Amish Furniture and Home Decor
Rob and Becky Runnion own Runnion’s Originals, a cozy shop on OH-14 that sells Amish furniture, home decor, seasonal items, braided rugs, candles and other gifts.
The idea for the store started with Rob’s dad, who did woodworking and made cabinets and other furniture. Becky wanted to carry on the tradition and opened a store selling handcrafted items in Industry, Pennsylvania in 2016. Becky is an East Palestine native, and Rob is from West Virginia and recently retired after 34 years in the military, and they decided to move the store to East Palestine in 2019.
Rob jokes, “My role is CEO. But I’m just here to help my wife. She’s the brains of the operation. I’m the guy that carries everything out.”
The store is family-owned and operated with their daughter-in-law and grandson helping out. The hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
“The store started just as a business, but now it’s become more than that. It’s a way of life,” explains Rob. “Friends and neighbors are more like family members. They come in and share stories and we laugh and cry together, cheer each other on and have good times. We give back to the community and support local benevolences, charities and ball teams. If anybody has anything going on in town, we like to help where we can because it’s a small town and we stick together.”