Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Shane Grah of JunQtique applies a coat of protective wax to a buffet at the store on Main Street.
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of stories about local business owners and the unique merchandise and services they have for sale -- just in time for Christmas.
Shane Grah says his shop, JunQtique at 519 Main St. in downtown Clovis, is full of furniture, antiques, gift ideas and more. When you walk into JunQtique that's exactly what will be found. In addition to his Clovis store he opened a location on Sixth Street in Amarillo two years ago.
The News stopped by JunQtique Wednesday and talked with Grah.
Q: So what was your career before you started your shop?
A: " I started JunQtique when I was 21 so this has really been my career. Before that I worked in about every restaurant in town, I was a cook, I was a server, my background in the service industry is mighty. I was pretty good at it too. I also sold propane gas and propane associated things like Hank Hill on the TV show 'King of the Hill.'"
Q: Did you do higher education? What was your area of study?
A: "Yes and no. I picked and chose what I wanted to do. Classes in business, accounting, body sculpting."
Q: What are some things you really like about your business?
A: " I work for the best boss ever, me.
It's a place where I get to be creative in a plethora of ways.
I work on displays, merchandising, decorating, helping with interior design, to doing furniture art that is seen all over the world.
I mean that, I've been featured around the world through Annie Sloan Interiors and seen by people all over the world."
Q: What can people find in JunQtique?
A: "Furniture, the one and only chalk paint and other Annie Sloan Products, antiques, home décor, gifts and more. Oh, and saltwater taffy."
Q: What's the largest item you sell in your store?
A: "Large furniture...buffets and hutches. I have a buffet for sale now that's 10 to 11 feet wide.
Q: Tell us something about yourself that people may not know.
A: "I have a fascination with things from the 1920s to the 1940s, particularly Art Deco style in general."
