Extra vendors setting up tables at store, 25 sales set around town for Area Wide Garage Sales on Saturday

We now have maps at Prairie Chic so you can plan your sales route in advance of the Area Wide Garage Sale on Saturday. You can pick one up today during our regular store hours until 6 p.m.
We will be open at 7 a.m. Saturday, so area customers  can come stop here to shop for your antiques, furniture, household items, art, pictures, photographs, collectibles, and so much more!! Plus, we have several extra vendors setting up tables to sell items inside the store and on the sidewalk! 

If you missed the deadline to be on the map and you would like to sell your items on a cash and carry basis on your own table, the  for $25 for 10 sq. ft. or less, or $2/sq. ft. for larger tables. We are on the map and the event has been advertised in area newspapers, on Facebook buy/sell/trade groups and also on Craigslist, so will have plenty of traffic from all around the region for this event!

We are located at 9 S. Broadway St., Herington. Here are some pictures of items we have available for purchase inside our store, as of May 29! See you soon!

New handmade cards added, preparation for two area school reunions continue

We have another new vendor at Prairie Chic! Scrappin' Creations by JMA has now moved into some wall space at Prairie Chic, using clothespins to hang her handmade cards! We are still looking for more store vendors who make handcrafted items, or have antiques they wish to sell in rented space as low as $25 for a three month period for a 4' x 4' space. 

Scrappin' Creations used a screen door for their display!

 All cards are $4. There are a wide variety of occasional and general greeting cards in our selection!

 Father's Day and Memorial Day or other patriotic cards are among the cards offered in the store.

We also have several local pieces available for alumni visiting for the Herington and Hope All-School reunions this weekend. Here are some items we have that may interest our customers traveling from out of town.

 This miniature Herington mug is $100.

The Herington High School Building souvenir is $25.

 An simple orange vase is available for $3.50.

 These are pictures taken in the local area, printed on canvas, priced from $45-$75 depending on size!

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. We have 10' x 10' for $100 a month or 5' x 7' for $50 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. We're open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday though Saturday and by appointment Sunday through Tuesday. For more about our store, see the More about our Store tab here.  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!

Prairie Chic now hiring; also for sale or lease

Prairie Chic Handcrafts & Antiques is now hiring for its store manager position as Stephanie Gilbert has decided to relocate to the Pacific Northwest. Deadline is May 28. Job duties include: recruiting vendors, marketing online, communication with vendors/customers/bookkeeper/store owners, general store duties, and being a point of contact for other local properties. Other knowledge of the antiques business, storage units or sales work would be helpful.  Those who are interested in applying should send a cover letter and resume to prairiechickansas@gmail.com. 

Store owners Dr. Mark (DVM) and Denise Homer have also decided to expand the opportunity to include selling the business alone or the business and the building to someone who would like to own and run the store himself or herself, so Prairie Chic Handcrafts & Antiques vendor booth space and consignment sales store is now also up for sale or lease. The store building + business is for sale for $125,000 while the business alone is $15,000, with first five months of rent FREE (then $1,000/mo.). There is a climate-controlled storage business inside that is negotiable, also. The business has been open for one year and its manager is departing, so here is your chance to own it!! Our vendors should not be concerned about these changes, as we will keep you informed of any transitions as soon as we can.

For more information, contact Stephanie Gilbert via email at prairiechickansas@gmail.com or via text or call to 785-571-3955.

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!

Market Day set for Sunday in downtown Herington

Prairie Chic is holding our next Market Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday inside the store. Come to downtown Herington and shop at Prairie Chic, as well as Broadway Bargains across the street, Big MACs half a block south, and Miss Lizzy's half a block north. 

Market Day items for sale inside Prairie Chic will include many types of miscellaneous items, including decorative plates, nick knacks, doilies, Desert Storm handkerchiefs, advertisement buttons and pens, another vendor selling homemade soap scrubs, bath salt, body butter etc., bracelets made from belts, bottle art, and many others!

Are you interested in selling items inside Prairie Chic? We have a special event rental rates are of $2 per square foot when reserved prior to the show or $3 per square foot otherwise. You set up your own items on your own table, and pay according to the size. You sell your items 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, just let me know if you're in for this event, or contact me at (785) 571-3955 any time, or PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com any time. 

Here are some items we've had for sale during previous similar events:

Or, do you have items you would like to place inside the store before the Market Day? We take vintage, antique or quality used items to sell on commission. Or if you would rather store an item instead, we do offer climate-controlled indoor storage units on a monthly basis. 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 can help you, no matter what your need is!  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!!  

We're open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.  Wednesdays though Saturdays, and by appointment otherwise. 

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!

New vendor, more items added inside Prairie Chic

Connie Jones, of Enterprise, has added some of her handcrafted items in to Prairie Chic earlier this week. She has 12 children, 38 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren, in addition to crocheting and window decorating to keep her active.

 Here is Connie setting up her booth space last week.

Here is how Connie's booth looks as of Jan. 23.

We have several vendors inside our store now, but we still have more room for more sellers! So, how much does it cost to rent vendor space there? The booth rates are about $10 per foot a month.

• 4' booth -- $43/mo. for a 12 month lease or $50/mo. for 6 month lease (plus two 48" walls)

• 6' booth -- $65/mo. for a 12 month lease or $75/mo. for 6 month lease (plus 48" and 7' walls)

• 8' booth -- $85/mo. for a 12 month lease or $95/mo. for 6 month lease (plus  48" and 7' walls)
• A full end cap is $50/mo. and half end caps are $30/mo. for a 6-month lease.

Booths are 7' tall and 30" deep. The separation is a 30" deep and 48" high wall on either side of the booth. Note: There is also a 15% commission on all booth sales, which will go down to 10% as sales increase. 

Also, here are some upcoming events we have ahead at Prairie Chic, including our Mini Album Scrapbooking Class.

Mark your calendars for these activities!

Also, please 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've had lots of new items added to the store recently. Here are some updated photos of our store sales floor and our booths.

Feel free to inquire about something you are seeking but that you do not see pictured. We are happy to try to help you find it!! We can help you, no matter what you need to sell, to buy, or to rent!

We're open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.  Wednesdays though Saturdays, and by appointment otherwise. 

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!

Thanks to our readers, we've reached 10,000 page views!

As of today, we now have passed the 10,000 page views mark, and are moving upward from there!

Here are some photos of items we currently have available for sale inside the store:

Shabby chic items, decorated and available for sale 

Blues Clues chairs, $45/each 

Couch, $270, plus other items for sale on the floor 

Some photos of the booth items we have available for purchase

A lamp and some furniture items we have available for purchase. 

A large rocking chair, great for a front porch, and some other furniture items we have available for sale. Or if you would rather store an item instead, you can see some of our offer climate-controlled indoor storage units we have available for a monthly rental fee. We have these -- the 10' x 10' size -- for $105 a month or a 5' x 7' option for $65 a month, plus a $20 one-time administration fee to start your lease. We can help you, no matter what your need is!

Here are some household items we also have available for sale.

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!! And, maybe you have items that you need to sell? We now have booth space available to sell your antique items!!! We also take larger vintage, antique or quality used items to sell on commission, including furniture, musical instruments, household items and art pieces. Driving from far away? We can store extra items on site. We can help you, no matter what your need is!

We're open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.  Wednesdays though Saturdays, and by appointment otherwise. 

Keep in mind that Herington has FIVE stores that carry antiques, household items, arts and crafted pieces and furniture pieces. We are WORTH the DRIVE for you to come see what all we have to offer in Herington, Kan.!

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!