Carver Junk Company

Specialties

Refinished furniture and handmade home décor.

History

Established in 2012.

The startup of two DIY-​home-​decorators, Carver Junk Company opened in September 2012, as an occasional shop in the historic district of downtown Carver, MN. The Minneapolis location, our second store, opened in December of 2014. Carver Junk Company Minneapolis features a similar vibe to our Carver store, with refinished furniture and handmade décor, on a higher-​end scale. The Mpls store is open 6 days per week, and the Carver store remains occasional.

Meet the Business Owner

Brandy — Chad D.

Business Owner

Brandy: A full-​time corporate IT manager by day, it’s always been on her bucket list {yes, a real one} to own a small, local arts and crafts business. She’s always been a crafter, having done stained glass and mosaic work for the better part of the last 10 years — as well as short spurts of interest in things like soap-​making, sewing, candle-​making, painting, and gardening. Lucky for her, she met the perfect guy, who shares her dreams of entrepreneurship, treasure hunting, and making their house a comfortable, eclectic nest of their own.

Chad: The full-​time business owner, Chad hunts, picks, restores and refinishes 25−30% of the furniture in the store himself. Along with their dogs, they’re starting up the rest of their lives in a fantastic historic town on the Minnesota river, forever midwesterners, — and hoping that their little dream turns into a life-​long adventure in «junking.»

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Brandy — Chad D. says,

«Our Carver location, open one weekend per month, stocks similar furnishings and is always a new experience every time it’s open!»