verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message harlem furniture llc light blue and lime industry furniture founded chicago illinois 1912 1912 founder sam berman headquarters lombard illinois key people bruce berman owner & chairman paul adams ceo products living rooms bedrooms dining kids furniture mattresses tvs accessories number of employees 650 website official website the roomplace is a chain of furniture stores headquartered in lombard illinois operating 22 stores in illinois and indiana . it was voted as one of the top 100 retailers in the united states by furniture today in 2011 . contents 1 history 2 the present 3 references 4 external links history edit sam berman the founder of harlem furniture now called the the roomplace first began selling furniture door to door in 1912 . he then opened and ran a single store until 1985 when the roomplace began its expansion . since that time the roomplace has continued to open new stores in chicago and its suburbs and in 2009 opened its first store in indiana . headquartered in lombard il the roomplace operates 22 stores and three showrooms in chicago ; 14 in suburban chicago ; and single showrooms in rockford il and merrillville in . as of 2012 the roomplace employs over 650 employees . 1 the present edit as of 2009 the roomplace ceo was bruce berman and had been under the leadership of the berman family for 97 years although the company had been sold to investors in 2005 . in 2012 the roomplace celebrated 100 years of operation . the roomplace store at cicero references edit better business bureau listing furniture world article the roomplace celebrates 100 years in business harlem furniture the roomplace on google finance about the roomplace furniture stores and deals . retrieved 23 july 2012 . external links edit www.theroomplace.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the roomplace & oldid 697988482 categories furniture retailers of the united stateshidden categories articles needing additional references from july 2012all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 3 january 2016 at 07 49 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view