Resort Interiors Adds Four

Furniture World Magazine

The areas largest furnishing and design center adds four new employees and begins opening Sundays. Resort Interiors has added four new employees to its staff--already the largest staff of any of the area’s furnishings or design companies. In addition, Resort Interiors has now begun opening on Sundays. “Our goal is to continue to exceed our customers’ expectations,” says Frank Kovach, president of Resort Investments, Inc., parent company of Resort Interiors. “We are adding quality, additional staff to continue to provide the highest level of service to our growing customer base, and we are opening on Sundays in direct response to our customers’ requests.” Joining the Resort Interiors sales and design staff, Rose Mary Tingle has over 15 years experience in retail sales and design, having successfully completed residential and commercial interior design work from Jackson, Mississippi to Highlands, North Carolina. “I feel fortunate to be a part of Resort Interior’s winning team,” says Tingle. “Their one source shopping gives me all of the tools at hand to create the décors my customers’ dreams.” Another new addition to the Resort Interiors design staff is Kristin Crochet. Crochet’s background is in both architectural and interior design. An Emerald Coast resident for the past six years, she has been designing homes and condominiums. “I like to bring a level of comfort and ease to my design projects that makes the process easy and fun for my clients, while creating spaces that truly reflect their needs and dreams,” says Crochet. Coming on as a design intern, Bonnie Dryden, a recent graduate from the University of Georgia, holds a degree in Interior Design. In addition to her extensive education in interior design, Dryden gained customer service and design experience while working with Rhodes Furniture in Savannah, Georgia. Helping the design and sales staff exceed customer expectations will be Natalie Peterson who has joined the staff, five days a week, as receptionist. A native of Destin, Peterson, whose family is in property management on the Gulf Coast, was first runner-up and Miss Photogenic in the 2002 Miss Destin pageant. Resort Interiors is a full-service home furnishing and design center in Destin, Florida, offering the top names in furnishings including Thomasville, Henredon, Lexington and Century. Resort Interiors offers a five-star guarantee that includes a lowest price guarantee, savings from 30 to 60%, complimentary design services, a fourteen-day return policy on all standard items, and free local same-day delivery and free delivery up to a 500-mile radius.