Classical furniture store expands in Bonita

Agostino’s Fine Furniture is now open in Bonita Springs and with the addition of its new store the distinctive furniture seller is breaking into the market in a unique way.
“Classical style furniture is in new demand for the area and the concept took off like wildfire,” said Philip Agostino Sciacqua, the manager of the Bonita Springs store.

The store held a grand opening on Jan. 26 although drivers on U.S. 41 have been looking at the store undergo renovations for the last 2 1/2 years.

“With the demand for our classical style furniture we needed a larger space,” said Sciacqua who goes by Philip Agostino to avoid any confusion.

The larger space came in handy because Agostino’s old store used to be at The Promenade at Bonita Bay and specialized in home accents only.

“This store now is a viable retail store with plenty of room for furniture. We just had to spend some time renovating it so it was up to our standards.”

But reaching the Agostino’s standard hasn’t been easy.

Philip’s father, Agostino Sciacqua, 73, first started to import furniture and sell it from a small Olde Naples consignment shop 17 years ago. The business eventually outgrew the space and Agostino bought and created the company’s flagship store in Naples.

“The success of the flagship store lead to more clients in Lee County and more delivery’s were being made there. So we purchased this space and finally had our grand opening,” said Philip Agostino, 41, about the 20,000 square foot Bonita store.
The store offers the latest in traditional, classical, contemporary, tropical and Tuscany style furnishings for every home.

Many of the styles are imported from Europe with an emphasis on manufacturers in Italy.

“We are a full-scale store and we offer clients items that no other competitor can offer because of our business associations overseas,” said Philip Agostino who often takes clients to Italy for a first hand account of how their furniture is made.

The store will also customize furniture and offer designers if the customers request it.
“We also offer design services for people seeking to decorate their new homes,” Philip Agostino said. “We do order custom furniture for our clients because of our relationship overseas and we get the customer what they want.”

Being able to give customers what they want is what prompted Philip Agostino to donate 5 percent of sales to the Music for Minors Foundation during its grand opening.

“The money will be donated to children to help them purchase instruments for children who couldn’t otherwise afford them,” said Philip Agostino, who believes about $1,500 was raised for the foundation. “It seemed like it was a well recognized charity that was deserving of our support so we wanted to sponsor it as part of our function.”

The function also served as a way for area designers to look at what Agostino’s had to offer.

“It was noted by a very experienced designer in the area as being one of the best attended events that she had ever been to and we should be very happy with how it turned out,” Philip Agostino said. “Many of the people stated that they’d be back soon to make purchases.”

Agostino’s is hosting an oriental rugs tent sale throughout the month of February.