Steve Young has operated the business for 31 years
\nBy Michelle Kearns NEWS BUSINESS REPORTER
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\n\u00c2\u00a0Steve Young opened Amherst Wall Furniture in 1976 after he couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t find a good cabinet for his 19-inch TV. Now, 31 years later, his television is 42 inches wide, he has a custom cabinet in a white-wash finish to hold it, and he is closing the store that was a pioneer in furniture made to accommodate an ever- changing array of home electronics.<\/p>\n
Before Young can retire to Fort Lauderdale this winter, he has given himself six months to hold a sale at Amherst Wall Furniture and sell his inventory of desks and bookcases and cabinets. That includes a CD \u00e2\u20ac\u0153armoire\u00e2\u20ac\u009d with a Formica-style pine wood pattern for $110 and a $6,000 wall-size oak shelf system, complete with space for a big TV, lighted display areas and a narrow door that pulls out to reveal hidden shelves for DVDs.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Years ago, all we had to worry about were records,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Young as he walked through the 10,000-square-foot space at 3339 Sheridan Drive. His stock includes shelving that can be assembled at home, desks with adjustable keyboard trays, cabinets made to fit in corners, and objets d\u00e2\u20ac\u2122art: Glass vases, sculptures of women, cupids and birds, and wall hangings made of metal shaped into martini glasses with shiny green olives.<\/p>\n
Another wall sculpture of brass musical notes on a wrought-iron-style G clef \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 10 percent off $249 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d is just like one Young has seen over the fireplace in the HBO series \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Sopranos.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Made me laugh the first time I saw it,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said.<\/p>\n
Highlights of his career include the time, years ago, when people from a Middle Eastern country came, pointed at things throughout the store and had their large order shipped overseas.<\/p>\n
For a customer who used a wheelchair, the store supplied custom cabinets that were just the right height. The man and his wife were so happy after the installation that they each called the store in thanks.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153That was really quite special,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Linda Reznick, a store manager who reminisced with Young one afternoon last week.<\/p>\n
Young said he will miss working with customers, but he will not miss the seven-day-a-week schedule that comes with owning a retail store. Once he moves South, he looks forward to finding an adult history class to sign up for, having a vacation in Europe and taking a cruise or two.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been doing this 31 years and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said of the closing. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m ready to go.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
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