Come celebrate our first anniversary with us!

We are celebrating our first anniversary on Friday!!

We having Lemon Cake from Classy Cakes By Design and Red Velvet Cake from Sweet Creations to celebrate our anniversary at Prairie Chic (9 S. Broadway St., Herington) at 3 p.m. Friday.

The Visit Herington Tourism Group is also having a Cruise In and Street Dance from 7-11 p.m. Friday (either downtown OR it will be canceled, depending on the weather).

Then, we will also have the car show 8-1 Saturday DOWNTOWN HERINGTON and drag races 2-6 Saturday at the Herington Regional Airport!

JOIN US IN THE FUN!!! We have many other antique, handmade and original art pieces for sale. Please take a look at our Facebook album here
with more items we have available for purchase. Feel free to inquire about something you are seeking but that you do not see pictured. We, at Prairie Chic, are happy to try to help you find it!! Or, do you have items you would like to sell? We also take larger vintage, antique or quality used items to sell on commission, including furniture, musical instruments, household items and art pieces if you are looking to sell yours! We can help you, no matter what you need!

Prairie Chic is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays though Saturdays, and by appointment otherwise. Keep in mind that Herington has SIX stores (depending on the day) that carry antiques, household items, arts and crafted pieces and furniture pieces. You can call the Prairie Chic store at 785-258-8004, for more details about any of these items or more about the Herington stores. We are WORTH the DRIVE for you to come see what all we have to offer in Herington, Kan.!

New store booth, wall, floor space rates announced

Prairie Chic owners and staff have announced our new booth rates and consignment options. We are still recruiting vendors for handmade craft items, antique pieces and art works pieces for our 12,000-foot store location at 9 S. Broadway St., in Herington, Kan.  

So, how much does it cost to rent vendor space?
The booth rates are about $10 per foot per month. These rates are:

• 4' x 7' x 30" plus two 48" walls booth: $40/mo. or $80/qtr. (That's pay 2 months, get ONE MONTH FREE!)
• 6' x 7' x 30" plus one 7' wall booth: $60/mo. or $120/qtr. (That's pay 2 months, get ONE MONTH FREE!)
• 8' x 7' x 30" plus one 7' wall booth: $80/mo. or $160/qtr. (That's pay 2 months, get ONE MONTH FREE!)  
• A full end cap is $50/mo. and half end caps are $30/mo.

Booths are 7' tall and 30" deep. Note: There is also a *REDUCED* 10% commission on all booth sales to cover marketing and sales expenses. **We can also store items for you to sell in your booth spaces inside our storage units, to reduce your need for travel to restock your space. See below for rates! 

Wall space is also available inside the store. 

• 4' x 8' x 12" wall space -- $50/qtr. -- or $35/qtr. for 4' x 4' upper half; $25/qtr. for 4' x 4' bottom half

Note: There is also a *REDUCED* 10% commission on all booth sales to cover marketing and sales expenses. 

Floor space is also available inside the store.

• < 10' - $25 for a one day event (and to finish out the rest of the month)
• 10'+ -  $2/sq. ft./mo., or $4/sq. ft./qtr. (That's pay 2 months, get ONE MONTH FREE!)  

Note: There is also a *REDUCED* 10% commission on all booth sales to cover marketing and sales expenses. 

What about items on consignment?
We also offer consignment for antique furniture items, quality used furniture items, art works and other larger items. Those are sold on commission only. 

• Items $50.00+: A 35% commission (and a 10% markdown after 30 days, another after 60 days and a third one after 90 days, so 30% total markdowns); 
• Items < $49.99: A 50% commission (no markdowns). 

After four months, the item is either returned to its owner or donated if needed. 


What storage unit options do you have available? 
We also have indoor, climate-controlled storage units available on a monthly contract plus a $20 administrative fee

• * 5' x 7' x 10' units - $50/mo. or $100/qtr. 
• * 10' x 10' x 10' units, it's $100/mo. or $200/qtr.

*Our quarterly rates allow you to PAY 2 MONTHS, GET ONE MONTH FREE!

For more about our store, see the More about our Store tab here.  To see some of the items we now have for sale, please view the our Facebook  album here. We also have a Pinterest page if you'd like to check that out. If you have any other questions or prefer to call with your questions, please contact our store at (785) 258-8004 or the store manager, Stephanie Gilbert, at PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com or (785) 571-3955!

