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The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif., Work Space Column.

Publication: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Date: Tuesday, January 27 2004

By AnnMarie Cornejo, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jan. 27--When Suzie and Grover Cox quit their jobs in Palmdale and moved to the Central Coast, they were ready to embark on a dream they had been planning for more than 20 years.

Opening the doors to Beach House Furniture in Grover Beach in October 2002 they felt the first tingle of achievement. With more than 6,000 pieces of furniture in stock, they have had to increase their warehouse space three times in the last year to accommodate customer demand.

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