stores we love
Good JuJu West Bottoms
These vendors are hip to our jive. Fr om painted pieces to natural treasures, the hunt is on at Good JuJu.
VKC: How long have you been into vintage? Trish: My whole life. VKC: What got you started? Trish: I grew up with a high sense of value. My momwould save the plastic ware from eating out, not because we were poor, because it was the right thing to do. She said, “You shouldn’t toss what you can use.” In the early 1970a, a big marketing trend was “disposable” and my mom was constantly saying, “How can they think that’s a good idea??” When I bought my first home, I bought everything secondhand because we didn’t have money for new. As I matured, I realized the furniture I bought “used/loved” was better qual- ity than I could buy new. The more I decorated and kept house in that mind-set, the more I en- joyed being thrifty and different. I loved to solve problems “inside the box” by using what I had in different ways. I did one of my boys bedrooms in a safari style and found that lots of things in my yard fit right in with his decor: planter boxes for toys, stiffened landscape burlap for walls, campaign style outdoor chairs, etc.
we helped fill a container headed for Aus- tralia. I think First Fridays in KC could be amazing: West Bottoms, Crossroads, Plaza, Sprint Center, a great destination trip. We had people in from Chicago last weekend and they shopped Friday, did Crossroads and went to the Royals/Yankees game. Their summation was: “Kansas City is awesome!” VKC: How is your new space working out? Trish: So far so good. We still have a lot of work to do, but people like the brighter, airy space. We love the floors, the lack of dust and the parking! VKC: Name five other vendors/stores you love. Trish: Deb Dusenberry is my hero (Curious Sofa), Linda Henderson (Liberty Belle) has been awesome support, Ted and Mitzi Hargis (Work in Progress ), Amy Wright Rhodes (AWright Design), Karen Kessler, I could go on and on ... We love all KC’s vintage, antique and thrift stores and wish we had room for all of you at once. If you’d like to be featured, please contact erin@vintagekcmag.com.
VKC: When did you decide to open your own business and why? Trish: I opened the store in 2007 because I thought it was a great concept and I believed I had something to offer. VKC: What advice do you have for pickers? Trish: Buy what you love. VKC: Describe your favorite pieces in your own home, the ones you couldn’t bear to sell. Trish: A poorly done water color Jesus. VKC: What is the biggest item you’ve ever sold? Trish: Hmmmmm, a six-tier concrete fountain. VKC: What is your business philosophy? Trish: The customer is always right, shopping is fun! VKC: Why do you continue to do what you do? Trish: I really do love it. VKC: What do you see for the future of vin- tage in KC? Trish: I think we have a unique niche in that there is an abundance of good inventory still to be found. We have alot of resellers from from out of state and country; last weekend
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