Written By: Deena Bouknight | Issue: November 2023 | Photograph By: Mary Gilian
One more thing to be thankful for – Rusticks’ After Thanksgiving Sale, Friday and Saturday, November 24 and 25.
One of the most awaited events each year in the Cashiers area is Rusticks’ after-Thanksgiving Day sale. Annually, all day on the Friday and Saturday following Thanksgiving, Rusticks welcomes shoppers to its two showrooms, which are set up like inviting, inspiring, home-like vignettes to provide the utmost in lush textures, distinct details, and appealing furnishings. In fact, ideas abound from spring to this anticipated sale, but the bonus on November 24 and 25, from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. is that everything at Rusticks is on sale – from 20-60 percent off.
“After our Thanksgiving sale, we close the store for the season, and open again in the spring with new merchandise and fresh new looks,” communicated Stacie Platt, manager and interior designer. “However, we continue to offer interior design services year-round.”
The original Rusticks shop was first located above the Greene & Associates architectural offices in Cashiers at Chestnut Square. However, its popularity resulted in the necessity to expand the store space in 1994 and again in 1996. Eventually, a new location was constructed and is located within Canoe Point on Cashiers Lake.
Although everything slowed down on the Plateau during the pandemic, 2023 has been “a fantastic year,” said Platt. “We have been blessed with a great season and love being a part of the Cashiers community.”
Rusticks offers an extensive line-up of furniture and home décor, as well as complete interior design services. Stacie Platt attends several markets throughout the year to ensure Rusticks is ready to open in April for a new season, offering the freshest home décor, providing Rusticks’ clientele with great options for their mountain homes. New merchandise is received year-round, including before the after-Thanksgiving Day sale.
In general, the long-standing, 30-plus-year-old retailer offers the latest “mountain chic’’ ambiance through its extensive offerings of living room, dining room, bedroom, patio and outdoor furnishings, lighting, art, and accessories – everything needed to dress a new or refreshen a well-loved home. Styles and designs are based on extensive research of lines and listening closely to customers to learn their wants and needs.
In fact, Rusticks strives to provide customers with everything they will need or want for their homes. “With our outdoor selections, our goal has been to help bring the inside feel outdoor and extend the home’s living space to truly embrace the mountain lifestyle,” said Platt. “We are extremely grateful for our clients and customers and we look forward to a great end-of-season sale. The Rusticks team will work hard over the winter to be ready to welcome everyone back when we re-open in April.”