When Designers Become Consignors:
a haven of heavenly finds. WRITTEN BY MEGIN POTTER | PHOTOS BY SUSAN BLACKBURN PHOTOGRAPHYV
WHY COVET? CONNECT TO ALL POSSIBILITIES “Things come into your life and you think, awe, I want that, I wish I could take that home with me. That’s what I think when things come in. How could I make that work in my own home?” said Bonnie Grolley, co-owner of Saratoga Consignment Studio with her husband, Michael.
Since no one’s home is that big, Bonnie created the Saratoga Consignment Studio to channel her gusto for great design.
“This way, I get to enjoy it and live with it myself, too. I curate it in a manner that feeds my soul,” she said about this space. Aptly named a studio rather than a shop, this is a place where creativity happens. A CURATED COLLECTION Once tunneled into her own desires and tastes, Bonnie says she is now more open and grabs everything she feels has an opportunity to provide pleasure to someone else. 72 | SIMPLY SARATOGA | SPRING H&G 2021
“What I’ve learned in the 13 years of being in this business is that I have to be very open to a wide spectrum of design and I have to take myself out of the equation,” she said. Hundreds of consignors bring in rustic, antique, vintage, contemporary and modern pieces of furniture and décor to the Saratoga Consignment Studio to be resold.
“My days are spent maneuvering and massaging the inventory. I never say no to good inventory. I love all of it,” she said. THE ART IS IN THE EDIT As the curator of the Saratoga Consignment Studio, Bonnie’s own voice is mixed with the items’ previous owners to give them new and meaningful futures.
There are all sorts of reasons people no longer want gentlyused, but cherished, good-quality furniture – decease, divorce, down-sizing. The Saratoga Consignment Studio is also a destination spot for the area’s interior designers who are regularly bringing in a variety of high-end brands. saratogaTODAYnewspaper.com