Tables available for purchase, military cabinets sold same day at Prairie Chic

We have just one night stand in the store right now, available for purchase at $14. Many customers have come in looking for one, so if you have a vintage, an antique one or a quality used night stand that you are no longer needing in your home, we can sell it on consignment for you!

Sometimes customers ask what items sell best in our store. Although it's hard to pinpoint just one item does well, tables usually go out faster than other items do. We have a wide variety of tables of different sizes, shapes, lengths, heights, colors and materials. If you are interested in an item, I have a 24-hour hold policy to allow you to take time to come see it for yourself. Feel free to inquire about something you are seeking but that you do not see pictured. We're happy to help you try to find it!! Here are some pictures of some tables we have available for sale, along with other items in the store.

Sewing table, $40

Shabby chic octagonal table, $10

Green side table and shelves, $22 

 Matching side tables, $25 (pair)

Table, $40

Chairs, $10.50 each

 Round table with four unmatched wood chairs, $200

Round table, $30

Small side table, $30

Some military cabinets we received in on Wednesday were sold the same day! That is exciting! Here is a picture of the items, taken during their short stay inside Prairie Chic!

Military display cabinets -- already sold!!!

Also, if you are creative -- or even if you'd like to learn more about being creative when it comes to scrapbooks, don't forget about the Mini Album Class on Feb. 21. The cost is $20, which includes the class fee and supplies. Those interested in the class just need to bring 10 photos sized 4" x 6", or more smaller photos to fill a 5" x 8 1/2" album. Contact Stephanie at 785-571-3955 to reserve your spot. (Deadline is MONDAY to register.) 

Also consider us if you need climate-controlled indoor storage units on a monthly basis, also. We have 10' x 10' for $105 a month or 5' x 7' for $65 a month, plus a $20 one-time administration fee to start your lease. We're open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday though Saturday and by appointment Sunday through Tuesday. We can help you, no matter what your need is for a purchase, a sale or a rental. For more about our store, see the tab here. To see some of the items we now have for sale, please view the our Facebook  album here. We also have a Pinterest page if you'd like to check that out. If you have any other questions or prefer to call with your questions, please contact our store at (785) 258-8004 or the store manager, Stephanie Gilbert, at PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com or (785) 571-3955!

Illinoisan artist to showcase works at Prairie Chic on Saturday

Tienne Rei Kollars, of Herrin, Ill., is having an art show at Prairie Chic Handcrafts and Antiques store from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Her artwork, which goes by Tienne Rei Art, includes fine art with a surrealist fantasy.

“Costume design is a big influence with old time art deco and art nouveau,” she said. “There is a lot of interest just because of the slight art nouveau. Some of it is more modern. Some of it is surrealistic and sometimes it’s more realistic, but there’s a stylization that comes to it.”

Kollars has twins who just started Kindergarten.Some of her complex pieces she has wanted to paint will be inspired by different places she has visited lately.

“I’ve just started a lot more complex pieces that I’ve been wanting to do, but for five years, I’ve home with kids,” Kollars said. “I’ve been doing more simple works than what I've been wanting to do because the only time I have to work is when the kids go to bed. I’ve been limited for the past five years so I’ve recently been creating things I’ve been wanting to do for some time.”

Kollars lives in southern Illinois in Herrin, which is outside Carbondale.

“My latest project has some ties to a local state park where we took the kids camping,” she said. “The views were amazing, but I’m not a landscape artist. I like these figurative pieces with crazy costume aspects, but I can still do the ladies and have different elements from the area built in to them.”

Herrin is a town of about 10,000 people, while Carbondale is much larger.

Kollars is coming to Kansas for the show and to visit her sister, Tana Davis, who lives in rural Hope. She has been to and through Kansas before, as her husband used to be a truck driver and he also worked in Emporia for awhile.

Kollars is excited about  visiting Davis to come see the sunsets.

“I’m looking forward to a huge vista,” she said. “I can see a tree line where I live right now, but the sunsets and sunrises are what I loved about living in New Mexico, where I could see for miles.”

She said Davis has told her that she has a beautiful view and can see all around the property.

“I’m looking forward to seeing that part of it,” Kollars said.

Kollars will be selling some limited edition prints at the show.

“I’m really looking forward to heading out and seeing what is there and meeting everyone,” she said. “It should be a really good weekend.”

Denise Homer, Prairie Chic store owner, said she is really excited to have a young and talented artist whose work has been shown around the Midwest  to be holding a show in the local store.

