Q: At a small Christmas gathering, the hostess was asked about some of her furnishings. She said that they were purchased at Sunshine on a Ranney Day’s store. Can you tell me about it?
A: Sunny & Ranney is the recent expansion of the Peter and Holly Ranney’s Sunshine on a Ranney Day charity that renovates bedrooms, bathrooms and therapy rooms for special needs children at no cost.
The charity’s idea was sparked by a sermon about using your networks and resources to help others, said co-founder Holly Ranney.
With Ranney’s background in the furniture industry and design, and her husband in construction, it was a grand-slam idea.
Sunny & Ranney was part of this year’s business plan and the announcement coincided when the pandemic hit.
“How do you pursue a retail store when there’s a pandemic and everything is shutting down and businesses are going out of business? We have always relied on our faith and have a lot of really good people behind us,” Holly said.
Sixty companies committed to the couple, renovating a roughly 10,000-square-foot auto shop.
“Randall-Paulson Architects, Swinerton Builders and Five Points Electrical were huge players in pulling this off,” Ranney said.
The store sells designer furniture, lighting, textiles and home decor, and has a backroom of items ticketed at yard sale prices.
“There are tons of people coming into the store who have never heard of Sunshine on a Ranney Day,” she said. “They are just coming into shop, but now they learn about the charity too.”
Ranney said they will take in furniture and décor from consumers as long as it is in really good condition – even down to things like picture frames, vases, toss pillows.
“If you are wanting to redecorate or are moving, think of us because everything we sell goes into Sunshine on a Ranney Day,” Holly added.
Outside of the store concept, they have designed it with a place for the community in mind such as different events – fundraisers, networking.
“Our goal is to have an event each month,” she noted. In January, a wine tasting is scheduled and in February a cornhole tournament.
Address: 109B Oak St., Roswell (678) 888-5140. One block from downtown. Hours: Thursday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
https://www.sunnyandranney.com
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