Personal Narrative: Harkrider Street

Driving down the street we don’t always pay attention to signs, buildings, or street names. I do it every day. On my way to school and work there are dozens of businesses and signs that are just blurs in the corner of my eye. One business that I have always noticed was the furniture store, H3 Home + Decor, off of Harkrider Street. Every time I drive by I see the larger than life billboard on the side of the building. The billboard is a bright green living room set that attracts the eye of nearly everyone driving by. I drive past the side of the building seeing the large billboard and turn onto Second Street and into H3 Home + Decor. The front of the building, facing Second Street, has a large sign with the store logo and name. The logo, as explained by Sales Manager, Lanny
Dozens and dozens of recliners. Each of them has a unique color and style to them. I see a red leather recliner that my tiny granny would absolutely love and a huge brown recliner that both Shaquille O’Neal and my granny could share. It amazes me how much of a variety there is. Charlie can see just how amazed I am by all of the recliners and tells me to try them out. Immediately, I briskly walk over to the oversized, brown recliner just to see truly how big of a chair it is. Charlie sits across from me and tells me a little about the store’s most popular item, the La-Z-Boy recliner. La-Z-Boy is a very popular and affordable furniture brand that makes all types of upholstery. In the furniture business, upholstery refers to sofas, recliners, sectionals, chairs, loveseats and more. Basically, any piece of furniture that someone would want to sit on in their living room is considered upholstery. He tells me a little about the two other stores that he, his brother, and cousin all own and operate. One is in Fort Smith and the other in Little Rock, both of which are La-Z-Boy