Company History

For over 35 years Nantucket Home has been growing and evolving. We launched Nantucket Home in 1975 after a brief vacation to Nantucket Island where we fell in love with the quilts, baskets and other distinctive crafts from the Island. Thankfully, our quaint little store was well received. We kept busy enough to pay the bills and quiet enough not to wake one of our 3 daughters sleeping in the crib in the corner of the store.

Not long after we opened, we expanded across 3rd street and have remained at this beautiful, quaint location for over 30 years. Many days Nan (senior designer, buyer, merchandiser, etc) can be found displaying merchandise always envisioning a fresh look. Most of her time, however, is helping new clients, returning friends, builders, and developers with floor plans, color schemes and editing building blueprints. I, on the other hand, can be found talking about pretty much anything but especially our hand-knotted rugs and antique furnishings.

Today the business has developed into more than just the two of us. All three of our daughters, along with our wonderful staff, take part in Nantucket Home’s management and future in Northern California as a leader in quality home furnishings and design.

While our style is ever evolving with the changing seasons you will always find wonderful treasures, like the baskets and crafts from earlier years at Nantucket Home. Our hands-on approach to home design still keeps us busy traveling to distant places while our daily quest for more exceptional and unique pieces will never end... all to bring a little bit of the world to Nantucket Home.

We believe your home should be your gallery. Whether it’s moments from your special vacations, furniture that is expressive of you or artifacts that remind you of that wonderful world out there, we believe that you should surround yourself with colors and style that reflect your way of life. And for enhanced design assistance and more selections we are currently planning another big move this year offering more fun choices and intrigue to our friends.

Thank you for allowing us to bring quality and style here to our showroom and to your home. And above all, thank you for the many friendships you have given us throughout the years. We hope you enjoy Nantucket Home as much as we have.

To our many years of friendship,

Rick and Nan Tofanelli

Opening Late Summer 2008 at the corner of 6th & Broadway, Downtown Chico