Walter E Smith Furniture Four Sisters

The Smithe Story Since 1945, our family has been proud to serve our clients and surpass expectations. Our history runs four generations deep, and our commitment to our clients remains as strong today as it was when Walter Smithe Sr. first opened our doors.

At Walter E. Smithe, we furnish your beautiful life with quality furniture and expert design. The Timeline What began as a small storefront.

Walter E. Smithe has been a Chicago-area fixture since the mid-20th century. The company's commercials long starred male family members - the Smithe brothers - promoting the family-owned, custom-furniture tradition.

But by the 2010s and into the 2020s, consumer sensibilities shifted. Audiences began favoring more diverse storytelling, and brand identity leaned toward authenticity, family. One of the Chicago area's premier furniture retailers now counts four generations in the business at Walter E.

Smithe Furniture & Design. How the Smithe Furniture sisters, the fourth generation to run Chicago furniture store Walter E. Smithe, are propelling the family business.

The Early Years: Growing Up Smithe The Smithe sisters are synonymous with bespoke furniture in the Chicago area. But what many people don't know is the fascinating story of their family legacy. Walter E.

Smithe, the patriarch of the family, started the furniture business over 70 years ago. But long. The Smithe sisters returned to the company their great-grandfather founded, the Walter E.

Smithe furniture company based in Chicago. Walter E. Smithe is a furniture company based in Itasca, Illinois.

The company makes, sells, and repairs furniture, specializing in custom upholstery, and operates ten showrooms throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. For decades, the public faces of the privately owned company have been the sisters' father, Walter E. Smithe III-the 59-year-old grandson of the business's namesake-and the sisters' uncles, Mark and Tim.

The Smithe brothers used good. Chicagoans came to know and appreciate the three Smithe brothers who starred for years in quirky TV commercials touting their family-run furniture company. Now, a team of four sisters is carrying Walter E.

Smithe into the next generation. Whoever said brick-and-mortar is dead hasn't met the Smithe sisters. Caitie, Colleen, Maureen and Meghan Smithe represent the fourth generation helping run their Chicago-based family furniture store, Walter E.

Smithe, and they're determined not to be the last. The store, which has 10 locations.

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