Rendezvous Home & Garden has returned to its roots in the Broadway Pavilion Shopping Center in Santa Maria, re-occupying the space where the business first opened its doors 11 years ago. Though the square footage is less than it once was, the store itself remains an inviting, relaxing place where customers can meander through different room settings—living rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms—and begin to visualize how they might decorate their own abode.
Rendezvous is a family-owned-and-operated business, offering friendly, personalized attention from skilled design professionals. The business is owned by Kitty and Dave Ziegler and their son and daughter-in-law Jason and Debbie Manville. Kitty and the Manvilles are the face of the business, and have years of professional experience in interior design, space planning, custom window treatment, and more.
The company prides itself on providing unique home accessories for any budget. Rendezvous is committed to helping people create the home of their dreams.
“We provide hands-on service from the minute customers walk through the door until their furniture is delivered to their home. If you don’t find anything you like in the store, we can order customized items for you. We can come out to your home, offer space-planning advice, lend fabric samples from a huge library of books—anything you need,” Ziegler explained.
“We don’t want customers to waste their hard-earned money on the wrong furniture or accessory. And decorating can be expensive, but it certainly doesn’t have to be. We don’t design to our tastes, but try to create the home that customers truly want and need,” she continued.
The store’s décor is both calming and engaging. The muted greens, aquas, and taupes set a tone of relaxation. Accent colors, rugs, paintings, candles, and furniture all work together to create an appealing, homey environment. Leather couches, decorative pillows, artwork, and unique cabinets showcase the talent and taste of the owners.
Rendezvous has survived its various moves with the support of its many local, loyal customers who value the talents of the owners and who enjoy stopping by and seeing the latest room arrangements and accessories.
“I have customers whose entire home is filled with items from Rendezvous,” Ziegler said. “We also have customers who buy all their holiday gifts from us because we carry a lot of fun, affordable, one of-a-kind items.”
Rendezvous’ recent move reflects the business climate. Its original move to a larger space was in response to the strong economic growth at that time: The housing market was brisk, and property values were escalating. Eventually, however, given the lingering recession, they had to scale back the size of their store. But what makes Rendezvous unique is the owners’ desire to stay in business and serve their loyal client base despite the economic conditions.
“It is interesting being back in the space where our business started. But people still walk through our doors and know they are at Rendezvous. One of our clients even coined the term ‘Déjà vu at Rendezvous’ to describe the feeling of visiting us in our old space. It is still a place where they want to be,” Ziegler said proudly.
Rendezvous is at 2530 S. Broadway, suite C. Call the store at 928-4356.
Highlights
• Santa Maria’s newest windshield repair shop, Safelite AutoGlass, will be holding a grand opening and ribbon-cutting event on March 22.
The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Santa Maria Mayor Larry Lavagnino will participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon, followed by a lunch of chicken and barbecue tri-tip sandwiches. Prior to the event, guests can purchase raffle tickets for a variety of prizes, including an Xbox360 with Kinect, a tablet computer, a digital camera, and more.
Proceeds will be donated to the Santa Maria Valley Humane Society. Guests must register by March 20 to receive five free raffle tickets for the opportunity to win one of more than 15 door prizes. Attendees without an RSVP will still receive one ticket.
Safelite Autoglass is at 2220 A St., suite 101, and is managed by Dana Szczepanski, who will oversee the company’s seven technicians and two repair specialists.
To buy raffle tickets or find out more about the grand opening, visit safelite.eventsbot.com.
Local businesses interested in co-sponsoring or participating in the event should contact area sales manager Aron Houston at aron.houston@safelite.com, or call 602-7389.
Biz Spotlight is written by Intern Pamella Wood. Highlights are written and compiled by Staff Writer Jeremy Thomas. Information should be sent to the Sun via fax, e-mail, or mail.
This article appears in Mar 15-22, 2012.