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Relics Frame Co. was
started in 1995 by sister & brother team Krisi & Michael Salyards, &
friend of the two, Maggie Abdo. It began in the basement of Krisi &
Michael's mothers home & then moved to mom's back yard & garage, just
like you see on the UPS commercials.
Relics began only as a picture frame company. Michael, previously a
General Contractor, would end up with large amounts of salvaged wood
from job sites. With Krisi's encouragement, Michael turned the salvaged
wood into picture frames. Once the frames were constructed, Krisi, a
Marketing & Fashion major, & Maggie, a Business & Fine Arts major,
created designs on the frames. Each frame was a true original.
The three of them "stock piled" approximately 60 picture frames by May
of that year, loaded up their small pick up truck & drove to New York
City for the National Stationery Show. They took orders for
approximately 250 picture frames & a new company was born.
After nearly 1 year of
business, the company that began as three, was now two. Krisi &
Michael continued to pursue more trade shows & developed a strong &
consistent clientele.
Their customers were not
yet completely satisfied. They loved the frames, but wanted more. They
would ask, do you make furniture? Michael, thinking himself already
overworked, would say NO!
They would ask again, Michael would again say NO! Krisi wanted to, but
Michael would just say NO! Until one day, they said OK! What would
you like us to make?
From that point on, their furniture line began to grow as more & more
pieces were introduced. Their one limitation was that the size of their
truck was not large enough to transport large furniture items, so all of
the items they designed were on a smaller scale. Unaware that they were
categorizing themselves by producing smaller furniture, Krisi & Michael
found themselves filling a niche in the children's furniture industry.
Some things just work out that way.
That is the story of how Relics Furniture & Frame Company Inc., began.
The company is now managed by Michael Salyards. He designs each piece &
typically creates each new prototype himself. Relics Furniture & Frame
Company currently has 12 employees, produces 3 lines of furniture &
over 100 individual furniture items with 21 standard finish options.
Relics continues to produce one style of picture frame that is available
in all their finishes. Their primary focus is now the furniture.
Enjoy!
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