Grand Re-Opening at The Mercantile at Old Lab Designs!

Laurie Bakke's Kitchen - Cooking is Love

New, Community-inspired Collaborations for a Grand Re-Opening at The Mercantile at Old Lab Designs

Please join us at The Mercantile at Old Lab Designs and see what we have all been up to!

I can’t wait to see everyone gather for the event! I am sharing with such excitement that I am back in action with this wonderful group of ladies! We are having such fun being together!

Old Lab Designs, headed by Janna Watson, has brought Laurie Green Bakke, Christine Ferrier Filka, and Ansley Leitner together. In a mercantile shop at 629 Fifth Avenue in Hendersonville, NC!

We have been working hard buying, rearranging, and more rearranging to prepare for the Grand Re-Opening Event. It will be on September 1st from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. We can’t wait to see you!

Merit Brand Wolff will be serving delicious Wines from Wine Sage and Gourmet!

From Janna Watson:

The Mercantile at Old Lab Designs began as a small vintage shop located at 629 5th Avenue West in the former Jax Pax, an old-fashioned country store committed to serving its community. Inspired by its history, owner Janna Watson envisioned an evolution to a likewise community-inspired shop, and The Mercantile at Old Lab Designs was formed.

What better way to form a modern-day, community-based shop than to collaborate with local experts? Customers can expect quirky vintage items and contemporary women’s fashion to continue, with the addition of gourmet kitchen items and gifts hand-picked by Culinary Creative Laurie Bakke and Retail Maven Chrissy Filka and an eclectic mix of home furnishings and decor curated by Design Guru Ansley Leitner.


To celebrate, a Sip & Shop event is taking place on Wednesday, September 1st, from 5-7 PM at Old Lab Mercantile with wine tastings by Wine Sage & Gourmet. A portion of the proceeds from all sales that evening will benefit Blue Ridge Humane Society.

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Cheers, Laurie