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People wander into the showroom occasionally and recognize me from my videos. Flattering for sure. Have you seen my YouTube Videos?

Take a quick tour of the Asheville showroom and see how the Murphy Bed works?

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Hafele Interviews Asheville Interior Designer

I was recently interviewed and featured in the Hafele Co. Closet Spotlight Newsletter published for August 2010. The newsletter goes out to closet companies and other cabinet vendors around the world who use Hafele products. The purpose of the interview was to allow peers to get a perspective of how things in other areas. Below is my interview:


1. Which areas of the home (closet, home office, home entertainment, garage) are your customers most looking to improve?

Amanda: "I think clients are looking to save space in almost every area of their homes. Multi-purpose rooms that are functional and beautiful are still in demand. We achieve this with our Murphy bed and panel beds creating rooms that act as offices or craft areas when the guests aren’t there."

2. Do you find that you are closing more projects in certain areas of the home? If so why?

Amanda: "The master closet continues to be the most important aspect for my clients. An organized master closet can free up space in the master suite as well as save time and frustration during the morning routine."

3. What have you found to be the best method of reaching customers today?

Amanda: "Nothing will every replace a referral from a happy client, however, constant and consistent local advertising is important for our business. Consumers today are more tech savvy, so I think the current and future method of reaching clients will be via social media outlets. I try reaching people via several different platforms (blog, YouTube, Twitter) so that I am present in their world when they do need my services."

4. What new trends do you see regarding your business?

Amanda: "The trend in housing is to build more efficient, smaller homes that have more amenities packed into them. This is a natural fit for the custom closet industry as homeowners want to maximize space and multi-purpose rooms."

5. What is the most unique customer experience that you have had?

Amanda: "A couple came to my showroom for a closet proposal presentation, the wife wasn’t feeling very well so she laid down and fell asleep on one of the Murphy beds in the showroom. Meanwhile the husband and I continued to review the plans, made changes, and completed a sale for the closets. The day of the installation I went to check on the job and the wife was embarrassed that she didn’t recognize me as she had slept thru the entire sales process; fortunately she was thrilled with her “surprise” closet."

Amanda Ballew, Interior Designer

More Space Place Asheville
1025 Brevard Road Suite 7 Asheville, NC 28806
828-665-9665
Email: aballew@morespaceplaceasheville.com
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Asheville Chamber Event was Success

On Tuesday August 17th, the Asheville Area Chamber hosted a Business Before Hours at More Space Place Asheville sponsored by BB&T and catered by Colorful Palate. Many of the participants were first time visitors to our showroom and got to experience Murphy Beds and Custom Closets up close for the first time. The food was delicious and the networking was fun. 




Holly Decker, Vice President of Certified Business Services at BB&T Asheville gave a personal testimony of her experience with More Space Place Asheville and how we provided a custom built wall unit and desk for her home. Thank you Holly!




Thank you to Gary with GSocialMedia for taking these clips.

If you would like a personal tour or consulation please contact Amanda at 828-665-9665.

Home & Garden Expo May 1 and 2 by Asheville Home Builders

Please Join Amanda of More Space Place Asheville, your custom closet provider for Western North Carolina at the Home & Garden Expo presented by the Asheville Home Builders Association this coming weekend.

We have an awesome booth planned and are excited to be presenting our Garage Systems and Custom closet systems along with information regarding our other services of Murphy Beds, Panel Beds, Home Office units, Custom Pantry, and Organizational Solutions.

May 1, 2010 - 10am until 7pm
May 2, 2010 - 12noon until 5pm

WNC Agricultural Center, Expo Facility
Over 30,000 sq ft filled with homebuilding products and services!

The 2010 Home & Garden Expo specifically targets your homebuilding needs.  Join us as vendors showcase the products and services of over 130 companies within our Asheville area!

Builders • Remodelers • Architects • Interior Designers • Landscapers • Custom Closets and Murphy Beds• Cabinetry and Home Furnishings• Rainwater Harvesting • as well as Green Products & much more!

During the expo Asheville Home Builders Association will host the Parade of Playhomes to benefit United Way of Asheville & Buncombe County. Tour the playhomes during regular show hours and join us for a live auction on the last day of the show, May  2, 2010. The last time these awesome Playhomes went fast, so you want to be prepared to take yours home.

Happy Earth Day Asheville

Happy Earth Day Asheville!

If you are in the Asheville area of Western North Carolina and need ideas for how to incorporate a recycle center into your home - allow Amanda to help. More Space Place Asheville can customize shelving and cabinets to accomodate your recycling of bottles, plastic, paper, compost or any other storage needs. Please have a consideration for how we treat our earth: reduce, reuse and recycle items so that our children and generations to follow have a beautiful Earth as well.

Happy Earth Day,

Amanda