One of our blog readers asked me to profile their favorite shop in San Bernardino, CA.The reader said "The store has a HUGE Department 56 display and carries all of the villages plus many gift items especially Halloween items. They are happy to ship anywhere in the U.S. (and maybe other places). The owner is the sweetest woman anywhere and her name is Sandy deDoes. Her helper is Harriet Houplin."
They do not have a website yet but I asked them for some pictures of their layouts and some general information and they were excited to comply. They sent me a package with about a dozen photos of some really great displays (four are pictured in this post).
They are located at 1036 North East St., San Bernardino, CA and their phone # is 909-888-8053.
Casual Living offers a "The Village Keepers of the Inland Empire" Department 56 collectors' club.
A handwritten note from Sandy:"I'm so glad you have a blog regarding collectibles. We have 2 furniture stores next to each other, and in the Casual Living store, which features retail patio furniture, we feature Department 56 & Lenox in 2 showrooms. Display rooms are in excess of 5000 square feet. We have been in business for 49 years and have been a Gold Key D56 dealer for 15 years.
We feature displays year round for all villages, Snowbabies, accessories, and accents.
In addition we have a large area set up for retired pieces.
I have enclosed some info and pictures of our store, but it is too bad the picture of our store on the outside doesn't include the huge Dept 56 area painted on the front of the building. We ship fedex and accept Visa & Mastercard. We also hold a big "Sell & Swap" every November."
If my wife and I ever go to San Bernardino, we are definitely going to visit!
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