Thursday, May 28, 2009

Dressin' Up.......

I have been so excited to tell you about this new adventure that I, along with my mom, and good friend Bonnie are on. We teamed up to open an upscale consignment boutique, Dressin' Up. In case you are wondering how we are going to run all of these stores, I don't think I have ever mentioned how our stores are set up. Bonnie owns the whole building which she beautifully restored and in this building you will find her gift shop called Outside In, and a salon called Reflections on the ground level. Then in the upper level, you will find us, Backyard Candle Co. and now Dressin' Up across the hall! Originally, the two stores upstairs were apartments. We do ALOT of helping eachother out and so there is ALOT of running up and down the stairs, but we love it! I will post a picture of the outside soon so you can see how cool it is!

We are hoping to open next week, June 2nd but we still have a lot of work to get done before then. Our town doesnt have any stores like this and with times being so tough for everyone, we thought consignment would be the way to go. That way people can get name brand clothes at affordable prices.





Isn't the brick wall awesome! One day last winter, Bonnie and I were bored and tore into the paneling that was there to expose the brick. Who am I kidding, I mostly watched. Seriously, I have never met a woman who can work as hard as Bonnie can. She can and will do ANYTHING!!!!




This chandelier is soooooo cool and this picture doesn't even begin to do it justice!




We are continually taking clothes, so if you live in the area, and have clothes you would like to bring in we would love to consign them for you! The store hours will be the same as Backyard hours which are: Tues-Fri: 10-5 and Sat. 10-3. We will be closed on Sunday and Monday.

13 comments:

~h~ said...

Of course this all happens AFTER we move! Dang! :) Great idea, Tricia! Love that it's a mini-mall of wonders now. cutecutecute. You are a serious entreprenaur now, kiddo! :)

LuLu said...

Oh how cool is this!!! I love the idea and would love to be there in person to have a look! You are inspiring! Love the wall... and the items I saw already it's a hit! YEA so happy for you!!!
LuLu

Anonymous said...

How exciting! Good luck and I can't wait to see pictures of the building!

Maisy said...

You are quite the business woman. You are so fun to watch. LuLu said it perfect. You are inspiring.
Thanks for taking us along for your ride. I'm having a ball!!!
xoxo

Anonymous said...

Oh girl, this is right up my alley, I love stuff like this...and I starred at the wall of jeans..drooling of course. I wish you all the luck, looks amazing..amazing!!

Anonymous said...

what a cute space! you must have so much fun in all of this! xo

Nora said...

I'm so excited for you! Your new shop looks so great. The brick will be such a great backdrop for things. Congratulations! Good luck with the new venture :)

the wild raspberry said...

what a great store...love the set up with the brick and the paper lanterns and the dressers....super cute! good luck to you tricia!
chasity

littlebyrd said...

This is soooo cool! How great that you have these different shops all in the same place ~ it sounds perfect. Good luck with the opening!!

Kasey said...

I think that is a fabulous idea...and it seems like people are really going in that direction when clothing shopping.
congrats girlie!
maybe i'll send you a box of my {slightly used} antho clothing...
xo

Anne Marie said...

how absolutely fantastic and fun! for you!
very nice to be here again via cmaisy :)

the wild raspberry said...

we have a little surprise for you...
come on over.
chasity

Mulberries said...

I am so excited for you and Bonnie!! I love to shop there and have found many a cute items!!! & the best part they were cheap!!

LaLa