U.S. Chamber of Commerce singles out New Jersey home décor retailer

PRINCETON, N.J. — Residence décor retailer Homestead Princeton has been honored by the USA Chamber of Commerce’s 2025 CO—100: America’s Top 100 Small Businesses, incomes the excellence as the one New Jersey enterprise acknowledged on the checklist.

Co-founded by Kristin and Ron Menapace, the Princeton retailer, which was spotlighted as a Residence Accents At present Retail Star in 2017, has grown into one of many state’s premier impartial locations for items, furnishings, and residential furnishings.

Homestead Princeton opened its doorways in 2012, simply 48 hours earlier than Hurricane Sandy got here ashore. From these unsure beginnings, the enterprise shortly grew to become a thriving native landmark. At a time when many impartial retailers struggled in opposition to on-line giants and big-box chains, Homestead Princeton provided one thing totally different: a heat, private purchasing expertise with uniquely curated dwelling décor and significant items.

“This honor displays not solely our journey, however the spirit of each small enterprise proprietor pursuing their dream,” stated Ron Menapace. “It represents what small companies can obtain. It’s concerning the energy of neighborhood and perseverance — the resilience of small companies all over the place. We’re honored to characterize New Jersey and so grateful to the loyal prospects who journey from throughout to buy with us.”

With 4 kids raised in Princeton, the Menapaces describe Homestead as really a household enterprise. “We wished to deliver reasonably priced, small-batch, American-made items, furnishings, and residential décor — stuff you received’t discover in chain shops — proper to our local people,” Kristin Menapace defined. “Through the years, that concept has grown right into a vacation spot for individuals close to and much who love the Homestead expertise.”