New Caney - Porter | December 2025

Business

BY JOVANNA AGUILAR

Owned by Jared and Christi O’Farrell, J&CO Vintage Market is a marketplace dedicated to pre- serving history one piece at a time while keeping antiques out of landlls. Bringing together seven local women-owned antique vendors in a small Porter storefront, J&CO Vintage Market was founded in February 2023, oering curated nds while creating space for local entrepreneurs. Staying local What began as weekends spent antiquing with her grandmother has grown into a business where antiques are sold at reasonable prices to oer the Porter community a place where anyone can shop for antiques, Christi O’Farrell said. With antiques collected throughout the years, Christi O’Farrell said she and her sister were origi- nally in search of a booth at a local antique shop to sell their preserved treasures. However, they soon realized nding a space at an antique shop would be more challenging than expected. “There were wait lists everywhere. I really couldn’t get in,” Christi O’Farrell said. “And so I was like, ‘You know what? I’ll just open my own.’” With 25 years in the veterinary industry, Christi O’Farrell continues with her full-time job at Veterinary Pharma and operates the antique shop along with her husband, Jared O’Farrell, who is the police chief for Splendora ISD. What’s special about it? Specializing in unique home decor pieces, J&CO Vintage Market oers something for everyone, Christi O’Farrell said. She added she strives to maintain a well-organized environment to help guide customers into items that t their style. “A lot of antique and vintage shops are very overwhelming,” Christi O’Farrell said. “And even here, sometimes people feel that way, but myself and my vendors try to make things cohesive.” Christi O’Farrell said each of the market’s seven established vendors provides a dierent style of antiques, with pieces ranging from picture frames, lamps and tea sets to vintage clothing and accessories. In addition, J&CO Vintage Market also oers handmade items such as jewelry and soaps, as well as 3D-printed items. “So many of our unique things are old things, J&CO Vintage Market preserves history with antiques in Porter

Christi O’Farrell opened J&CO Vintage Market in Porter in February 2023 with her husband Jared O’Farrell.

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The shop is divided into sections for each of its seven local antique vendors.

J&CO Vintage Market’s mission is to preserve history and keep antiques out of landlls.

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and that’s the other piece that I’m really passion- ate about is to keep things out of the landll,” Christi O’Farrell said. “Especially memorable things, like parts of our history, decor-wise, that are often overlooked.” J&CO Vintage Market also has a “man cave” located in the back featuring a booth owned by her son, Noah O’Farrell. The business also holds vendor markets throughout the year to oer local small businesses a space to showcase their items.

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