Prairie Chic Blog View Surpasses 14,000!

                                                                                 Among all the other great things that have been in happening within Prairie Chic we'd like to share that our blog views have hit and passed the 14,000 mark within this past week. 

We can't express the gratitude we have for all of you that continue to support Prairie Chic through our blog, our Facebook, and our store!  

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. 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.  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. 

Celebrate Dad this weekend; open house set Saturday

What kind of plans do you have in mind to show appreciation to your dad this Father's Day? What do you get for a dad who has everything? Why not take a trip down to Prairie Chic and check out our unique selection of antique and handcrafted items! We also have gift certificates available for purchase so he could pick out what he wants to buy!

We have an assortment of rustic tools for your dad to add to his collection!

How about considering a new chair to make an addition to his office or man cave?

Prairie Chic also has a variety of mugs for purchase that would make a great everyday use gift!

Don't forget about our open house here in the store from 11 am - 4 pm as we give our best wishes to our departing store manager, Stephanie Gilbert and welcome our new store manager McKenzie Schultz. We will have refreshments and finger foods available and have many new things available in the store! We hope to see you there. If you have any questions, feel free to call us at 785-258-8004 or call/text the store manager at 785-571-3955.

Open house set Saturday for new store manager

McKenzie Schultz

Prairie Chic Handcrafts and Antique is hosting an open house this weekend to welcome their new store manager. 
Area residents can meet McKenzie Schultz and wish outgoing manager Stephanie Gilbert farewell from 11 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the store, located at 9 S. Broadway St., Herington.
Gilbert resigned from her position in April to relocate back home to Idaho to live closer to her family there.
"I hope to see many residents from from all over the Tri-County area who I met during my newspaper experience before I leave the region," she said about her departure. "I'm confident that McKenzie (Schultz) can use her imagination and access to Pinterest to really take the store to the next level." 
Schultz has experience in a consignment store in Georgia, where she worked as a leader among a group of volunteers.

Stephanie Gilbert

"She had a great rapport with consignors in the Georgia store and she has already had several experiences working with our consignors here in the local area," Gilbert said about Schultz. "She has already taken initiative working inside the store for a bit this weekend and will be a wonderful asset to the business."
Denise Homer, store co-owner, concurred.
"McKenzie (Schultz) has a great artistic flair and a passion to see potential in vintage items our consignors bring in to sell at Prairie Chic," she said. "We are excited to see how she offers classes to encourage area residents how they can also upgrade worn furniture items to sell in our store."
The regular store hours at Prairie Chic are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. For more information about the open house or the store in general, call the store at 785-258-8004, or contact the store manager at PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com or (785) 571-3955.

Prairie Chic welcomes area visitors to military appreciation picnic

Prairie Chic welcomes visitors to the sixth annual Military Appreciation Picnic at the Herington Lake. The store is open for our regular hours, until 6 p.m. at 9 S. Broadway St., downtown Herington.

The picnic event is designed to welcome thank area military personnel and their families for their service and sacrifices, but is also open to the general public. The event is free to active duty, veterans and their immediate families. members of the American Legion, AL auxiliary, Sons of American Legion and American Legion Riders. Non-vets or non-members are $7 each, with other donations accepted will go to support "Operation Comfort Warrior".

The event is family friendly and includes games for children throughout the day. A flag retirement ceremony begins at 11 a.m. 


There are multiple bands and musicians playing for the event, including The Williamson Project, M-31, Jake Reeves of Waffle Stomp, Fed Up, The Inklings, and Dead Friend Walking. 
Fishing, swimming, horseshoes, camping, and most importantly -- indoor bathrooms -- are all available at this location. 

Prairie Chic Handcrafts and Antiques has vendor booths and an open sales floor filled with vintage and handmade items. For more about our store, see the More about our Store tab here.  

To see more of the items we now have for sale, please view the our Facebook  album 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 at PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com or (785) 571-3955!

Entrepreneurs wanted, open house set to welcome incoming store manager

Some young entrepreneurs left two notes on the store on Wednesday, to advertise their pet sitting services.

Are you an entrepreneur yourself? We, at Prairie Chic, are looking for people who are looking to sell their handmade items on consignment! We have wall space available for rent starting at $25 per quarter, with a 10% consignment percentage, or no rent for selling items on consignment on our open floor space, starting at 35% consignment for items $50.00 or more. You can find more details on our More about the store tab here. Speaking of consignment items, here are some examples of handmade items we have previously sold on consignment from inside our store.

 

Also, the staff and owners at Prairie Chic have announced an open house set to meet McKenzie Schultz, our new store manager, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 20. Come on by and say goodbye to outgoing store manager Stephanie Gilbert and welcome McKenzie to the store.

We are Prairie Chic Handcrafts and Antiques at 9 S. Broadway Herington, KS. We also have 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.
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. 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 at PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com or (785) 571-3955!

Area wedding includes pieces from Prairie Chic store

TODAY is the BIG day! Local photographer, Chardy Bayes, who owns Studio 81 Photography, is getting married to Tony Magnett today. Chardy has displayed her vintage pinup photos in the store for the holiday season. Chardy has also been heavily involved with the Tri-County Chamber of Commerce's Think Local First program to encourage buying items available in the local area from local businesses. 
Featured as her centerpiece of her wedding decor is a gazebo setting she purchased at Prairie Chic to go along with her outdoor, country themed wedding! Best wishes to her and Tony Magnett today as they begin their life together. (Photos courtesy of Rose Bayes)

And, for any of their guests in town who need a last minute gift for the bride and groom, we have lots of unique pieces and handmade cards, home decor and memorable gifts to bless them! 

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

Customers share handcrafted pieces made from items purchased here

Sometimes our customers send us pictures of their creations after they have renewed a piece they bought from our store. Here are some photos of those upgrades that we have received so far!

A Herington woman bought the yellow dress on the left for a costume for her granddaughter to dress up like Belle Starr, the outlaw that ran with Jesse James. Here is the outcome of the full costume view! 

Here is a well worn black and green dresser that a Fort Riley woman bought from our store.

She turned that into this dresser for her daughter.

Here is another rough dresser that a Council Grove woman bought.

It needed some TLC and got turned into this creation!

Sometimes, our customers will find a unique use for something they buy here, such as this wooden drawer separator box used to display nail polish colors.

Do you have before and after pictures of something you have purchased from our store? If so, email them to Stephanie Gilbert, store manager, at PrairieChicKansas@gmail.com.

For more information about the store, visit the More about the Prairie Chic store Tab here.