"In Acton, you will find Household Goods. What was once a small operation from Barbara and Ira Smith's carport, has turned into a 20,000-square-foot...
Founders Corner
Personal tales of helping people make a home from and stories about our founders, Ira and Barbara Smith.
Barb and Ira on WBUR
Lisa Mullins and Lynn Jolicoeur from WBUR 90.9 FM recently came in to interview our beloved founders Barbara and Ira Smith for a series on people...
Everything to Furnish an Apartment
How did it all begin? Co-founder Barbara Smith explains. Everything to furnish an apartment from DigiNovations on Vimeo.
Moving to The Barn
In April or May of 2000 we signed a lease with the Acton Christian Church for use of half of their garage for $1.00 per year. For the first time in...
Barcaloungers, Drapes, and a Sewing Machine
23 years ago this month, March 1993, Barb and I received a request from a single mother with two children for living room furniture for her new...
The Art of Lifting
Our story begins with a last minute question from Bruce Frankel as he was wrapping up his manuscript for his book What Should I Do with the Rest of...
Barb and Ira Tell Their Story
A short video about Barb and Ira Smith, founders of Household Goods. And two of the hardest-working people you will ever meet. Barbara and...
Congratulations to Barb and Ira Smith
On Tuesday, May 7, 2013, Barb and Ira Smith won the Community Service Award given by Enterprise Bank during its Celebration of Excellence. The...
A Day in the Life
Ira and Barb Smith, doing what they do best - helping people make a home.
Flourish with PERMA
Psychologist Martin E. P. Seligman in his latest book, Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being, submits that an...
The Red Toolbox
Darkness approached. With difficulty we crammed a sofa into Mauro and Margarete’s station wagon. I handed Mauro his heavy red tool box which had...