In downtown St Helena, tucked into the heart of Napa Valley wine country, Lolo’s Consignment has spent nearly three decades helping local residents refresh their closets, living rooms, and kitchens without buying everything new. The shop deals in secondhand clothing, housewares, furniture, and what its own team calls eclectica, meaning the shop resists a single narrow category and instead fills its Main Street floor with whatever well kept, resaleable goods the valleys residents bring through the door. Shoppers browsing the racks might find anything from a barely worn designer blouse to a vintage side table, all priced below what the same quality would cost new.
The consignment model itself is central to how the shop operates. Rather than buying inventory outright, Lolo’s accepts items from local consigners, sells them on the floor, and splits the proceeds, which means the selection turns over constantly and rewards repeat visits. According to the proprietress, Kristine Waldenburg, the goal has always been providing a fabulous experience for both customers and the consigners who supply the merchandise, a two sided relationship that consignment stores depend on more than typical retail. Because both sides need to trust the shop, from a consigner hoping for a fair cut to a buyer hoping the used sofa is actually in good shape, that relationship is the real product being sold alongside the furniture and clothing.
Like many consignment operations that rely on donated inventory tied to household cycles, Lolo’s periodically pauses new consignment intake between seasons, most recently reopening its books for fall merchandise, a practical detail that first time consigners should check before hauling in a carload of clothing or furniture expecting an immediate drop off. The shop also maintains a giving back component to its business, reflecting a broader pattern among small town consignment shops of treating the store as a community fixture rather than a pure resale operation.
Because St Helena sits at the center of the Napa Valley tourist corridor, the shop draws both longtime locals looking to refresh a household and visitors passing through wine country who stumble onto a well curated secondhand shop while wandering Main Street. That mix keeps the merchandise moving in both directions, with locals both consigning and buying while visitors add fresh demand for whatever happens to be on the floor that week. The shop can be reached at 1120 Main Street or by phone at 707-963-7972 for questions about current consignment policies or store hours.
For anyone in the Napa Valley area looking to buy secondhand clothing, furniture, or household goods, or to consign items they no longer need, Lolo’s Consignment remains St Helenas long running answer to both needs, a Main Street consignment shop that has spent close to thirty years turning other peoples castoffs into someone elses next favorite find.
