Top Showrooms: Malone Home Center
Originally established as a building materials operation, Malone Home Center in Greenville, Kentucky has expanded to include hardware, plumbing, electrical, painting, flooring, cabinets, home decor, and rental departments.
In 1989 the company opened in its present location, a 30,000-square-foot building, and joined HWI, now known as Do it Best Corp.
Malone Home Center’s design showroom has been popular with customers since its inception nearly a decade ago.
The 2,500-square-foot area features displays of cabinets, countertops, fireplaces, flooring, tile, sinks, showers, and more. This includes a wide array of styles and brands for customers to choose from when selecting products.
Whether planning for a renovation or a new building project, visiting the showroom can help customers visualize their project, according to Malone Home Center.
Angie Strader, Malone Home Center’s home decor specialist, has more than 20 years of experience and offers design advice and knowledgeable help for every project. Strader works with both contractors and homeowners.
The specialist partners with the client and visits the project site or home to get a better understanding of the customer’s needs and design ideas while obtaining specifics such as measurements. Strader will then return to the showroom and home decor area to share design options and samples for the client, provide a quote for the customer, and create the order.
Once the product arrives, Strader follows through with a contractor to make sure the installation process goes smoothly.
If the client does not have a contractor, Strader recommends someone to complete the job. This turnkey service, personal attention, and thorough follow-through are different from what other stores may offer their customers, Malone Home Center said.
Malone Home Center sells a variety of cabinet brands and styles: Kountry Wood, Bertch, Timberland, and BJ Tidwell are choices the customer can choose from to design their space.
Options for countertops include formica, solid surface, granite, and quartz, which is often the most requested material. Malone Home Center said Karran sinks are a practical and elegant choice, but other options are available depending on the customer’s budget and style.
Strader partners with CDC Distributors and Do it Best for most flooring needs. Hardwood, LVT, carpet, tile, and additional options are available from featured brands such as Mohawk, Shaw, AquaLok, Bruce, Timeless Design, Daltile, Tarkett, and Emser.
The retailer has served Muhlenberg County and the surrounding region since 1936. President and CEO Paul Gabbard is the third generation to operate the full-service lumber and hardware company.
