Consign Inn offers a rotating supply of upscale furniture and home decor. It also will be a place where NWCAVE can hold board meetings and distribute missing-person fliers.
In the corner of the approximately 3,000-square-foot store is a room that Michelle Bart will convert into an office. Once it’s set up, she’ll be able to privately meet with families.
When furniture is donated to the store, NWCAVE becomes the consignor and earns the proceeds. That doesn’t mean the store is a nonprofit, just that NWCAVE is the “nonprofit of choice,” as they say in the consignment business.
“We don’t want the public to be confused by that,” Michelle Bart said. She figures that every donation NWCAVE can get helps. The nonprofit also is connected with Fred Meyer Community Rewards and Amazon Smile.
Besides taking on trafficking cases, NWCAVE trains people to become certified human trafficking advocates, teaches middle school students about Internet safety and holds conferences.
Consign Inn used to be K Home Decor & More, and Donna Bart took over existing clients. There are just a couple of furniture pieces left from the old business; merchandise rotates through the store quickly. Donna Bart said she also hopes to feature local artists in the store.
Consign Inn
Where: 9920 N.E. Highway 99.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays through Tuesdays.
Ribbon-cutting ceremony: 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 22.
Grand opening: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 24.