tabletop glass as well as decorative cabinet glass. We had a nice size showroom that my mom and I loved to decorate to show off our glass products. As time went on, our love of decorating grew, and we found ourselves changing the decor seasonally. It was during this time I realized that I could contribute to the store in a creative way rather than doing service jobs in the shop that really were not my interest. I graduated college and returned to the shop to turn my love of decorating into a reality.
Olathe Glass & Home Décor
In 2004 my parents decided to retire and sell the company to my brother, my husband and I at which time we renamed it Olathe Glass & Home Décor. The boys, as I like to refer to my husband and brother, had a clear vision to continue to build on the success Olathe Glass had built. For my part, I had a different goal: to turn Olathe Glass & Home Décor into the newest and BEST destination for quality home decor in our area. As the business grew it became necessary to separate businesses and we became two businesses under one roof - Olathe Glass and Olathe Home Décor.
Olathe Home Décor
I am so happy and humbled to say that, as Olathe Home Décor, our customers now, do indeed, know us as their "go to" for the highest quality home decor. We are especially known for the highest quality faux greenery, most beautiful seasonal decor and special,one-of-a-kind custom arrangements. As this industry continues to grow and morph to include a more online presence, I find myself wanting and needing to re-brand again. Although the word "Olathe" is a Navajo word that translates to "beautiful", let's face it, the word does not exactly roll off the tongue let alone bring to mind amazing home decor (unless you're familiar with our brick and mortar shop!). So we find ourselves here, re-branding to....
The Fabulous Fern, an Olathe Home Décor Co.
As we start out our website is going to offer a small sampling of our bestselling store items. As we learn to sail these new online waters, our selections and services will grow. We hope that you will take this journey with us! We are always open to your feedback whether you have questions, comments or concerns about an order or the content found within this website. If you have decorating questions or need help with color choices, please feel free to call or email us and one of our team members will get back to you right away.
Again, thank you for visiting our website!
We look forward to serving you and we hope if you find yourself in the Kansas City area, you'll travel a little farther South to Olathe and visit us in person!
Fondly,
Rebecca Shipley
The Fabulous Fern,
an Olathe Home Décor Company.
Source: https://www.fabfern.com/About-Us_ep_7.html