Elise Schaecher didn’t begin collecting vintage furniture because she saw a business opportunity.
Elise Schaecher, the owner of A Little More Like Home, sits in her shop at 3801 Dodge St. on Wednesday.
Schaecher and her husband, Jeff Schaecher, just wanted their new house to feel a little more like home. They wanted to find sturdy, childproof furniture that fit well with the architecture of their 1958 house.
Three years later, the Schaechers have made their house a home and in the process found a shared passion for finding, restoring and now selling vintage furniture. After opening an online store in 2021, they opened a brick-and-mortar store at 38th and Dodge Streets in September.
“We found out we were more compatible than we expected, I guess, because we both really have the interest in it, and we enjoy the research and seeing the pieces go on their journey of restoration,” Elise Schaecher said.
The store’s name, A Little More Like Home, reflects the original intention of their journey.
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The Schaechers specifically sell mid-century modern furniture from the 1960s and 1970s. Elise Schaecher said furniture from that era has clean lines and lacks the fuss of other design styles.
“More traditional things will have more frills and embellishments, but mid-century modern was like just focusing on the form and the function,” Schaecher said. “Geometric shapes. Just like bright colors.”
A Little More Like Home sells vintage dressers, desks, couches, lamps, side tables and home decor. Many of the pieces have been rewired, refinished or restored.
Inside the store last week, Schaecher had vintage lamps, artwork, desks, couches, dressers, dishes and coffee tables for sale. One lamp was bright yellow. Another lamp hung from a chain attached to the ceiling