through town.
All of a sudden there was a "bike shop". It had a quad bike (aussie speak
for one of the recreational 4 wheelers) and on either side of it there was a
scooter.
It was along a fairly open stretch of road and only two other shops in the
row. It was dark and night,,,,and I could see the bikes really well. They
were raised on a platform so that the wheels were at the bottom of the
window thus the whole bike was on show.
They were clearly visible and there was no background...so you could see
right into the store. The back wall of the store was a deep red. not bright
so much as clear and strong. There were things displayed on the back wall on
nice shelves (steel or glass...I'll have a better look next time I go past).
But the bikes still stood out!!
There wasn't a huge amount of distraction between the window front and the
back wall. Just the red stood out as a back drop.
The only thing I could think is that they had good lighting. I know you
mentioned this in your original post and the issues it could cause..not to
mention the cost.
Otherwise what about a concertina frame...a bit like the olde dressing
screens that could be made from simple pine frame with fabric stapled on.
This could be moved easily and changed as needed. You could put cross pieces
on the back thatwould have hooks for dipay which would increase your wall
space too. We have used this in showrooms and it has worked quite well.
Anyway,,,just some thoughts.
I'll be driving past that shop again next week...So I will have a look at it
again,
Sharyn
Work from home help @ http://www.EAHLive.com
On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 6:25 AM, Kurt Schweitzer <
kurt@urbanvillagescooters.com> wrote:
> I have large pieces of cardboard - each scooter comes in its very own
> box that's four feet high, two and a half feet wide, and six feet
> long. Lots of pieces of cardboard!
>
> Unfortunately I need to build a backdrop that's eight feet wide by ten
> feet high. Plus it needs to wrap around the ends another three feet
> each end. Even if I use my cardboard boxes I'll need something to
> brace them so they don't fall down. The cardboard that makes up each
> box weighs around twenty pounds, which gets to be a little heavy to
> hang from the ceiling.
>
> The fabric idea that Ed had is something I've been thinking about. It
> would be a little lighter than the cardboard.
>
> Either idea has the problem of not being able to do anything with the
> interior side. If I'm going to block off the windows I'd really like
> to be able to hang merchandise on the partition. I have a wire grid on
> the wall next to the windows where I'm hanging some 30 jackets, half a
> dozen T-shirts, two dozen pairs of gloves, and 20 sunglasses. I'd like
> to be able to hang some luggage, racks, and windscreens on a wall
> someplace.
>
> One thing setting up this store has taught me is a new definition of
> "inexpensive". For instance, last year I had my jackets displayed on
> one of those four-sided racks you see in clothing stores. The rack
> cost me $35 new, and did a good job of holding my jackets in a minimum
> amount of space. Unfortunately it didn't display the jackets very well
> - you couldn't see them without going to the rack and walking around it.
>
> The wire grid on the wall cost about $60, and I have six faceouts (the
> rods that stick out from the wall that you hang jackets on) that cost
> about $2.50 each, so I've spent around $75 to be able to display as
> many jackets (plus some other stuff, but we'll ignore that) as that
> $35 unit.
>
> But the more expensive wall display does a MUCH better job of showing
> the jackets off than the cheap floor display. They really look GOOD
> instead of just "there". Even in the middle of winter I've had people
> go try on the jackets, where before they'd just glance at them.
>
> IF I decide to box in the windows I could do a good job for about $300
> in material costs, plus labor. If I go with cardboard walls I'd
> probably save 2/3 of the material costs and require about the same
> amount of labor.
>
> It's only money, right?
>
>
> Kurt Schweitzer
> Urban Village Scooters
> http://urbanvillagescooters.com
>
> --- In entrepreneursathome@yahoogroups.com<entrepreneursathome%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "Patrick" <datafoxx@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Using a large piece of cardboard (check out a box manufacturer)
> > painted a light, solid color (read: white) build a backdrop. Once
> > done, if you need to decorate it somehow you have a blank slate and
> > it doesn't cost an arm or a leg. It is also not permanent but
> > reusable.
> >
> > Just a suggestion but let me know if it helps.
> >
> > Patrick
>
>
>
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