Based in South Florida for more than four decades, El Dorado Furniture boasts a family tradition as a seller of fine furniture. Although Manuel Capó established El Dorado Furniture in 1967 at the center of Miami’s Little Havana district, his father, Simon Capó, started the business back in Cuba in the 1920s.

Spreading from its initial location in the province of Pinar del Río to become one of the largest furniture chains in Cuba, Casa Capó flourished until Castro’s 1959 revolution, when the new government nationalized all private industry. In 1966, the founder’s son, Manuel, and two of his boys fled to Mexico in a small sailboat called El Dorado, and later made their way to the United States. Just seven months after arriving in the U.S. as political refugees, Manuel, Luis, and Carlos opened El Dorado Furniture in South Florida. Eventually, Manuel’s wife and four additional sons managed to leave Cuba and reunite with the rest of the family.

El Dorado Furniture introduced the concept of the Boulevard showroom in 1994. Customers stroll down what looks like an old-fashioned main street, with benches and street lamps that line a series of illusory shop storefronts that include a variety of design elements, from a café to Renaissance stained glass to ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. The owners have extended their popular Boulevard design to all 11 El Dorado Furniture showrooms in Palm Beach, Dade, and Broward counties. In addition, El Dorado Furniture operates two furniture and mattress outlets.

The company offers free consultations in home decorating with its design experts, service from White Glove Delivery, and overseas shipping. On its website, El Dorado Furniture features a unique application called Icovia, an online room planner that enables customers to choose from pre-built plans, or assemble their own floor diagrams to map out their home and office interiors. Subscribers to the company’s online newsletter gain access to exclusive savings through sales coupons available nowhere else. For more information, visit www.ElDoradoFurniture.com.