My name is Crista, owner of American Mercantile. After staying home with my son for about a year, it was time to get back to work. I have always loved art, crafting, and painting and thought about getting a small booth of my own to see how I would do selling furniture or anything else I could create. Well after finding out that I would have to wait about two years before a booth would become available, I decided to start American Mercantile, home to about 230 vendors. (Go big or go home, right!) Painted on Purpose is the space at my shop where I sell all of my furniture, and anything else I have repurposed, or given a new life to.
