Progress — 2014
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For formal attire and home furnishings,
visit Sayner’s GreenWeavers, Rustic River
Two Sayner area business, GreenWeavers and Rustic River Cabin Outfitters, are specialty shops that continue to expand their selection for discriminating customers and are making
Sayner a shopping destination.
Both businesses — one offering specialty clothing and the other home furnishings — are located on Main Street
in Sayner.
GreenWeavers offers a broad spectrum of attire for all occasions, ranging
from wedding attire to casual everyday
wear to business casual outfits ideal
for corporate and office settings. Apparel for reunions, parties, conventions
and cruises is varied and GreenWeavers staffers enjoy offering personal assistance.
Rustic River displays a wide selection of fully operable window shades
and blinds within its 2,500-square-foot
showroom. The store also offers customized home furnishings providing
understated sophistication to contemporary cabin décor.
GreenWeavers in Sayner offers a
wide selection of women’s attire for
special occasions, weddings and other celebrations. —Contributed Photo
GreenWeavers
An old adage states that when her
son marries, the mother-of-the-groom
is supposed to wear beige to the wedding and keep her mouth shut. But
GreenWeavers owner Wendy Kimbrell
believes that nothing should be further
from the truth.
“Aside from the bride herself, we believe the matriarchs of both families
should be the best-dressed women in
the room,” she says. “And that includes
the grandmothers.”
At GreenWeavers, mothers of the
bride and groom will find an array of
sophisticated wedding attire designed
not only to make them look beautiful at
the wedding, but to wear again at other occasions.
“No one wants to buy a dress they
can only wear once — wedding or not,”
Kimbrell says. “Our mother-of-thebride and groom dresses are contemporary, fashion-conscious, elegant and
practical.”
The wedding attire selection at
GreenWeavers provides options for formal, theme, casual to semi-casual and
destination weddings. The store’s staff
members are trained to work closely
with all matriarchs of the family and
pay special attention not only to the
mothers of the bride and groom, but to
the grandmothers as well.
“The wedding of a woman’s granddaughter or grandson is a celebration of
that woman’s life,” Kimbrell says. “It’s a
happy presentation of her life’s love and
success, and we feel she should walk
down the aisle looking gorgeous. And
the mothers really should look just as
beautiful as the bride.”
Much of the store’s inventory is imported from Paris and Montreal, where
GreenWeavers staffers travel to purchase the latest in fashion trends.
“We may be in the North Woods, but
that doesn’t mean we can’t be just as
fashionable as any shop in Paris or
New York,” laughs Kimbrell.
Adds Kathy Nelson, GreenWeavers
sales associate, “We often hear our customers say they ‘don’t have any place to
wear’ something nice. But the reality is,
a beautiful woman can never be overdressed, no matter where she goes.”
Rustic River Cabin Outfitters
When patrons purchase window
treatments and home interiors at Rustic River Cabin Outfitters, their homes
are not only enhanced, they’re transformed, according to Rustic River owner Carrie Schalinske.
“Our window treatment customers,
for instance, want to find window coverings that blend with their current décor,” said Schalinske. “So I visit their
homes, and help choose fabrics, tex-
Rustic River Cabin Outfitters in Sayner offers window coverings as well as an
eclectic selection of furniture, including bedroom sets.
—Contributed Photo
tures and colors that will add warmth
and style to their rooms.”
But Schalinske invariably takes the
process one step further by offering a
selection of accessories and finishing
touches at her store that take the
home’s presentation to a new level. For
instance, she may simply suggest
adding a bold “punch” of color by painting just one accent wall in the room.
“Adding color to white walls can be
extremely daring for many people,”
Schalinske said. “My job is to show
them what a huge difference the right
color can make, while adding life and
elegance to the room.
“And the key is to make it all work
with their existing décor,” she adds.
Rustic River also is a priority dealer
of Hunter Douglas blinds and shades,
and carries the full line of Graber products. They are offered in an array of
materials, including Roman shades,
wood blinds, verticals, cellular, pleated,
mini blinds and more. Also available
are custom valances, draperies, swags,
cornices and bedding ensembles.
“A contemporary cabin should be
rustic with a modern twist, and above
all, should offer the ultimate in comfort,” said Schalinske as she points out
one of the plush easy chairs on Rustic
River’s showroom