n 2009, Tim and Autumn made the gut-wrenching decision to close the business. Autumn remembers, “When I think about closing the store, it was one of the most humbling and difficult things, but we wouldn’t change it. We grew so much through that time.” Shortly thereafter, Tim started a moving company with the delivery guys from the store and found a temporary job. In 2015, the moving company was big enough to support the Krupp family. Autumn spent nine years as a stay at home mom and answered phones for the moving company. When the kids went to elementary school, Autumn wanted to get back to work but was unsure of what to do. She interviewed for different jobs, but was unable to find a fit.
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With the economy on the upswing, Autumn knew that Wooster needed a new furniture store. She and Tim know the furniture industry inside and out. In 2018, after over a year of prayerful consideration, Tim and Autumn took a leap of faith and opened HighPoint Furniture at its current location. They couldn’t help but have doubts and fears from the store they closed nearly a decade earlier. It was a huge risk to sign the lease and purchase inventory. Autumn remembers, “Our biggest fear was that we’d open the store only to have to close again. Despite our worries, we knew this is what we were meant to do. Life knocks you down sometimes, but it’s important to get back up and keep living. God provided for us through it all.”