Jessica Vannoster shows off some of the items for sale at her and husband Ryan Vannoster’s store, Day 23. The business is located at 3117 E. Center St. Ext Unit 25, Warsaw. Jessica made the wall hangings for sale in the back of the photo. InkFreeNews photos by Leah Sander.

By Leah Sander
InkFreeNews

WARSAW — Walking into Ryan and Jessica Vannoster’s store, Day 23, feels like entering Etsy in real life.

There are wall hangings that Jessica made and furniture she painted on display, along with T-shirts from a seller from Georgia.

The store also has consigned home decor and goods formerly from Target.

Starting the business at 3117 E. Center St. Ext Unit 25, Warsaw, was merely a way to make money while caring for their family, explained Jessica Vannoster.

“My son was diagnosed with leukemia and so I stay home with the kids, especially in the beginning, it was really rough in the beginning with him,” she said. “So we started selling pallets (of former Target goods) out of our garage. And then it just kept picking up, so we decided, well, we’ll put it into a store.”

The Target items are “either customer returns or overstocked items or shelf pulls like stuff that’s last season,” she said.

The Vannosters of Syracuse opened the store more than four months ago. Its name comes from the date of their wedding anniversary, Sept. 23.

“Ever since we’ve opened, I’ve constantly had people come in and asking about consignment,” Jessica Vannoster added. “And at first, I was like, no, I just want to work with new stuff, and then I started realizing that all the consignment stores that were in Warsaw were closed.”

The Vannosters accept consignment items of “anything you would use to decorate your house with … nicer furniture, bedding … just decor stuff,” said Jessica Vannoster. That also means “smaller furniture, seasonal items … stuff like that.”

Consigned items are kept in the store for three months, and those selling get 50% of the price.

Jessica Vannoster also said that people have the option to get money up front for their items but will only get 20% of the sale price.

The store is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.

Future plans are to hopefully expand the business and move to a larger space, said Jessica Vannoster. She also wants to use the store for community service.

Day 23 already was part of a fundraiser in September for National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

“We raised money for Beacon Children’s Hospital, which is in South Bend, and that’s also where my son goes for treatment,” she said.

She hopes to possibly have a Christmas tree up around the holidays with the names of families on it that people can adopt.

Home decor is the focus of the store, with Day 23 offering consigned items and former Target goods. The Vannosters have already set out Christmas decor for sale for the upcoming holiday season.

Jessica Vannoster also paints furniture, with this desk being for sale.

A look at some fall items on display.