BlueMountainEagle.com
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
A9
Home & Garden
Decorating, Grant County style
Plus, six ideas
to spruce up the
porch
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
For fresh ideas on deco-
rating with a Grant County
twist, shoppers will want to
check out “etc. A Unique
Boutique” in downtown
John Day.
All items in the store are
made by local artists.
“The uniqueness of the
shop is that everything is
handmade here in Grant
County,” said owner Sherrie
Rininger.
There are a wide array of
items, including outdoor and
indoor decor for the home,
such as wall hangings,
lamps made with liquor
bottles, wooden vases, rag
rugs, painted rocks, wind
chimes and throw pillows
— to name just a few. Jew-
elry, cards, aprons, book
bags, gift items and all sorts
of unique creations also line
shelves and tables in the
shop.
Rininger started the busi-
ness, located at 113 W. Main
St., two and a half years
ago to give creative peo-
ple a place to sell their work
year-round.
She started with seven
artisans and now has items
from a total of 20 people.
“We look for the unusual,
from rock and plate art to
wind chimes out of recy-
cled bottles,” Rininger said.
“We upscale, reuse and
repurpose.”
A visit with Rininger can
make decorating easy for
those wanting to spruce up a
porch, front or back.
There are painted rocks
for the garden, fl ower plates
to “plant” outside, wind
chimes, decorative metal
star wreaths made of barbed
wire and friendly looking
gnomes.
A colorful throw pil-
low can dress up an outdoor
bench.
Rininger’s shop has a
welcoming feeling upon
entering and is full of fun
and creative choices with
a variety of themes: patri-
otic, country, hunting, for-
est, sports, animals, fl owers,
sunshine and more.
She said she hopes to
include yard furniture and
wall art down the road.
“I have hopes of expan-
sion,” she said.
Etc. store hours are
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tues-
days through Fridays and
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays.
For more information, visit
the shop’s Facebook page.
Sun catchers and upcycled
glass bottle wind chimes
created by Sherrie Rininger
are on display at etc. in John
Day.
To contact Rininger, call
541-620-2638.
A few ideas for upcycling
with items at home or from
etc.:
• A springtime wreath or
barn star for the front door.
• An old chair with a bas-
ket of silk fl owers, such as
tulips.
• A tall metal pail fi lled
with lavender.
• A handpainted wooden
or chalkboard welcome sign
— this could sit vertically in
a corner.
• A red wagon fi lled with
containers of fl owers.
• A wooden crate, set up
vertically and topped with
a plant in a pretty pot or a
bird’s nest.
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
Sherrie Rininger, owner of “etc. A Unique Boutique,” sets out wooden vases made
by Scott and Patti Powell next to a Pendleton whiskey lamp and an upcycled wine
bottle holding faux succulents which she created. The items are set on a butcher
block island, also created by the Powells.
Better Blooms and Gardens has
everything you need to create a private
retreat in the form of a beautiful
backyard or productive garden.
Handmade lamps and planters made
by etc. owner Sherrie Rininger are
created with “upcycled” liquor bottles.
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