The Front Porch

Please note - the Front Porch in Puyallup is no longer in business, but this is what I experienced when they were!

While the weather outdoors is frightful (remember the song?), you wouldn't think I'd be talking about a front porch. I have another type of front porch in mind - The Front Porch, a small business in Puyallup owned and operated by Cheri Waldenberg. Cheri has been very kind allowing me to put up a photo gallery display of my work on the wall at the back of her store.

Cheri is a remarkable woman, having run her own landscape business prior to owning The Front Porch. No stranger to hard work, she mowed 40 lawns a week by herself! Her husband Scott was a graphic designer in Bellevue. About nine years ago, they decided to make a change. They rented space at 210 No. Meridian in Puyallup and started selling furniture and antiques. Scott got into the custom home building business, but still finds time to make custom furniture to sell through the store.

Another big change occurred in 2008. After 17 years of marriage, their daughter Courtney was born. Cheri took a month off and when she came back to re-open the business found that many of the furniture suppliers had gone out of business. In February 2009, they bought out the inventory of a children's store in eastern Washington. That started a whole new chapter for The Front Porch. The store now specializes in new and slightly used children's items. Cheri does not accept consignments and is very particular about what she purchases for resale. And yes, they still sell custom furniture and drapery.

I bought a child's chair made of vines to use as a photo prop. This is a store that is a child's dream place. It's also mine for children's photography props.