The Mail-Journal, Volume 29, Number 7, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 March 1990 — Page 47

Living Quarters offers personal service and quality selections

Offering the personal service of a small store combined with the wide selection of bigger stores, Living Quarters in Syracuse specializes in providing its customers with the right type of wicker, rattan or patio furniture. “We offer custom and specialized looks in wicker, rattan and patio furniture lines in addition to also dealing with quality floor covering and carpet lines,” said Linda Philabaum, who took over the store in 1981. Philabaum noted that the store, located on SR 13 in Wawasee Village, has really been revamped since she acquired it nine years ago. “The original store was more traditional furniture but now we specialize in wicker, rattan and patio furniture lines with

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LARGE SELECTION — Linda Philabaum, owner, and her son Mark, store manager, are shown in the background among some of the numerous pieces of wicker, rattan and patio furniture available at the Living Quarters on SR 13 in Syracuse. In addition to the topquality furniture lines, the Living Quarters also carries quality lines of residential and commercial carpeting as well as floor covering.

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the emphasis on helping the customer find what they want according to their taste and choice,” remarked Philabaum. Living Quarters expanded with the addition of a warehouse area in December of 1988, thus enabling the store to carry a large selection of furniture as well as carpeting and floor covering. “We stay with good, top-quality lines with our products and we also want to keep a very personal type of service for our customers,” stated Philabaum. The store strives to remain friendly and personal as it is entirely family owned and operated by Philabaum and her son Mark, who manages the store. In the patio area of furniture, Living

PROGRESS EDITION — Wed., March 28,1990

Quarters carries such quality brand names as Homecrest, Grosfillex, Telescope, Woodard and Tropitone. Wicker and rattan lines of furnishings at the store include names such as Ficks, Reed, Classic, Typhoon, Lloyd Flanders, Clark Casual and Palecek. “In addition to the furniture lines, we offer quality lines of residential as well as commercial carpeting,” said Philabaum. She noted that the store can offer very com-

Barry Miller is on call 24 hours a day

Barry Miller of Miller Heating and Air Conditioning, started his heating and air conditioning business in Syracuse in September, 1978. His wife, Judy, who also serves as bookkeeper for the firm, said he hit the ground running and hasn’t slowed down since. “Our business continues to grow — we’ve been well received by area people,” Judy said, adding, “Barry concentrates on the service side of the business and prides himself on being available when needed. He’s on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, especially for heating calls.” The company installs and repairs Bryant heating and cooling equipment in houses and has Miller brand equipment for mobile home installation. Miller does all phases of heating and air conditioning, including gas, oil, hot water or electric. Originally from the Syracuse area, Barry worked two years in for Redman Plumbing and Heating in Columbia City, driving from

petitive prices due to direct mill billing. “We would like to increase our commercial carpet business since we do offer such a competitive price,’’ added Philabaum. Philabaum noted that two other services offered by Living Quarters are free decorating consultation as well as arrangement of service for installation of carpeting purchased at the store. Living Quarters is open from 9:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

the Miller home in Syracuse. Prior to that, the family had been in Mississippi for seven years. It was there that Barry learned the heating and air conditioning business. In his spare time, Barry enjoys bowling with his wife. Os the couple’s four grown children, two are currently serving in the U.S. Army, Gary in New Mexico and Andrew at Fort Sill, Okla. Andrew has two sons, Andrew Jr. and Brandon. Son Robert lives in California while Marianne makes her home in Syracuse. Judy said Marianne’s four-year-old son, Greg, is the apple of his grandfather’s eye. “He follows Barry around the shop every chance he gets. He may be the one who will follow grandpa in the business,” she said. That business has been popular for providing prompt and efficient heating and air conditioning needs. The business is located on the west side of SR 13 in Wawasee Village.