well, that's exactly the case at birchwood supply company in akron. - birchwood supply company is, it's something for me that's been unknowingly growing in me for the last probably four or five years. and for me it's always been community, it's always been relationships. it's a store. it's retail. we sell vintage home goods. we sell my design work. we've got other shops in the neighborhood. and a lot of people will talk about competition. none of us, i think, view it as competition. i'm a cog in the wheel. and that's just in community. that's just in life in general. the personality of the store is me; it's a manifestation of me. i've poured, i can't even begin to tell you how much time i've poured into this place. and i think on the same level how hard i've made my life by just completely redoing the shop, , but then i see one little thing and then it's just a snowball effect from there and everything gets changed. people ask me: "what are you looking for? "how are you getting all of your stuff? "what's going on?", and i just say: "it's whatever comes across my path." it's whatever i s

and from here, we're gonna keep up our show. to a place called birchwood supply company. you ever hear of 'em? - yes. - check it out. (upbeat music) - birchwood supply company is, it's something for me that's been unknowingly growing in me for the last probably four or five years. and for me, it's always been a community. it's always been relationships. it's a store, it's retail. we sell my design work. we sell some other local makers in northeast ohio. you know, i'm not trying to one-up somebody. we've got other shops in the neighborhood, you know, and a lot of people will talk about competition. none of us, i think, view it as competition. i'm a cog in the wheel. and that's just in community. you know, that's just in life in general. the personality of the store is me. you know, it's a manifestation of me. i've poured, i can't even begin to tell you how much time i've poured into this place. w hard i've made my life by just completely redoing the shop, you know, and having it set up, and i like it, but then i see one little thing, and then it's just a snowball effect fro