Juliska Pewter Stoneware is here!

New from Juliska is their beautiful pewter stoneware with a rich, old world luster that summons up visions of grand European estates. Their unique "mottling" technique gives each piece an original, hand-thumbed hammered design. This ground-breaking metallic glaze is oven (up to 500 degrees F), microwave, dishwasher and freezer safe! Layer it with regular Juliska stoneware for a stately accent, and it has the same restaurant grade durability, so you can enjoy it everyday!

We especially like it layered with Juliska's Berry and Thread pattern.

Come in and see it today -- pictures do not do it justice! And while you're here, shop stock pieces of the Berry and Thread pattern, along with the lavishly detailed Jardins du Monde by Juliska.

There's no wonder Juliska claims it to be "possibly the most beautiful tableware in the world"!

New Year, New Look!

It's that time of year, when it is bitterly cold outside and we are all spending alot more time inside. If you've decided it's time for a new look, Detten's is your hometown solution! Aside from a new paint color, we have everything you need from a small accent piece - which combined with a simple rearrangement of furniture can give a fresh new look - to new flooring.

And just in time, we are marking things down for our annual Income Tax Sale! Here are just a few of our specials:

$50 off all regular priced Recliners, Gliders and Accent Chairs like this great one from Best Home Furnishings:

By the way, I have this exact chair in my home and LOVE it! It is so comfortable and literally gave my bedroom a whole new look!

$100 off regular priced Loveseats. A loveseat is a great accent piece you can put anywhere in your home for extra seating....at these prices, NOW is the time to buy! Some are marked as low as $299!

Up to 75% off Accessories

Sealy Queen Mattress Sets starting at $399

Markdowns on Flooring

And for a little inspiration, here is one of the wonderful new pieces in from Market - the Shelton Bookcase Console. This piece can serve as an entry piece, a TV console, a bookcase and/or a sofa table! This is what getting more bang for your buck is all about!

Happy 2010 from Detten's!

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year...

Well, almost! We know that time of year is upon us when we begin preparations for our annual Holiday Open House, sponsored by the Deaf Smith County Chamber of Commerce. This year's Open House is Sunday, November 15 from 1:00 until 5:00 p.m. We have been busy as bees getting ready:

Setting tables like this fun one. Pass the candy, please!

Adding decorations. Nativity sets are some of our favorite!

Creating displays. We love transforming something common, like oranges from the grocery store, into something elegant like this!

And baking. We'll have love lots of good stuff to eat at the Open House.

In addition to all the pretty things to look at and some great discounts we are offering for that day only, there's one more reason to come to the Holiday Open House. Prizes! We will have door prizes throughout the day (need not be present to win). Also, because we are one of the 12 merchants participating in the Open House, you can sign up in our store for a chance to win one of five $100 Hereford Bucks prizes! Check the Hereford Brand for the list of merchants and register at them all to increase your chance of winning! We can't wait to see you on Sunday!

Deck the Walls

In just over a month, the holiday season starts. Can you believe it's already here? Are you ready? Detten's Furniture & Flooring is giving you a jump start on getting your home ready for the holidays with our first ever Deck the Walls event.

On Thursday, October 22 from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., we'll host a come and go holiday preview featuring talented artist, R. Russell Brown. He'll be on hand with many of his original works for sale in many sizes in prices. You have probably seen his work as he is a commissioned artist for Happy State Bank and West Texas A&M University (he does the WTAMU Christmas card!) as well as other public and private entities. See more of his work here.

In addition to this special viewing and sale, we are taking 25% off all of our accessories, holiday decorations and in stock wall art (excluding R. Russell Brown), as well as special order holiday dinnerware today only. We're really excited about several new additions in Lenox's long line of beautiful holiday dinnerware, including this Merry Berry pattern -- that could be used year round for special occasions. Isn't it festive?

They've also added the trend of the 12 Days of Christmas on this whimsical set of dessert plates -- mugs are also available. We love these! How fun to host a holiday dessert event? Or use every day during the holiday season for breakfast or tea.

This is a great time to start your holiday gift shopping -- a beautiful piece or art, new set of dishes or punchy accent piece are gifts your loved one will cherish forever. If you're updating your home on a budget, accessories are a wonderful way to change a room without a huge investment.

And one more way to make sure your home is ready for that picky mother-in-law is to have the carpet, tile and upholstery cleaned! Book now through Detten's Carpet Care, mention this blog discount, and we'll take 15% off!

We invite you to come in, look, get great decorating ideas, enjoy some delicious appetizers prepared by Molly Meeks, have a glass of wine, visit with friends and get in a festive spirit!

Keep 'em coming!

That's what we keep hearing from you -- by email, Facebook, phone calls, out in public and even a few who have walked into our store just to tell us you enjoy our chalkboard billboard. We are having so much fun with it, and hearing from you reinforces us, especially in these tough times. Thank you, Hereford! The quotes have really made us think and we hope they have inspired you, as well.

One of our favorites so far, by Ronald Reagan, has garnered a few interpretations. Yes, we think alot of those policy ideas have started at a dinner table. But what about the idea of a family sitting down to dinner together every night? Don't you think America would be a "changed" place if every family sat down together for dinner at home at least most nights of the week? And we think that change would be for the better!

Many of our family dinner nights are spent around a table discussing our "ups and downs" for the day. One of our favorite nights is Wednesday, when we have an indoor picnic on the floor in the living room. We eat pizza and watch America's Funniest Home Videos together. We eat and laugh together and though it's not "at the dinner table," we are together and it is the best therapy!

So we'll keep the quotes coming -- and you keep the comments coming. We love hearing from you!

It's a Blank Slate

Well, not anymore! If you've driven on Park Avenue or gone North on Main from 60 in the past few days, you've seen our new chalkboard sign. We are so excited to add this fun billboard to our property. We plan to change the message often.

Right now we're advertising our Back Room Sale -- you will find serious markdowns on clearance items in our back room. These are nice, new items that just haven't found the right home yet, but we've had them a while, and we're trying to move them out of our warehouse. Now through Monday you'll find great bargains on occasional tables, student desks, odds and ends bedroom furniture, accent furniture, upholstery, and accessories. With markdowns from 50 - 75% off, you won't find better deals on new furniture and home accents! And check back often -- there are always clearance items in our store...you never know what kind of deal you will find!

Watch the chalkboard for more great sale events -- and maybe some wit and wisdom from time to time!

Meet Ricko the Rhino

Who is Ricko the Rhino you ask? Mohawk Industries has teamed with the Birmingham Zoo in Birmingham, Alabama to let Ricko, the Eastern Black Rhino, live on their innovative Smart Strand Carpet for 2 weeks starting August 14. That's right -- 1040 square feet of carpet meets 2,800 pounds of Rhino (equivalent to 107 toddlers!). He's no ordinary 12 year old and he's not housebroken! Should be an interesting challenge.

You can read more about this exciting event and actually watch Ricko in action 24 hours a day until August 28 by following this link. We can't wait to see what happens!