Junker Pat and Me takes its name from a real person: Pat Kingman, a lifelong painter and musician whose daughter Sarah and her husband Bryan opened the shop in the Toto antiques district outside North Judson, Indiana, following his passing in 2023. Rather than a generic antique-mall name, the shop is a direct tribute, built around the junking dream Sarah and her father once shared, and that personal history shapes the way the business is run: with an emphasis on sustaining local artists, supporting small vendors, and building a faith-centered, community-minded shop rather than a purely transactional resale storefront.
The shop sits at 3115 S Range Rd in North Judson, part of the small but well-known Toto antiques corridor in Starke County that draws pickers and collectors from across northern Indiana. Inside, more than 50 artists and vendors fill the floor with a mix of vintage decor, upcycled industrial pieces, boutique and vintage clothing, furniture, musical instruments, dishes, toys, tools, and general collectibles, alongside handmade goods including soaps, candles, paintings, metal sculptures, custom signs, quilts, jewelry, local honey, rugs, and glass and shell art. That range, part antique mall, part artisan market, means a single visit can turn up an antique dresser and a jar of local honey in the same afternoon, giving the shop a broader draw than most single-focus vintage stores in the area.
Junker Pat and Me is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central time, and closed Sundays and Mondays, a schedule shoppers can plan around before making the drive out to the Toto district. Beyond retail hours, the shop runs regular hands-on workshops led by local artisans, including card-making classes, paint parties, and macrame instruction, turning the space into a gathering spot as much as a shopping destination, and it also books private events for groups looking for something outside a typical night out. Vendors interested in renting booth space can apply through a posted online form, keeping the roster of more than 50 sellers actively growing and the inventory in steady rotation.
Customers who cannot make the trip in person can also shop a portion of the inventory online, with shipping calculated at checkout or free in-store pickup for local buyers, though the shop’s return policy keeps things simple: new, unused items can be returned within 10 days for store credit or exchange. That blend of an honest, personal founding story, a large working roster of artists and vendors, hands-on workshops, and both in-person and online shopping options gives Junker Pat and Me an identity that is hard to separate from the family behind it, since every part of the business, from the name on the sign to the vendor roster inside, traces back to Sarah and Bryan’s decision to turn grief into something the whole community could share in.
Junker Pat and Me is a North Judson, Indiana antique and artisan shop in the Toto district, founded in memory of Pat Kingman, where more than 50 local vendors sell vintage finds and handmade goods side by side.
