The brainchild of President and CEO Nancy Rhodes, the company started back in 1989 on Bell Road in Phoenix Arizona in small cramped quarters. The company today is recognized as the leader in the resale of model home furnishings, interior design, staging, discount furniture, furniture appraisals and installations.

Scouting beautiful model homes was a favorite pastime of young, successful stockbroker Nancy Rhodes. Couple her keen financial background with model home furniture and her dream of home ownership: An entrepreneur was born. She broke from tradition and the prestigious Wall Street firm of Merrill Lynch to start FURNITURE AFFAIR in a short 9 months – from idea to grand opening! The premise was simple. She saw the need to help builders move their one-of a kind model home furnishings after the models sold, so she created the opportunity to re-sell the beautiful furniture and accessories to the public.

Opening officially on Bell Road in Phoenix where the retail center was 75% vacant, the landlord gave her 6-months free rent and 1,200 square feet. The word spread rapidly about the designer selected model home furniture and accessories at discount prices and she quickly moved up to 3,500 square feet. Model Home Furniture was all the rage and when she grew to 8,000 square feet, the company sales hit $1,000,000 dollars. More and more builders were added to her list of satisfied vendors and the company kept pace with the enormous growth of the Valley’s new home sales. The model furniture re-sale market was catching fire.

In October 1997 FURNITURE AFFAIR relocated to a 12,000 square foot location. This is when the true essence of the builder relationships grew to more than 25 local and national builder network. The realtors and designers were the natural referral customers – recommending FURNITURE AFFAIR to their own clients as well as buying their own personal furnishings from the store. Nancy Rhodes was a trendsetter and she parlayed the concept into a thriving multi-faceted furnishings business serving customers throughout Arizona.

In 2002, FURNITURE AFFAIR grew to the existing 28,900 square foot facility located at the northwest corner of 7th Street and Coral Gabels in the growing north Valley. Today, the company is a multi-million dollar venture with expansion plans into internet commerce, television, and consigner marketplace.  The concept is simple, Designer Selected Model Home Furniture and Accessories at Outlet Prices, People Love it!