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Home Store
Habitat for Humanity HomeMart
The Habitat for Humanity HomeMart, 10 Central Plaza in Rome, offers home furnishings and supplies at steep discounts of 50-90 percent from retail.
The HomeMart, which originally opened in West Rome in August of 2004, moved to the Central Plaza location and has enjoyed a surge of both donors and shoppers in the much more visible location off Second Avenue.
Habitat Executive Director Bruce Day said the store tries to focus on building materials, appliances, lots of furniture, kitchenware and miscellaneous goods and tries to stay away from clothing.
Furniture is a popular item for the store. "We have furniture that low-income citizens can afford and we have furniture that I can't afford," Day, said with a laugh. Businesses, as well as individuals, tend to donate high-quality lightly used furniture items.
Day said that the HomeMart also hooked up with Palacek, an exclusive Atlanta furniture retailer that ships items that have been used in displays at the Atlanta Merchandise Mart for resale at the Habitat store in Rome.
"Everybody is a customer," said Louise Branham, the store manager. "A lot of college students are able to pick up inexpensive items for their dorm rooms, landlords buy replacement items for their home," Branham said. She said the store gets a lot of people shopping here from neighboring communities in Alabama.
Of course all of the proceeds from the Habitat for Humanity HomeMart are used to help build affordable housing for citizens in the Rome area.
The HomeMart is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
People can reach the Home Mart by phone at (706) 378-5957.
The HomeMart, which originally opened in West Rome in August of 2004, moved to the Central Plaza location and has enjoyed a surge of both donors and shoppers in the much more visible location off Second Avenue.
Habitat Executive Director Bruce Day said the store tries to focus on building materials, appliances, lots of furniture, kitchenware and miscellaneous goods and tries to stay away from clothing.
Furniture is a popular item for the store. "We have furniture that low-income citizens can afford and we have furniture that I can't afford," Day, said with a laugh. Businesses, as well as individuals, tend to donate high-quality lightly used furniture items.
Day said that the HomeMart also hooked up with Palacek, an exclusive Atlanta furniture retailer that ships items that have been used in displays at the Atlanta Merchandise Mart for resale at the Habitat store in Rome.
"Everybody is a customer," said Louise Branham, the store manager. "A lot of college students are able to pick up inexpensive items for their dorm rooms, landlords buy replacement items for their home," Branham said. She said the store gets a lot of people shopping here from neighboring communities in Alabama.
Of course all of the proceeds from the Habitat for Humanity HomeMart are used to help build affordable housing for citizens in the Rome area.
The HomeMart is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
People can reach the Home Mart by phone at (706) 378-5957.
