Everything old is new again
Camille and Tim Demetrion with their children, Emersyn (5) and Jon (7). The family have lived in the Greenbriar neighborhood for nine years.
Camille and Tim Demetrion have lived in the Greenbriar neighborhood for nine years and have two children, Jon and Emersyn.
They met first in 2011 over a secretary desk. Tim had just moved to Colorado and his family here suggested he check out the consignment store, Design Repeats, in Centennial to furnish his new place. Camille’s parents owned the store and she helped Tim find that special desk. He returned to the store with his brother and sister-in-law and bought another piece. “It was a Herman Miller clock,” Camille recalled.
“My brother’s wife said, ‘You better get that girl’s number; she couldn’t be flirting with you more,’” Tim shared.
Camille added, “When Tim and I got married, we put our engagement photo and wedding photos on the secretary desk right at the entrance so it was the first thing guests saw when they came in.”
For 15 years, Camille helped her parents at the store, working her way up through the consignment business. Camille brought her photography degree and keen eye, doing everything that needed to be done, such as going on buying trips and moving furniture to create vignettes. Her social media posts and videos kept new and familiar faces coming into the store.
Camille’s parents retired and sold the store. “When the store was sold, I was disappointed and I missed being in this space and this community, but it wasn’t the right time for us to buy,” Camille lamented. The new buyer later closed the store and Tim and Camille jumped at the chance to move in and open their own store. “It has always been my dream to have our own place that we could call Home to Home,” Camille shared.
Since the October 19 opening of Home to Home, it has been a balancing act for this busy family. Tim has a full-time job as a business analyst and also does the billing and payroll for Home to Home. Camille is often at the store but finds time to volunteer at Timber Trail Elementary, where their children go to school. The couple often bring the kids to the store and they laughingly shared how invested their children are in the family business. Jon likes to switch off all the lamps in the store and turn the open/closed sign. Emersyn helps decorate.
“I love helping people,” said Camille. “I see so many life changes people are going through, and if I can help them feel good about their space and save them some money, it makes me happy,” she concluded. “Follow your dreams, even if it is hard work.”
Camille Demetrion in her consignment store Home to Home in Centennial. She worked in the business for 15 years when her parents owned a store in the same space.
By Lisa Nicklanovich; photos courtesy of Camille Demetrion
