Staiano's Furniture is a family-owned furniture and accessories store at
442 County Road 513 in Califon, in
Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Louis Staiano opened it in
1952, and today the third generation of his family runs it.
The showroom covers 12,000 square feet over three floors, with furniture from over forty
manufacturers and the art and accessories to finish a room. There is an onsite shipping and
receiving warehouse, and the store is open to the public and to the design trade.
The store has changed names, added floors and turned from custom cabinetry to finished furniture.
It has stayed in the same family the whole way.
Califon, the 1950s
1952
Staiano Wood Products
Louis Staiano opens Staiano Wood Products in a small storefront in Califon, selling hardware, building supplies, cabinets and custom furniture to builders and the community.
A new name
World of Wood
The store is renamed World of Wood and expands its custom cabinetry and unfinished furniture.
The second generation
Jim and Bill Staiano
Louis's sons Jim and Bill take over. As the cabinet and furniture makers retire, the store turns to selling finished furniture from other manufacturers.
1970s and 1980s
Room to grow
A second floor is added, and then a third.
Late 1990s
Three floors, 12,000 square feet
An interior renovation brings the showroom to 12,000 square feet over three floors.
Around 2003
Stephanie and Jeff take over
Granddaughter Stephanie Staiano-Donlon and her husband, Jeff Donlon, take over from her father, Jim, and her uncle, Bill.
A new direction
Complete home design
Stephanie brings a vision for complete home design: fashion-forward furniture with art and accessories to match. It draws new customers and designer clientele to the store.
2019
A new front façade
The building gets the front façade you see today.
Today
The third generation
Still family owned, with three showroom floors, an onsite shipping and receiving warehouse and over forty manufacturers. Open to the public and the design trade.
Meet the Team
The people you'll meet in the showroom
A small team runs the store, with Stephanie, Louis Staiano's granddaughter, as owner and buyer.
Stop in and say hello.
The Staiano's team in the showroom
Stephanie Staiano
Owner & Buyer
Andrew Gill
General Manager
Lynn Maloof
Sales & Merchandising
Mary Garda
Sales & Customer Service
Suzanne Sayegh
Sales & In-home design
In Her Words
Still here, still family-owned
In a 2013 Hunterdon Review feature on the store, Stephanie put it this way.
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It’s so novel and great to be a local store and still be here, to still be family-owned.
Stephanie Staiano-Donlon, Hunterdon Review, 2013
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We’re very grateful to still be doing what we’re doing.
