The home furnishings marketplace has done well thanks to smaller purchases.

The Schulze family fixed appliances and home furnishings in Richmond, Texas for 82 years.

Sales at furniture stores have been sliding amid a cooling housing market and weakening consumer sentiment about making big purchases.

For consumers who’ve been looking at the same walls since the pandemic started, a new coat of paint may be worth more than travel.

Consumers might be spending more on their homes, but not necessarily on furnishings.