In the last few months, Kim Corn decided she needed a change. She’d been running a stand at the East Ridge Flea Market for years, and while it was successful, she wanted more.
It’s why she started Kim’s Korner, her new permanent location on Hixson Pike that opened several weeks ago.
Corn said the process of moving from flea market stand to brick-and-mortar shop was a quick one; she already had the inventory she needed to open, and a cursory look for locations gave her the “brilliant” one where it all now resides. A few signatures later, she had her own storefront.
The biggest surprise for her customers is the depth of the store, said Corn. She primarily sells health and beauty supplies in the front of the store, and the back is reserved for tables rented by local artists and craftsmen to display their creations to the public. She has artists who paint, embroider, sew and more.
“This suits me just fine,” Corn said. “I’m able to help people show off what they’re passionate about. They get to share their work and art with the world, and even make a bit off it, too.”