Off the Wall Antiques and Interiors.(Business Births)

Owners: Patti Lierman Address: 1005 Harris Ave. Phone: 734-5054 Fax: 734-5056 Startup date: End of May Square footage: 1,100, plus a 1,500-square-foot warehouse Initial investment: $100,O00

Owning a business has its perks, and Patti Lierman loves hers: She regularly goes to Europe a few times a year to buy about 2,000 antique items to bring back to her new store, Off the Wall Antiques and Interiors.

"I talked about opening this business ever since I moved to Bellingham 4 years ago--and now that I have, I wish I had been doing it my entire life," said Lierman, who had a previous career in the petroleum industry.

After much thought, Lierman decided to …