Upcoming events announced

Well, even with the annual car show now behind us, we still have many other upcoming special Tri-County area events, so please mark your calendars with these activities and dates:

• May 1-31, Flint Hills Antique Shop Hop, a friendly competition to encourage shoppers in stores from Alma, Alta Vista, Council Grove to Herington, where people can earn gift certificates for filling their passports. We have passports in the store for you to start your shopping journey Follow this link to find out more information about this promotion!
• May 22-24, Herington All-School Reunion, downtown Herington and all around the local area, lots of visitors of all ages in town for this event!
• May 23, Hope School Reunion, Hope city and surrounding area will have lots of visitors for their all school gathering, also!
• May 30, Herington City-wide Yard Sales, all around town! The Tri-County Area Chamber advertises these sales all over the local region so we have lots of traffic for local sales on this day!

We will be offering our special vendor rates (< 10' is $25 for a one day event (and for the first month, or $2/sq. ft./mo., or $4/sq. ft./qtr. for spaces 10’+) during the reunions and city-wide yard sale events for anyone who wants to sell their items from their own tables on a "cash and carry" basis. Contact Stephanie to reserve your space for this event today!!

We have added several new vendors recently, but still have room for even more! And we also have climate-controlled indoor storage units available on a monthly basis! Please help us spread the word! Speaking of new vendors, here are some views of new items we have added in our store:

We are open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and by appointment outside those hours by calling or texting Stephanie at 785-571-3955.

We have these items and and many other antique, handmade and original art pieces for sale at PRAIRIE CHIC HANDCRAFTS & ANTIQUES STORE, at 9 S. Broadway Herington,  KS. 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!!  You can always reply to this ad, orcall us at 785-258-8004 if you need more information.  Or, do you have items you would like to sell? 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 can help you, no matter what your need is for a purchase, a sale or a rental.

You can always reply to this ad, or call us at 785-258-8004 for more details about any of them. 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!! 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! Or if you would rather store an item instead, we do offer climate-controlled indoor storage units on a monthly basis.We have 5' x 7' x 10' units ($50/mo. or $100/qtr.) and 10' x 10' x 10' units ($100/mo. or $200/qtr.), plus a $20 one-time administration fee to start your lease. We can help you, no matter what you need!

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

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.

4th Annual Throttle Jockeys Car Show now underway; drags to come at 2 p.m.

Come on, come all and visit Herington for our 4th Annual Throttle Jockeys Car Club Car Show!
Here is the view in front of our store, just after 8:30 this morning. The store is open here now and for our regular hours until 6 p.m.

We also have a vendor out in front of our store selling automobile items to those visiting town for the event!

Here are some more photos of cars lining up along Broadway Street, just in front of Prairie Chic, in downtown Herington. Follow the traffic to get to the 4th Annual Throttle Jockeys Car Show downtown, with Drag Races to follow from 2-6 p.m. at the Herington Regional Airport!

Come in and see us in downtown Herington! We are here at Prairie Chic until 6 p.m. today! Text or call us at 785-571-3955 if you need any information about the event or the store. 

Come see us for our cake celebration!

We are serving 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.

This is our Red Velvet Cake from Sweet Creations!!

This is our Lemon Cake from Classy Cakes By Design!!

The Visit Herington Tourism Group is also having a Cruise In and Street Dance from 7-11 p.m. Friday (either downtown OR canceled altogether, depending on the weather). We will have the car show from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. downtown Herington on Saturday, so come in and see us!

Have you been watching the vintage pump organ we have inside our store, or maybe the antique Clark Lumber Scale or the settee set we have here? Our store vendor has marked those three items down for a spring sale! The organ has been marked down from $999 to $700 and the scale is now marked down from $210 to $130, and the settee is now down from $600 to $425.

We have these items and and many other antique, handmade and original art pieces for sale at PRAIRIE CHIC HANDCRAFTS & ANTIQUES STORE, at 9 S. Broadway Herington,  KS. 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!! 

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.!

Store celebration set for anniversary festivities!!!

Have you heard the news yet?!? We are celebrating our FIRST ANNIVERSARY on a busy weekend in downtown Herington next week!

"We have added so many unique items on our open sales floor and many vendors to our booth spaces to really help fill up our store,” said Stephanie Gilbert, store manager. “These items include a vintage pump organ, several wooden rocking chairs, an English Walnut Wardrobe, handmade crocheted and quilted items and more other handmade and antique pieces.

Cake will be served at 3 p.m. Friday, April 24 to local and area customers, which have come in to shop from literally all four corners of the state.

Prairie Chic includes booth spaces rented for antiques, repurposed or collectible items; floor space for quality used furniture and art works sold on consignment; and climate-controlled self storage units. The store is located at 9 S. Broadway St., in Herington.

“Since we opened during last year’s car show, we hope to see many familiar faces again this weekend,” concluded Gilbert, who is also a member of the Visit Herington Tourism Board.

Not related to the store festivities, the tourism board is also hosting a Street Dance and Cruise In event with The Clearview Band that evening. On Saturday is the Throttle Jockeys Fourth Annual Car Show downtown and then Drag Races at the Herington Regional Airport round out the busy weekend in town.

For more information about the Prairie Chic store, contact Stephanie Gilbert, store manager, at PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com or 785-571-3955.

Prairie Chic, car show highlighted in 'Junk Journal'

Prairie Chic advertised in the Junk Journal newspaper for the April edition, which has been distributed to Kansas City area shoppers at the First Friday Antique sales there. Here is the ad that Darren Smith created for our store!!

There is also a story in the Junk Journal about the upcoming  Cruise In and Car Show events on April 24-25 in downtown Herington.

Here are some items that have recently been added into the store, too!

 Bradford Exchange Collectible Plates, $30 each

 American Renaissance Gothic, $425

Flanders Writing Desk, $135

Cabinet, $65 

Don't forget that we have new rates for rented space
inside the store. We are looking for more handcrafted and antique vendors to sell their items, to help fill up before these upcoming area events.

We are Prairie Chic Handcrafts and Antiques at 9 S. Broadway Herington, KS. We also offer climate-controlled indoor storage units on a monthly basis, including 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. 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!

Looking to help you sell your items at Prairie Chic

We have several vendors who are set to arrange their spaces in preparation for the Street Dance and Cruise In event downtown on Friday, April 24 leading up to the Saturday event. Do you crochet? Do you make things out of wood? Or maybe you sculpt from metal piece? Then we want you to know that we've changed our rates for wall and booth space at Prairie Chic! Our rental rates are now as low as $25 (for a three-month period) for a 4' x 4' space on the wall. You can find more information about our options on the More about the Prairie Chic store Tab here.

Or if you would rather store an item instead, we do offer climate-controlled indoor storage units on a monthly basis. We have 5' x 7' x 10' units ($50/mo. or $100/qtr.) and 10' x 10' x 10' units ($100/mo. or $200/qtr.), plus a $20 one-time administration fee to start your lease. We can help you, no matter what your need is!

Feel free to inquire about something you are seeking but that you do not see pictured in our here. We, at Prairie Chic, are happy to try to help you find it!!

We are located at 9 S. Broadway Herington, KS. We are 35 minutes from Junction City, about 45 minutes from post, and about 60-90 minutes from Topeka, Manhattan, Wichita and Salina. We draw customers in from all of those cities through our online marketing efforts. Prairie Chic is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays though Saturdays, and by appointment otherwise. 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!