“Hopefully this will encourage the citizens of Herington and our local area to tap into their inner talents that Mark (Homer) and I know are out there,” she said. “Her sister, Tana, has shown some of the pieces that our resident artist has to offer. She will be offering classes to help encourage young and older artists to take advantage of the experience.”

Dr. Mark Homer, store owner, also hopes the art show will help encourage other entrepreneurs who can turn their artistic pieces in to a business.

“This is what we have designed for our store, to help offer space for artistic types to sell their original works or repurposed pieces, making money in a storefront business without having to man it all themselves.”

Shabby chic items added for sale at Prairie Chic store

We have a new vendor in the store with shabby chic items for sale now at Prairie Chic Handcrafts & Antiques. Here are some examples of the shabby chic items we now have for sale inside our store.

Here are some other new items and recent views of the Prairie Chic store.

Vintage typewriter, $85

 Miscellaneous items for sale -- call 785-258-8004 for set item prices.

Don't forget that a Midwest artist whose sister lives outside of Hope, Kan., is coming to Prairie Chic on Oct. 18 for an art show.  Tienne Rei Kollars currently lives with her family in Southern Illinois. She was married to her husband Mike on the Outer Banks of North Carolina in 2001 and hopes to eventually make a permanent move to the coast. Her sister, Tana Davis, recently moved to rural Hope and introduced Tienne's artwork to Prairie Chic. Look for more details ahead on this blog!

Come on in and consign your furniture here, or check out our other vendor booths with vintage and handmade items while you are here, or consider us if you need climate-controlled indoor storage units on a monthly basis, also. If you have items that you are not interested in selling, but need more space in your home, we offer climate-controlled indoor storage units on a monthly basis, also. We have 10' x 10' for $105 a month or 5' x 7' for $65 a month, plus a $20 one-time administration fee to start your lease.

To see some of the items we now have for sale, please view the our Facebook  album here. We also have a Pinterest page if you'd like to check that out. If you have any other questions or prefer to call with your questions, please contact our store at (785) 258-8004 or the store manager, Stephanie Gilbert, at PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com or (785) 571-3955!

Local triplets make stop inside Prairie Chic this morning

 The Jackson triplets came and window shopped at Prairie Chic (and did look around inside the store, too) today! Some of the items we got in store late on Saturday include a set of three chairs for $20 (below), which would be great for the 7-year-old boys!

Come in and see all the new furniture options we now have available -- from end tables to dressers to a wardrobe, a China hutch, to a curio cabinet, to standing lamps to desks! 

Some of the items now for sale inside our store include:

This set of two kitchen chairs for $15 each

Three drawer dresser, $22

An English Walnut wardrobe, $750

Side dresser, $40

Four drawer dresser, $35

Five drawer dresser, $40

Here is an advertisement that a vendor found inside a dresser. This is the type of item that someone might find when cleaning out a home, that would be great for an estate sale inside Prairie Chic. You can read more about that option on the Aug. 6 Estate Sale blog post found here.

To see evevn more items we now have for sale inside our store, please view the our Facebook  album here. We also have a Pinterest page

if you'd like to check that out.

If you have any other questions or prefer to call with your questions, please contact our store at (785) 258-8004 or the store manager, Stephanie Gilbert, atPrairieChicKansas@gmail.comor (785) 571-3955!

Sale on now in two booths!

One of our vendors, Designs by Davis is having a sale this month! On any items or total orders of $25 or more, she is offering a 10 percent discount.

We are Prairie Chic Handcrafts and Antiques at 9 S. Broadway Herington, KS. Come on in and consign your furniture here, or check out our other vendor booths with vintage and handmade items while you are here, or consider us if you need climate-controlled indoor storage units on a monthly basis, also.

Here are some more items that are now available for purchase inside Prairie Chic:

Full sized bed frame with headboard, $50

 Blue and green chair, $20

 End table, $27

*Sold!* Golden tea cart, $15 *Sold!*

To see more of the items we now have for sale, please view the our Facebook  album here. We also have a Pinterest page
if you'd like to check that out.We're open Wednesday though Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. If you have any other questions or prefer to call with your questions, please contact our store at (785) 258-8004 or the store manager, Stephanie Gilbert, atPrairieChicKansas@gmail.comor (785) 571-3955!

