Farm Chicks store opens Wednesday

Farm Chick Serena Thompson has finally revealed the location of her new store: 1601 W. Pacific Ave. in Browne’s Addition.

It opens tomorrow (Wednesday) at 10 a.m.

Pacific is the same street that The Elk is on, but the shop is on the east end of the street, as you head back toward downtown. It’s kiddy corner across Maple from Spokane Fire Station No. 4 (you know, the pretty one) in a building you’ve probably passed a million times but never noticed. You will now.

I got a sneak peek at the new shop tonight and it. is. adorable.

It’s cute and colorful, like you’d expect, but also has a rustic farm feel to it, thanks in part to raw wooden boards Thompson added to the store’s ceiling and the use of corn kernels as a decorative element. How does she come up with this stuff?

The products are delicious. The store carries kitchen gadgets, aprons, enamelware, jewelry, baker’s twine, mugs, plates, cake stands, small gifts for kids and party supplies (such as cupcake liners that are way cuter than anything you’d ever find in a grocery store and striped birthday candles that would be the only thing require to make a plain white-frosted cake look special).

They carry Emerson Made fabric flowers (a personal obsession of mine—what a treat to see them in person instead of only online) and clutches.

And then, of course, there are vintage treasures for sale, too. Wouldn’t be the Farm Chicks without that now, would it?

Thompson said she has dreamed of opening a retail shop for the Farm Chicks for a long time, but logging retail hours is difficult when you have young children at home. She said she finally realized she could hire someone to manage the store, and that someone ended up being a creative 19 year old named Amanda .

Click through the slideshow above, and then visit my blog Penny Carnival for even more shots of the new space.

The Farm Chicks store will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Enjoy!