Chifferobe Home and Garden

Specialties

We specialize in the unique. We scour the region looking for rough-​around-​the-​edges rustic antiques, folk art, and fine craft. You won’t find blah brown pottery here, but instead the crème-​de-​la-​crème of local masters. Funky handmade jewelry, and brilliant blown glass.

History

Established in 2011.

My dream was always to have a small shop that I could curate, and when the state closed the juvie prison where I had been teaching, I felt the moment had arrived to pursue my dream. Both my husband and I had been collectors of antiques, folk art, and craft, we started out by culling our own collection to fill the shop. Now my rule is if I bring something home from the shop because I have to own it, I must bring something from home to restore the balance. The shop is therefore a very personal collection of stuff I love.

Meet the Business Owner

Stephanie W.

Business Owner

I lived in Charlotte, NC, for most of my adult life, and as Charlotte is a rather conservative city, I was always the oddball. I moved to Black Mt in 2011, and my sister visited my wonderful new hometown. She looked around and announced, «Finally you blend!» The Asheville area is a hotbed of creativity and progressivism, and I love it here. It is fun to prowl through old barns, go to country auctions and visit artists in their studios here. I never have to go to market in Atlanta or New York to find merchandise, because the mountains are rich with treasures for me to acquire and to sell.