Jim
and Leslie Pittman live on the banks of the Trask River. They
moved here a little over four years ago after getting involved
with the building of a showcase home in the area for relatives.
Jim has been building homes over a fifteen year period and has
completed several "Street of Dreams" homes in the Portland
area. While Jim started Custom Made Construction and Woodworking
seven months ago in Tillamook, Oregon, Leslie opened the Tillamook
Bay Trading Company on Trask West Road, at the U-turn of Highway
101 just south of Garibaldi, four months ago.
Leslie has prior experience with North Coast Senior Services in
Wheeler, as a watershed coordinator and with a non-profit river
cleanup partnership. Her job now, though, is to hold down the
fort at Tillamook Bay Trading company.
Tillamook Bay Trading Company is located in the former flea market
building that has been vacant off and on for the last several
years.
Jim has completed renovation of the 600 square foot building,
completed sheetrocking the interior, hung fabric and other materials
on the walls and ceilings, finished off doors and windows, redesigned
the interior and ...cleaned.
The company offers log furniture, Mexican pine rustic furniture,
picket and curly-willow furniture; all kinds of country hand-crafted
items, from horseshoe artwork to dustcatcher characters and the
Gnomes of Willow Creek; hand-made inspirational dolls and handcrafted
items from around the world; Alpaca and wool sweaters; pottery
from Mexico; a line of Native American artwork; flutes and music;
Boyd's teddy bears; picture frames, scented candles, chainsaw
carvings, bird houses, cobalt-rimmed glassware, etc. etc.
They purchase some items from importers and others come on consignment
from area craftspersons.
A more expensive item in the shop has been a king-sized canopy
bed for $1,000, while other items, like glycerin seashell soaps,
sell for $1.
They recently debuted a new line of business at the Tillamook
Home and Garden show. They are now a manufacturing outlet for
log furniture - large items such as beds.
Stop by, refresh with a cookie and a cup of coffee, and take a
look around. LCB
Tillamook Bay Trading Company
Principal: Leslie Pittman, owner
Address: 24710 Trask West Road
Tillamook, Oregon 97141
Telephone: 503/322-2300
e-mail: oregoncoastone@hotmail.com
Website:
www.pacifier.com/~redwood/oregonshop.htm
Hours: M, W, Thurs, Fri 10:30a - 5:30p, Sat 10a - 5p, Sun 11a
- 4p, Closed Tuesday
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