Roscoe store aims to make homes of houses

Sunday Home Roscoe a ‘social club,’ too

By Leah Staudt | Manor Ink

BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS Shaindy Pollak and Paul Giordano are the proprietors of Sunday Home Roscoe on Stewart Avenue. Leah Staudt photo

Roscoe, NY – One visit to Sunday Home Roscoe furniture store in this hamlet could turn a house into a home. The variety of furniture – everything from antique to modern – is very eye-catching. The store, located on Stewart Avenue, was opened in June 2024 by Shaindy Pollak and Paul Giordano. They are both very creative and talented people.

Sunday Home Roscoe doesn’t just sell furniture, though. There’s a wide variety of home decor, too. They have artwork, lighting, bedding, throw pillows and candles. “I would say our style is eclectic,” Giordano said, “so we try to have a little bit of something for everyone.” There are pieces that are rustic, pieces that are modern, and pieces that are transitional. They have ceramics and designs created by local artists as well.

Pollak also owns another business, Liberty Fine Furnishings and Upholstery in that village. The businesses work together to create one-of-a-kind, custom-made pieces. “Paul gets the gorgeous fabric, and reupholsters things,” Pollak said, “Then we bring it here to show people what it really looks like in your home.” They put a lot of effort and care into sharing their beautiful designs with their customers.

People in the community seem to have a positive response to Sunday Home Roscoe. It’s nice having a place to shop for furniture and also a spot to socialize and interact with others.

“So they chat and they talk. You don’t realize that someone comes in, you’re talking all of a sudden, like 15 or 20 minutes have gone by, so the days go very quickly” said Giordano. “It’s a part time social club.” Not only do customers enjoy their time shopping and socializing, but so do Pollak and Giordano, who are very welcoming.

Everything in Sunday Home Roscoe is unique and fits customers’ individual styles. The store has a nice, welcoming atmosphere, with cozy and comfortable furniture. If you’re looking for something to suit you and your house, Sunday Home Roscoe is a place you should visit.

Sunday Home Roscoe

Mural controversy

TIME TO UNPAINT The incomplete mural, with only a portion of “time to unperson” finished. Provided photo

It was to be a celebration of thought-provoking public art, and a chance for patrons of Sunday Home Roscoe to enjoy libations and appetizers while meeting and chatting with the artist.

Seth Indigo Carnes, creator of the mural on the side of Sunday Home Roscoe’s building, attended the opening for his artwork, though the piece remained conspicuously unfinished. Work had ceased on the text-based mural after an angry resident approached Carnes on Friday, Aug. 25, just as he was filling in the letter “T,” and demanded that the artist paint over the work, calling it “vulgar.”

“I don’t think I’ve ever been assailed for doing art,” Carnes said, still shaken by the encounter. Since that incident, he has stopped working on the mural.

The artwork’s text was to read “time to unperson,” a reference to a condition in George Orwell’s novel 1984, where a person is “erased from memory.”

Shaindy Pollak, co-owner of Sunday Home Roscoe, said she and her partner Paul Giordano had engaged Carnes to create an artwork on the side of the building as a gift to the community. “We’ve had not one negative comment from our customers,” she said.

The unfinished mural, which can be seen by passing motorists on Stewart Avenue, will remain incomplete for the foreseeable future.

“The end result will tell the story,” said Carnes. “The mural will either be finished, remain half-finished, or will be painted over.”