Harry and Kit
Six years ago, just a month after we launched #buyfromthebush, Lil Holcombe was preparing to launch her very special retail business, Harry & Kit in Goondiwindi, QLD. We tapped ‘follow’ back then and have enjoyed watching Lil’s growth ever since. In fact, if you ask Lil, you guys - the BFTB customers - have had a bit to do with that growth.
Harry & Kit is not your average, country town store. Lil had a vision to bring beautiful things from far flung places back home for rural households to enjoy. She made the decision that her store was going to be a destination. So she converted a tin shed in a Goondiwindi lane into her first, very special storefront.
Now, Lil has grown the business to include a second destination store in a converted engineering shed in a Toowoomba laneway. We’ve just been to visit and it’s spectacular.
Lil told us that her vision is to take her bush business to the city. And we are here for it. Lil is intentional in every choice. We see it, as she wraps a parcel with her signature green ribbon then styles one of the (stunning) tables in store with eclectic stock she is excited for her Christmas customers to enjoy.
Lil ‘s energy is a rare combination of Queensland ease, chic confidence and unreserved enthusiasm. There’s an honesty to her and this space that draws you in. Lil’s story is one of growth. Of believing that big business is not beyond her and her country community.
Shop furniture, fashion, homewares and stunning gifts from Harry and Kit.
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