Timeless Trends gets a Facelift!

A few of our local shoppers may have noticed recently that the Timeless Trends Boutique has received a facelift!  Originally Creager Furniture Store, the building was built and purchased by James Creager around 1897. The Creager Furniture and Undertakers was the original name of the family business which was run by the Creager family. The business was renamed to “M.L Creager Furniture and Undertakers” after James’ son Martin Luther Creager took over upon James’ death in 1900. The Creager family continued to run “M.L. Creager Furniture and Undertakers” throughout much of the 20th century, eventually separating the funeral home from the furniture store. The funeral home was sold in 1977, but James Creager’s two granddaughters, Mary Ellen and Clara Jean continued to operate the Creager Furniture Store until 1987, when it was sold to Ken and Lois Fraley. The Fraley’s continued to operate it under the same name (a nod to tradition) until 2003. The building was vacant for several years until myself and my husband purchased it late in 2007.

We've made quite a few updates to this Thurmont landmark. A new roof was immediately put into place to prevent further water damage and the original floors were restored by our son Chris LaRoche.  Most recently a fresh coat of paint was applied to the front of the building, which caught the attention of many of the folks around town, and people have popped into the boutique just to tell us how much they like the new look!   In the tradition of the Creager family, our boutique is still very much a family run business – my entire family (husband and kids!) have all worked on getting the building back in shape so that the old Creager Furniture Store building can continue to be a historic business landmark in Thurmont! In recent months, the old carriage house, located behind the building has been put to use to hold  our monthly Vintage Warehouse Sale!

For more information about Timeless Trends Boutique, visit www.TimelessTrendsBoutique.com, call 800-864-8591, or stop in at 21 E. Main Street, Thurmont, Maryland.  We're on Facebook too (Facebook.com/TimelessTrendsBoutique) and Twitter (Twitter.com/TimelessTrendsB) so be sure to tell us hi there too!  :)