From her attic to yours

Abigail Cary, owner of Abigail’s Attic resale shop in Bowling Green, is on a mission: She won’t rest until every item in her shop finds a good home.  

Cary works closely with community groups like Alicia’s Voice, a domestic abuse support organization, providing women with items that help them start new lives. Her aim is to donate items to organizations that might re-purpose them — places like Bowling Green State University’s theater department and local hospitals. If pairs of shoes don’t sell, Cary will drive them to the Soles4Souls donation site in Defiance. Soles4Souls, a global not-for-profit provides shoes for people in need both in the U.S. and abroad. Slightly stained or torn clothes will go to the area’s homeless and inner city missions.

Cary believes that placing an item in the trash is only a last resort. “I never turn anything away,” she says. “There’s always a way to re-purpose an item.” To Cary, worn-out jeans make perfect insulation for homes. She also consults with friends and family on Pinterest for repurposing ideas, like how to turn an old entertainment center into bookshelves.

Cary, a lifelong resident of Bowling Green, opened the for-profit Abigail’s Attic in December 2011. Since the closing of Bowling Green’s Salvation Army thrift store, Cary saw a real need in the area she could fill. “I love helping people and there’s a new project every day.”

Visitors stepping inside Abigail’s Attic will find myriad treasures—dresses, shoes, toys, jewelry, televisions, furniture, videos and more. The front door swings open for bargain shoppers and people poised to rid themselves of clutter in exchange for cash. Inside, a first-time customer could find an Agatha Christie paperback mystery to add to her collection while a young expectant couple may look at bed frames. The activity inside is brisk, and Cary is constantly busy tending the store with help from family and friends.

Consignment shops like Abigail’s Attic not only make smart financial sense, but are good for the environment as well. This store blossomed from Abigail Cary’s commitment to helping others and creating a greener world. “Items that you can’t sell at your yard sale, I’ll take them and finish that off for you,”
Cary says.

Abigail’s Attic. 106 Napoleon Rd, Bowling Green.
Open Monday-Saturday, 10am-7pm. 419-575-4302.
 

Abigail Cary, owner of Abigail’s Attic resale shop in Bowling Green, is on a mission: She won’t rest until every item in her shop finds a good home.  

Cary works closely with community groups like Alicia’s Voice, a domestic abuse support organization, providing women with items that help them start new lives. Her aim is to donate items to organizations that might re-purpose them — places like Bowling Green State University’s theater department and local hospitals. If pairs of shoes don’t sell, Cary will drive them to the Soles4Souls donation site in Defiance. Soles4Souls, a global not-for-profit provides shoes for people in need both in the U.S. and abroad. Slightly stained or torn clothes will go to the area’s homeless and inner city missions.

Cary believes that placing an item in the trash is only a last resort. “I never turn anything away,” she says. “There’s always a way to re-purpose an item.” To Cary, worn-out jeans make perfect insulation for homes. She also consults with friends and family on Pinterest for repurposing ideas, like how to turn an old entertainment center into bookshelves.

Cary, a lifelong resident of Bowling Green, opened the for-profit Abigail’s Attic in December 2011. Since the closing of Bowling Green’s Salvation Army thrift store, Cary saw a real need in the area she could fill. “I love helping people and there’s a new project every day.”

Visitors stepping inside Abigail’s Attic will find myriad treasures—dresses, shoes, toys, jewelry, televisions, furniture, videos and more. The front door swings open for bargain shoppers and people poised to rid themselves of clutter in exchange for cash. Inside, a first-time customer could find an Agatha Christie paperback mystery to add to her collection while a young expectant couple may look at bed frames. The activity inside is brisk, and Cary is constantly busy tending the store with help from family and friends.

Consignment shops like Abigail’s Attic not only make smart financial sense, but are good for the environment as well. This store blossomed from Abigail Cary’s commitment to helping others and creating a greener world. “Items that you can’t sell at your yard sale, I’ll take them and finish that off for you,”
Cary says.

Abigail’s Attic. 106 Napoleon Rd, Bowling Green.
Open Monday-Saturday, 10am-7pm. 419-575-4302.