It all began in 1933, in the dust storms and Depression. Ben and Eva Winter opened a lunch room, gas station, and frozen homemade custard shop. "The Howdy Come In" on highway 50, west of Emporia, Kansas.
A hitchhiker stopped in with two suitcases, one for clothes and one for his cabinetmaker tools. The Winters' hired him to build a child's chifferobe for Bobby, the new baby. A partnership was born.
Soon the dairy barn became Winter Furniture, home to new and refurbished furniture. After several years, Ben and Eva Winter moved their store from the dairy barn into the city of Emporia.
A generation later, Bob Winter and wife Joyce, moved to Denver, Colorado, after college, where Bob worked as a furniture buyer. They returned to Emporia to become partners in the family store before moving to Topeka.
Discovery Furniture by Winter was opened in 2000, by Bob and Joyce, along with son, Jeff, and his wife, June. A sister store, RoomMakers, featuring Ashley furniture exclusively, was opened in 2003. We opened an Ashley Furniture HomeStore in 2004 in Salina, KS. This store also sells mattresses.
In 2010 we open a second location of Discovery Furniture and RoomMakers along with a Mattress Headquarters store in Lawrence, KS.
The Winter family and staff continue to have a passion for creating a legendary experience and helping people live in more beautiful and comfortable homes. Visit us today and start enjoying your furniture shopping experience!