Estate sale items wanted for consignment pieces

If you are just starting up a new business or are looking to have an estate sale, we now have an additional option for you to rent space in our store. We can offer you a 3-month prepaid booth, with a 10% commission on all booth sales.
These rates are:

• 4' booth -- $150 one time rental cost for a 3 month lease (plus two 30" x 48" walls)
• 6' booth -- $225 one time rental cost for a 3 month lease (plus 30" x 48" wall and 30" x 7' wall)
• 8' booth -- $285 one time rental cost for a 3 month lease (plus 30" x 48" wall and 30" x 7' wall)
• A full end cap is $150 and half end caps are $90 one time rental cost for a 3 month lease

Booths are 7' tall and 30" deep.

Here are some types of items from an estate that would work well in our store and earn you more money than a yard sale or garage sale option might offer:

• Advertising found on soda bottles, signs, pins, tins, ashtrays, etc.
• Kansas items, which have local advertisements from an older era are also great, including university collectibles and Lodge items, Mason items, Scout items, old license plates, etc.
• Kitchen items, including cupboards, old cookbooks, glass measuring cups,wooden handled utensils that either have red, green or blue painted handles, aprons, old kitchen timers or clocks, items that can help decorate a collector's home
• Household collections, which can include brands such as Pyrex, McCoy, Rosewood Pottery, Murano glass, etc. Collectors look for all sorts of items that most people think is just junk, including old rotary phones, cameras that used the old film, movie projectors, transistor radios, typewriters, toys (60's and older), sewing notions and patterns (60's and older)
• Bedroom/Closet items, including old bed quilts, coverlets, embroidered pillow cases, needlepoint, vanity sets, trays for perfume bottles, brushes and hair containers, older perfume makeup containers, older negligees, hats, ladies gloves, bowling shirts, purses, old suitcases, hat boxes, scraps of lace, old buttons, etc. Smaller items can be stored in clear sandwich bags stapled shut before putting a price on them. Just think about the young women who love to find older pieces to add to their collections or wear to concerts and events
• Men's items, including older jackets, hats, shirts with advertising, especially military items
• Hobby, garage, sporting goods and other outdoor items, including hunting and fishing items, such as handmade lures, wooden ladders, or other vintage or antique items that one used for their trade or are otherwise used at home
• Around the house, items inside junk drawers or closets can include old greeting cards, photo albums, yearbooks, old maps, school globes, postcards, school supplies, old calendars, especially those with pictures and date from 60's and back. It's surprising what people collect. These items could be combined or sold in separate baggies for a few dollars, which is much better than throwing them away. Don't be surprised if you come across a jar of old matchbooks, which could also be sold.

We also offer climate-controlled indoor storage units on a monthly basis. We're open Wednesday though Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. If you have any other questions or prefer to call with your questions, please contact our store at (785) 258-8004 or the store manager, Stephanie Gilbert, at PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com or (785) 571-3955!

Photo Scavenger Hunt planned around the area!

Did you know that the Tri-County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Wild Wench Photo Scavenger Hunt today in the Tri-County area? You can join the fun by visiting the West Walnut Market from noon to 1 p.m.
We have antiques but also handcrafted, unique -- and some might even categorize them as bizarre -- items inside our store.

 The cattle skulls were originally $45 and are now priced at $40.50 according to our price down policy. 

 

The hunt event concludes this evening at the Herington Lanes and Block House Bar where winners will be announced. To follow the event from home, follow #WintheHunt on Facebook!

To see some of the items we now have for sale, please view the our Facebook  album here. 

We also have a Pinterest page if you'd like to check that out. 

If you have any other questions or prefer to call with your questions, please contact our store at (785) 258-8004 or the store manager, Stephanie Gilbert, at PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com or (785) 571-3955!

Planning ahead for Herington Vintage Days Aug. 21-23!

Did you know that the Herington Vintage Days Festival is coming to town on Aug. 21-23? The annual Medallion Hunt that has been done during the Rails 'n Trails Festival in the past is going on now in downtown Herington.

 

During the event, we will also offer our special event vendor rates are of $2 per square foot prior to the show or $3 per square foot on the day of the show. You set up your own items on your own table and pay according to the size. Sorry, but if you have a circular table, it is measured on the square. This is on a "cash and carry" basis, so you tend your own sales and no credit cards nor collections will be taken by our staff.

To sign up, or if you have any other question, please contact our store at (785) 258-8004 or the store manager, Stephanie Gilbert, at PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com or (785) 571-3955!

Also, as an aside, as of Aug. 1, we've had 5,950 page views. Keep it coming, readers! Thanks for reading!