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WICHITA — Sisters Jan Colvin and Sue Jones are reopening their Fairchild Interiors and Design in a couple of weeks, this time in their native Augusta.

Last month, the two closed their shop at the Waterfront, where Colvin and her husband now plan DiTullio’s Piano Bar.

“Being in Augusta, our overhead is going to be much less,” Jones says.

They intend to pass the savings on to customers with 40 percent off retail for custom furniture orders.

“Which no one in the Wichita area can even begin to offer,” Jones says.

She says there may be an occasional sale with those prices at other shops, but Jones says, “We are going to do it every day for all customers.”

The new shop will be in a 110-year-old building at 110 E. Fifth Ave. in downtown Augusta.

The store will be about 1,000 square feet, which is substantially less than the 4,200 square feet Fairchild had at the Waterfront. It’s about the size of the store’s former custom design space.

“We condensed it a little,” Colvin says.

There will still be lamps, art and accessories, but there won’t be room for furniture except for a sample sofa.

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