junkers, get ready!

Area vendors are preparing for Eco Chic’s Junk Market, a semi-annual event in its 3rd year. This year promises more shopping, more fun, and no worries about the weather. After battling rain and wind, owner Maria Bosak made the decision to move inside.

The May event will be held at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds with 63 vendors providing junkers with all the things they love: repurposed furniture, vintage fi nds, antiques, architectural salvage, handmade jewelry, one-of-a-kind artisan pieces and many more surprises.

It all started when Eco Chic customers continually inquired about purchasing the store’s display fixtures and furniture. Bosak, using her creativity, had upcycled old pieces with a bit of paint. “They liked the fixtures more than they liked what was on them,” stated Bosak, “so we started selling them.”

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By Kim Malakowsky | Images by Eco Chic

Junk Market has morphed from approximately 1500 attendees the fi rst year to over 3000 junkers attending in the fall of 2013. As every true junker knows, it’s all about the hunt―fi nding that piece you just can’t live without! [AWM]

Did you know there is still time to become a vendor for the Fall Junk Market? Learn more about the Junk Market or view last year's 'junk' by visiting beingecochic.com/junk-market.

By Alicia Underlee Nelson Images by Jill Ockhardt