La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries — Spokane, WA
La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries — Spokane Sign Refresh
New face-lit channel letters and a pylon face refresh at 10205 N Division Street, by Plumb Signs of Tacoma.
The program at a glance
27 ft
Overall channel-letter span installed to the storefront façade.
(2) faces
3'-11½" × 14'-7" white lexan pylon faces with vinyl overlay.
UL-listed
Class 2 low-voltage LED drivers, rear service access.
One shop
Design, fabrication, permitting, and installation under one roof in Tacoma.
A national brand standard, delivered locally
La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries operates a nationwide network of dealer-run showrooms, each held to a consistent identification standard — the recognizable wordmark in face-lit channel letters across the storefront, paired with an internally illuminated pylon at the street. The Spokane showroom at 10205 N Division Street is the only La-Z-Boy presence in Spokane County and one of two in the wider Inland Northwest, so the signage carries the brand for the entire trading area.
Plumb Signs handled the full refresh as a single program out of our Tacoma shop: fabrication of a new face-lit channel-letter wall sign with an overall span of 27 feet, plus complete replacement of the (2) 3'-11½" × 14'-7" lexan faces on the existing double-face pylon cabinet. Site survey, permit coordination, fabrication, installation, electrical hookup — one accountable team for the schedule and one number to call when something needs service down the road.
Project snapshot
- Client
- La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries
- Location
- 10205 N Division St, Spokane, WA 99218-1307
- Completion
- 2022
- Scope
- Face-lit channel-letter wall sign (new build) + double-face pylon face replacement
- Sign types
- Flush-mount channel letters · double-face internally illuminated pylon faces · vinyl overlay graphics
- Category
- Retail · Furniture · Brand-standard storefront identification
- Services
- Site survey · permit coordination · fabrication · installation · electrical hookup
Image showcase
Two close-ups from the finished install — the new channel-letter wordmark on the main entrance elevation, and the re-faced double-face pylon on N Division Street.
The wall sign — built once, lit forever
The new channel-letter set runs 27 feet across the storefront elevation and 6'-1¼" tall overall. Letters are individually fabricated with aluminum returns, white trim cap, and translucent white acrylic faces — internally illuminated by Class 2 low-voltage LED modules for an even, brand-true daytime read and a clean white glow at night.
- Overall 6'-1¼" tall × 27'-0" wide
- Returns Fabricated aluminum, painted finish
- Trim cap White
- Faces Translucent white acrylic
- Illumination Internal LED, Class 2 low-voltage drivers
- Listing UL-listed assembly
- Mounting Flush-mount to exterior storefront wall
Fabrication and the sign family
Two assets, one program — built in the same shop, installed by the same crew, on the same site visit.
Face-lit channel letters
Individually fabricated aluminum letters, white trim cap, translucent white acrylic faces, internally illuminated by LED. The standard La-Z-Boy storefront identification across the dealer network.
Pylon face replacement
(2) 3'-11½" × 14'-7" white lexan (polycarbonate) faces fabricated to the existing pylon cabinet's frame dimensions, ready for vinyl overlay before install.
Vinyl overlay graphics
Current-standard La-Z-Boy brand vinyl applied to each lexan face — durable outdoor-grade film, mask-cut to the wordmark and supporting graphics for clean, repeatable brand presentation.
Installation & electrical
Plumb Signs install crew dispatched from Tacoma — wall-mounting the channel-letter set with structural anchoring, removing and disposing the old pylon faces, installing the new faces, and final electrical hookup and commissioning.
Brand standard, executed for the building
The La-Z-Boy wordmark is a tightly controlled trademark — letter proportions, stroke weight, the hyphenation, the slope of the Z. The challenge on a 27-foot installed channel-letter set is not "what does it look like," it is "how does it survive a Spokane winter for fifteen years and still hit brand color the day a corporate auditor drives by."
Plumb Signs builds to that horizon: aluminum returns that won't sag, weld joints that won't leak, LED modules and drivers sized for the cabinet depth, and a finish system that tolerates UV and freeze–thaw cycles. The pylon faces go through the same lens — lexan over acrylic for impact resistance, edge dimensions matched to the existing cabinet frame to the eighth-inch, and a vinyl overlay rated for outdoor exposure across the Inland Northwest.
Why this works for a retail furniture showroom
A furniture showroom lives or dies on drive-by recognition. The N Division corridor in Spokane is a multi-mile retail spine — five, six lanes of traffic moving 35 to 45 mph past competing storefronts. The sign has to read at a glance and hold up under a Pacific Northwest weather load. Face-lit channel letters at this scale plus a tall internally illuminated pylon are the standard combination for exactly that reason: pylon to land the brand at the road, channel letters to confirm it at the door.
