Our Story

During his colorful entrepreneurial career in Evansville, Pat Coslett has learned lessons of perseverance, taking the right kinds of risks, and above all else, having some fun along the way.

Coslett’s Simplicity Furniture and Sleep Shoppe storefront at North Green River and Vogel roads is as much about people and relationships as merchandise. Coslett greets each guest warmly and hosts occasional comedy and musical performances and nonprofit fundraisers in the store. He never takes things too seriously, least of all himself. For longtime Evansville residents, the mention of Coslett’s name might conjure memories of Pearl T. Pig, Wally the Wallaby, or Mike Libs & The Chocolate Factory. They were all part of Pat Coslett’s Furniture Festival on the West Side, which he owned from 1999 to 2005.