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Needful Things BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
Joy Davis
Steven Larry
Barb Levine
Stacy Wathen
Larry Williams

A community of local artisans, connecting you to the past, we inspire you to create a special unique style by offering ever-changing sustainable products, from vintage & modern furniture, home decor, art, gifts, clothing, accessories and collectibles.

10/31/2026

10/30/2026
🧡 𝑾𝑯𝑬𝑹𝑬’𝑺 𝑩𝑬𝑻𝑻𝒀?  🧡𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒍, 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍, 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍…  𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒆.𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅...
10/30/2026

🧡 𝑾𝑯𝑬𝑹𝑬’𝑺 𝑩𝑬𝑻𝑻𝒀? 🧡
𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒍, 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍, 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍… 𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒆.
𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒚 (𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆) 𝒂𝒕 𝑵𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒚, 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒈𝒏!
𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔. 𝑼𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒚… 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈.
𝑵𝒐𝒘, 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒖𝒔: 𝑰𝒔 𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒓 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆?

𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐅-𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒!𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐲? 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬...
10/29/2026

𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐅-𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒!
𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐲? 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬?
𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊, 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝟓𝟎% 𝐎𝐅𝐅!
𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐞́𝐜𝐨𝐫
𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞
𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬
𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬
𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬
𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐅 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐄. 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐔𝐍. 𝐓𝐖𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏.
𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞!

📍 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐲
𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐍 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐧𝐮𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 — 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 & 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟏–𝟔 | 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟎–𝟔 | 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟐–𝟒

COMING SOON TO NEEDFUL THINGS WAREHOUSE GALLERY! Color, texture, and a little artistic magic are headed to the historic ...
10/28/2026

COMING SOON TO NEEDFUL THINGS WAREHOUSE GALLERY!

Color, texture, and a little artistic magic are headed to the historic train station!

We’re delighted to welcome Dr. Ian Wang for a Solo Art Exhibition featuring his vibrant, eye-catching work. From bold, fiery colors to tranquil blues and striking pops of yellow and orange, these paintings have a way of making you stop scrolling and take a closer look. And trust us… they’re even better when you can see them in person!

SAVE THE DATE!
Dr. Ian Wang — Solo Art Exhibition
November 6–29, 2026

Opening Reception: Friday, November 6 | 5–8 PM

Come meet us at the station, enjoy the artwork, and discover something new to love. Whether you’re a longtime art enthusiast or simply someone who appreciates beautiful, original work, we’d love to see you!

📍 Needful Things Warehouse Gallery
100 N Chestnut St.
Downtown Champaign, IL
Inside the historic train station

Come for the art. Stay for the treasures. You never know what you’ll discover at Needful Things!

𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐅𝐔𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐆𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐘100 N Chestnut • Downtown Champaign, IL • In the Historic Train StationHOURS:  THU + FRI...
10/27/2026

𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐅𝐔𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐆𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐘
100 N Chestnut • Downtown Champaign, IL • In the Historic Train Station
HOURS: THU + FRI 11 - 6 • SAT 10 - 6 • SUN 12 - 4

𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 (𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒖𝒑𝒔) 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍. 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝘃𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 ...
10/26/2026

𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 (𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒖𝒑𝒔) 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍.
𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝘃𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲.
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿.
This is your reminder that Needful Things is more than a shopping destination. It's a place to discover something unexpected, meet wonderful people, and maybe get a little dog therapy along the way.
𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣!
100 𝙉 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙣𝙪𝙩, 𝘿𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙜𝙣

✨ THE GLAMOROUS LIFE OF AN ANTIQUE & VINTAGE DEALER ✨You see the beautiful, unusual, one-of-a-kind treasures on the gall...
10/25/2026

✨ THE GLAMOROUS LIFE OF AN ANTIQUE & VINTAGE DEALER ✨

You see the beautiful, unusual, one-of-a-kind treasures on the gallery floor at Needful Things Warehouse Gallery.

What you don't see? The hours spent crawling through dusty attics, digging through spider webs in basements, questionable smells and navigating garages with piles of yard tools blocking somebody's “I'll get to that someday” stuff.

Meet the guys doing the really glamorous work of finding the rare, the weird, the wonderful, and the “WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT?!” items that eventually make their way to the station.

You shop the treasures. We dig through the questionable stuff. It's a dirty job, but somebody has to do it. 😂 You're welcome.

📍 Needful Things Warehouse Gallery
100 N Chestnut St, Downtown Champaign

𝙉𝙀𝙀𝘿𝙁𝙐𝙇 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙂𝙎… 𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝘼 𝙁𝙀𝙒 𝙉𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏𝙈𝘼𝙍𝙀𝙎.📖  Our store is named after Stephen King’s Needful Things, so naturally, we had to ...
10/24/2026

𝙉𝙀𝙀𝘿𝙁𝙐𝙇 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙂𝙎… 𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝘼 𝙁𝙀𝙒 𝙉𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏𝙈𝘼𝙍𝙀𝙎.
📖 Our store is named after Stephen King’s Needful Things, so naturally, we had to make room for the master of the macabre himself!
🔦 Come for the vibe. Stay and you'll discover something disturbing to read on a dark, chilly night. We’ve stocked the shelves with a large collection of his books, along with Stephen King DVDs, for those who prefer their nightmares on the screen.
📍 Find us at the station, 100 N Chestnut, in downtown Champaign!

𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐒 𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐘?𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝑱𝑼𝑺𝑻 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐭 ...
10/23/2026

𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐒 𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐘?
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝑱𝑼𝑺𝑻 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫.
𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐛𝐬.
Proof that lighting doesn't have to be boring, art doesn't have to hang on a wall, and the best things in life are rarely mass-produced.
At Needful Things, we're always discovering the unusual, the unexpected, and the pieces that make you stop and stare.
This one is now hanging around somewhere else besides the station.

Address

100 N Chestnut (in The Historic Train Station • Downtown)
Champaign, IL
61820

Opening Hours

Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

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