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Their building even looks like an engagement ring.
Fourth-generation owner takes store to new level with ambitious store redesign.
The President’s motorcade is now part of the store's regular drive-by traffic.
Redesigned store no longer looks like "Fred Sanford’s back yard,” jokes Gary Thrapp.
His only regret is that he didn't do it a decade earlier.
After seeing his latest remodel, people always ask "Are you for hire?"
“Over-extending is scary, but being overly cautious can hurt you even more.”
OK, THE FOOD FOR the party didn’t show up. Regardless, almost a dozen jewelry designers and plenty of great prizes combined with hundreds of happy customers...
He wanted his store to blend organically into its natural surroundings.
It looks like it could be a pub, or a chocolate shop. But it's really one of the area's hottest jewelry stores.
And in doing so, he's created INSTORE's "America's Coolest (Small) Store" for 2014.
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