Recruiting efforts underway to prepare for upcoming events

We're drawing nearer to the 300 likes mark now on our Prairie Chic Facebook page. We would like to take a minute to thank everyone who has recently added a "like" on our page!

Store Manager Stephanie Gilbert is working to recruit vendors to sell their antique or handcrafted items inside our store. We want your upcycled items, your handmade or homemade or handcrafted items, no matter if they are metal art, yarn or fabric pieces, painted items, etc. Our store vendor options, rates and sizes are located on the 'More about the Store' tab above.

We are working to fill our store event more in preparation for the April 24-25 Cruise In and Car Show events planned in downtown Herington. 

April 25 is also the Prairie Chic first anniversary, so stay tuned for information on our store celebration also set for that weekend!! We drew in hundreds of shoppers last year during our opening weekend, when we started with only seven items on our sales floor. Man, have we really grown in the past 11 months. Here are some updated photos of items we now have available for purchase inside our store.

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. We're open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday though Saturday and by appointment Sunday through Tuesday. 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!

Prairie Chic shares information on radio show

You can visit http://chirb.it/hd36P to hear Prairie Chic Store Manager Stephanie Gilbert speak (from 11:50 to 29:54) to promote Prairie Chic on the Liberty, Mo., radio show, Junk Mafia!!! The radio host, Darren Smith, also visited Prairie Chic Wednesday morning to do an interview with Stephanie for an upcoming edition of Junk Shares. 

Stephanie is still contacting area vendors to ask who is interested in selling their handmade items inside the store. Do you know of someone who might be interested in this opportunity? They can visit our 'More about the Store' Tab here to get information about rates and options for selling their items here.

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 $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. 

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!

Prairie Chic to be topic of radio show at 10 a.m. today

Prairie Chic will be the topic of the Junk Mafia Radio Show out of Liberty, Mo., from 10 to 11 a.m. this morning. Visit www.junkmafia.com to stream anywhere in the world!

We are open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today so come in and see us in downtown 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!

Mark your calendars for these upcoming local events!

Do you enjoy antique and vintage vehicles? Prairie Chic opened just before the 2014 Throttle Jockeys Third Annual Car Show and Drag Races held in April. The Street Rodding American Style TV show episode video is available on YouTube here.

Speaking of the car show, you should mark your calendar for these events that will bring plenty of traffic into the Prairie Chic store!

• Throttle Jockeys and Visit Herington Cruise In, downtown Herington, April 24, this is a street dance and car show with Clearview Band
• Prairie Chic’s First Year Anniversary Celebration, April 25. Watch here for more details to come, but you should mark your calendar now for this event!
• Throttle Jockeys Fourth Annual Car Show and Drag Races, April 25, downtown Herington. We will be offering our special vendor rates ($2/sq. ft. in advance, $3/sq. ft. on the day of the event) for anyone who wants to sell their items from their own tables on a "cash and carry" basis.  To reserve your space for this event,  please contact our store at (785) 258-8004 or the store manager, Stephanie Gilbert, at PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com or (785) 571-3955.
• Hope School Reunion, May 22, Hope city and surrounding area
• Herington All-School Reunion, May 22-24, downtown Herington and all around the local area
• Herington Citywide Yard Sales, May 30 (tentatively), the Tri-County Area Chamber advertises these sales all over the local region and we have lots of traffic for local sales that day, We will be offering our special vendor rates ($2/sq. ft. in advance, $3/sq. ft. on the day of the event) for anyone who wants to sell their items from their own tables on a "cash and carry" basis.  To reserve your space for this event,  please contact our store at (785) 258-8004 or the store manager, Stephanie Gilbert, at PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com or (785) 571-3955.

Here are some items we have for sale inside Prairie Chic, for your shopping needs:

Here is a letter written on May 3, 1912 after the Titanic sunk, which talks about the Titanic, how Britains couldn't build good ships like Americans can and how the Titanic sank. The picture is signed by by Millvina Dean, the last known survivor of the Titanic. There is also an original newspaper advertisement for the Mauretania and the Lusitania, mentioned in the letter. The Lusitania is noted as a strong ship, which was sunk to start the U.S. involvement in World War I. The price on this item  is $2,150. 

Are you needing a side table for your home? We have many available, including these small ones with a flat back perfect to be placed up against a wall. The larger one with the coal bucket is $70, the rectangle one with the platter on it is $20, the two on the right side are $15 each and the one with two shelves underneath is $8.

We are Prairie Chic Handcrafts and Antiques at 9 S. Broadway Herington, Kan. 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 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! Come on in and check out our other vendor booths with vintage and handmade items. 

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. 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!