Great Choices for Style

Country Store Home Décor Merchandise

By Carimé Lane

Newfound Country Store, located on the Alexandria, N.H., Newfound Lake –dubbed the cleanest lake in the world by some – is open seven days a week with the only 24-hour gas on the lake.

Their custom made Newfound Lake cutting boards and Solo stoves are the best-sellers in their home décor selection said Amanda Thomas , buyer, manager and owner of the familyowned 5,400-square-foot store.

The cutting boards are handmade by the Massachusetts-based company Nautically Northern. They are fashioned in either square or round shapes. Some feature marble inlays, while others are decorated with the outline of Newfound Lake. The boards are all emblazoned with Newfound Lake. Thomas said the namedrop has a lot to do with why they’ve done so well.

As for their popular Solo stoves, Thomas said they sell well because they are good quality product with humble origins.

“The business [Solo stoves] started out small; people like to support them,” said Thomas.

She allows her own tastes to guide her decisions when it comes to purchasing new home décor items for the shop.

Thomas’ best customer service tip for selling more home décor merchandise is to “sell customers something they don’t know they needed.” One way Newfound Country Store does this is by posting products to social media. In addition, Thomas does live videos on Facebook where she walks around the store showing the new product.

“People get a kick out of that,” Thomas said. In store, she suggested being personable with customers and bringing up products they would not have thought they needed during the conversation.

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