When one family redecorates, other families can discover treasures for their homes at consignment stores around the Treasure Valley. Ricochet's showrooms are where the finest of preloved furniture & home decor can be seen by customers and shown by those redecorating families who consign. This approach keeps people from having to enter someone else's home or garage. Treasures include new arrivals, boutique, collectibles, socks, mugs, holiday, rugs, Maureen O’Hara estate items, wall art, décor items, and, of course, furniture.
Ricochet Consignment (opened July 2009) owner Marcia Schaumburg shares: “After many years spent in retail, including family business FAUST in downtown Boise (1990s), Ricochet was a way to transition out of ‘regular retail’. My favorite people in the world are my family, the store has allowed me to spend a lot more time with them. Five of my six children have worked alongside me at Ricochet, as well as cousins, daughters-in-law, a son-in-law, and a granddaughter. Currently two of my sons, Colby and Riley, who have been here over a decade, are managing the 2 locations. We have also established a wonderful staff that fit right into our Ricochet family.”
The Ricochet team loves building community relationships. A local artists’ fine art show hosted in the store lead that group, headed by Nelli Garibyan and her father, artist Bill Garibyan, and her mother Rena, to open their own Idaho Art Gallery in Meridian. The most notable and remarkable event held so far was the “Maureen O’Hara” estate curation. That once-in-a-lifetime opportunity came from a relationship with Maureen’s grandson Conor FitzSimons who started out as a consignor and ended up being a great friend who trusted the Ricochet team to facilitate a large liquidation of his grandmother’s belongings.
Items come from all over the world. One memorable item came from Africa: 4-18ft wood-carved giraffes that a consignor had brought home from an extensive trip. The RicoSox wall features a few lines of crazy socks that people are swooping up. Home décor is the biggest selling category, followed by chairs, sofas and loveseats, with dining sets & sectionals having a very high turnover as well.
Marcia says that “without the loyal support of those who choose to shop and sell locally we would not be in business. At a time when so many businesses, including corporate big box stores are closing, our local, family-owned store is still here because of customers and consigners. The newest Ricochet location in Nampa (opened October 2023) is introducing us to more and more friends from Nampa, Kuna, Caldwell, Star, and Eastern Oregon. We love what we do and who we do it with and are committed to continuing to serve the community the best we can.”