New and exciting!

Well, At least I have not gone another entire year without posting! So in that regards I am getting better at keeping a blog. I knew I would have a hard time finding time to keep up with this.  Cypress has had a great year and it just keeps getting better.

Recently we built a sofa for a women's shelter located here in Hayward. We built it for the Emergency Shelter Program. It was a beautiful large sofa in a dark woven fabric. We applied the NexSystem stain treatment to it as well. We received a really thoughtful handwritten thank you from the staff. It really made us feel good. We have been so lucky to have had a busy year, that it was nice to take a little time to do something for our community.

We also participated in the West Valley College Design Club Designer Sample Sale.  It was a very fun day! I ran into a lot of people I know and met some great new designers. We sold some stuff, but brought back more that I was hoping. Still, I thought it was a great event and I hope they do it again next year!

We added a couple of new upholsterers this year as well. One is more seasoned, and the other is our "newbie".  Both guys are really learning fast and will both be a great part of our team.

We have also been working to make some new frames for the showroom. We are going to have an open house next week at the factory. We are planning music and food and drinks. I wanted to have a fun get together. I am having it with Spencer from NexSystem. Actually, it was his idea, I just jumped on board with it, and now have quite a party planned.

We are looking forward to finishing out the year. It is looking like it may be the best year we have had so far! We still have a lot of work to complete, but it is nice to be busy.

Cheers,
jim