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'''Simonton and Associates''' was located at 2005 [[11th Avenue South]] and was an interior design firm owned and operated by [[Ellen Simonton]]. The firm was housed in the back area of the store while the front was a furniture and specialty store. Simonton's was known for being on of the first stores in the area showing furniture, artwork and accessories accommodating a predominantly sophisticated design aesthetic utilizing mostly a palette of blacks and metallics. Simonton's moved to [[English Village]] and after a couple of years closed its doors. Simonton was the interior designer for the headquarters of the [http://www.luttrellwoodworks.com/corporate.htm Jemison Investment Company, Inc]. In the early 1990's, Simonton shocked her neighbors when she chose to paint the exterior of her [[Forest Park]] home in black but it soon became a Birmingham tourist drive-by for design people interested in the home.
'''Simonton's''' (formally '''Simonton & Associates''') was a design studio and retail shop located at 2005 [[11th Avenue South]] in the [[Spanish Stores]] in the early 1980s. The business, which was owned and operated by interior designer [[Ellen Simonton]], provided professional design services and also showcased home furnishings, decorative items, artwork. At one point, the business expanded into the "tower" portion of the building, which was used to display jewelry and accessories.


Simonton's was lauded in design magazines both regionally and nationally for its uniqueness.
Simonton's retail line was notable "modern", tending toward a palette of blacks and metallics. The business relocated to [[English Village]] before eventually closing.


== See also ==
[[Category:Former shops]]
[[Spanish Stores]]
[[Category:Former art galleries]]
 
[[Category:1926 buildings]]
[[Category:1930 buildings]]
[[Category:Furniture stores]]
[[Category:Furniture stores]]
[[Category:11th Avenue South]]
[[Category:Spanish Stores]]
[[Category:Five Points South]]
[[Category:Cahaba Road]]
[[Category:Miller & Martin buildings]]
[[Category:English Village]]
[[Category:Former retailers]]
[[Category:1980s establishments]]
[[Category:Art galleries]]

Latest revision as of 16:50, 9 August 2017

Simonton's (formally Simonton & Associates) was a design studio and retail shop located at 2005 11th Avenue South in the Spanish Stores in the early 1980s. The business, which was owned and operated by interior designer Ellen Simonton, provided professional design services and also showcased home furnishings, decorative items, artwork. At one point, the business expanded into the "tower" portion of the building, which was used to display jewelry and accessories.

Simonton's retail line was notable "modern", tending toward a palette of blacks and metallics. The business relocated to English Village before eventually closing.

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