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BY DESIGN furniture + interior design. A store full of beautiful furniture and accents. However, a great room is far more. So... Our mission is to engage you in a design conversation. Our goal is to help you create your personal, perfect room. Established in 1976. by Design was established in 1998, but our history actually goes back to 1976. Russell and Ruthann Clark proposed to their son and daughter in law, Kevin and Bonita Clark, that they open a furniture store together.The first Wood Stock Ltd. store opened in December of 1976 in Des Moines, IA, and was entirely dedicated to selling unfinished wood furniture. In 1985 we took our first steps into upholstery by opening Sofas by Design. The concept caught on immediately and we became excited about the future of custom upholstery. By 1999 we had become convinced that the wood specialty business no longer offered us the excitement and opportunities to serve our customers that we needed. We made the decision to close our old friend and first love, Wood Stock and also our Sofas by Design store. We would take the best parts of both of them and combine them into a new concept. by Design and their talented designers have been a big part of the Des Moines community ever since!
