Love Where You Live

Brandy Watson’s motto is “Make life beautiful, one adventure at a time”, and her dream is to make it possible for everyone to tag along.

Her adventure started a few year ago, in her barn – she began filling it with furniture pieces that were begging to be restored, and with odds and ends like vintage drawer pulls and doorknobs, multi-paned window frames and anything else that harkens back to yesteryear. She called it Fenelon Finds, and business was good, but she needed more exposure.

She soon “moved to town”, renting space at Grr8 Finds Markets in Fenelon Falls – and business was good, but she needed more space.

In June 2016, she moved to her own retail location on May Street. Products by Canadian – especially local – companies fill the shelves, with the focus being comfortable home and cottage décor. Many of the items are customized in-house – stenciled pillows, paddles, etc. and refurbished or repainted furniture, using Fusion Mineral Paints, for which Barn and Bunkie is an authorized dealer.

The Lake Life theme is evident throughout the store – the names of local lakes adorn everything from socks and T-shirts to mugs and décor items – and cottagers and tourists love being able to make the connection to their favourite places.

Soaps, candles, housewares and jewellery soon became popular items, and with all these new products to complement the original vision, business was good but space was limited, and the larger furniture items needed more room – so in 2017 Brandy opened a second location around the corner at 14 Oak Street, and called it The Bunkhouse.

The Bunkhouse not only allows for proper display of the beautiful vintage furniture, it also provides space for classes and workshops which have become wildly popular in a short space of time.

Beyond the walls of her shops, Brandy also organizes two Artists & Artisans shows each year: the Hello Spring Sale and the Christmastime Holiday Sale. These takeplace at the Fenelon Falls Community Centre, and provide an opportunity for over forty local craftspeople to showcase and sell their wares. Admission is always free and donations for the local food bank are collected.

Barn and Bunkie in Fenelon Falls is waiting to help you make life beautiful – stop in and see them today.

Barn and Bunkie can ship anything they sell – located at 7 May Street, Fenelon Falls, they are open year ‘round. Check them out on Facebook @thebarnandbunkie, call 705-887-0304 or email brandy@thebarnandbunkie.ca