The pylon face change matters as much as the new wall sign. La-Z-Boy refreshes its brand standards on a multi-year cycle; pylon faces that are even one standard behind silently signal "old store" to the consumer. Replacing both faces on the existing cabinet — rather than re-engineering the structure — is the value-engineered move: same footing, same height, same electrical, current brand presentation. Plumb Signs ran the program end to end so the wall sign install and the pylon face swap were scheduled, permitted, and energized on the same trip.
Spokane, Eastern Washington, and the Inland Northwest
Plumb Signs is based in Tacoma and dispatches statewide and into the broader Pacific Northwest for fabrication, installation, and service. Spokane and the Inland Northwest are a regular travel corridor for us — La-Z-Boy on N Division is part of a larger pattern of retail and commercial work we ship east of the Cascades.
- Spokane
- Spokane Valley
- Liberty Lake
- Mead
- Cheney
- Airway Heights
- Deer Park
- Pullman
- Spokane County
- Eastern Washington
- Inland Northwest
Frequently asked questions
Who built the new La-Z-Boy sign in Spokane?
Plumb Signs Inc., headquartered at 909 S 28th Street in Tacoma, WA, fabricated and installed the new face-lit channel-letter wall sign and replaced the (2) faces on the existing double-face pylon at the La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries showroom at 10205 N Division Street in Spokane. The program shipped in 2022 as a single end-to-end engagement: site survey, permit coordination, fabrication, installation, and electrical hookup.
What are face-lit channel letters?
Face-lit channel letters are individually fabricated three-dimensional letterforms — aluminum returns, plastic trim cap edging, and a translucent acrylic or polycarbonate face — internally illuminated by LED modules so the face itself glows. The standard La-Z-Boy storefront identification uses face-lit channel letters with white trim cap and translucent white acrylic faces, which is what Plumb Signs fabricated for the Spokane store.
What is a pylon sign face replacement?
A pylon face replacement swaps the visible sign faces on an existing internally illuminated pylon cabinet without replacing the structure itself. For the Spokane La-Z-Boy, Plumb Signs fabricated (2) new 3'-11½" × 14'-7" white lexan (polycarbonate) faces with current-standard brand vinyl overlay, then removed and disposed of the existing faces and installed the new ones on the same cabinet frame.
Why use lexan instead of acrylic for pylon faces?
Lexan (polycarbonate) sign faces are significantly more impact-resistant than standard acrylic, which makes them the preferred choice on tall street-facing pylons exposed to wind-driven debris, hail, and accidental contact. They cost more than acrylic up front but reduce face-replacement frequency over the life of the sign. The Spokane pylon faces are white lexan with a vinyl overlay graphic.
Does Plumb Signs serve Spokane from Tacoma?
Yes. Plumb Signs is headquartered in Tacoma and works the full state of Washington, including Spokane, Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, Cheney, Airway Heights, the broader Spokane County area, and the Inland Northwest. We dispatch crews east of the Cascades for fabrication delivery, installation, permitting, and service. The La-Z-Boy Spokane program was scheduled as a single trip with the wall-sign install and pylon face swap energized on the same site visit.
What does UL-listed mean for an illuminated sign?
UL-listed means the illuminated sign has been built to Underwriters Laboratories safety standards for electrical signage — wiring, LED drivers, grounding, and enclosure construction all meet the listed specification. UL-listed signs pass electrical inspection more reliably and carry lower long-term liability for the building owner. Every illuminated sign Plumb Signs fabricates, including the La-Z-Boy Spokane channel-letter set, is UL-listed.
How long do outdoor sign vinyls last in the Inland Northwest?
Outdoor-grade sign vinyls from major manufacturers carry warranties typically in the 5 to 10 year range for color stability and adhesion under direct sun exposure. The Inland Northwest's combination of intense summer UV and freeze–thaw winter cycles is at the higher-stress end of that envelope, which is why Plumb Signs specifies premium outdoor films for pylon overlay applications like the La-Z-Boy Spokane re-face.
What other retail sign types does Plumb Signs build?
Beyond face-lit channel letters and pylon face replacements, Plumb Signs builds halo-lit reverse-channel letters, raceway-mounted channel-letter sets, single- and double-face illuminated cabinets, monument signs with aluminum shrouds, push-through tenant panels, custom blade and projecting signs, drive-thru menu boards and clearance bars, ADA-tactile interior identification, and full multi-site brand rollouts across Washington and the Pacific Northwest.
Refreshing a brand-standard storefront?
Whether it's one location or a multi-site rollout, Plumb Signs handles design, fabrication, permitting, installation, and service from one shop in Tacoma. Tell us what you're refreshing — we'll scope it in one conversation.
