A scented candle and antiques store is going through a change this year.
The owners of The Scent Queens Candle Company have big plans for Andersonville as their newest concept The Midnight Treasury is coming to 5517 N Clark Street. This will be a boutique that is being kept relatively under wraps right now. Co-owner Curtis Bumgarner told What Now Chicago he is hoping to debut the shop before August 14.
“A place of scents, rituals, oddities, gatherings, treasures and the beautifully dark & peculiar,” says a recent post on their Instagram page.
Bumgarner opened Scent Queens with his husband Andrew Cookson in 2022 at 3728 W Montrose Avenue. It has become a destination for luxury scented candles. The two also offer candle-making classes at their business. They make a point of being sustainable, using renewable materials and no “animal-derived” ingredients, according to their website.
Like The Scent Queens, the two are offering a space for reading while candles burn low. In a post from the owners, they describe it as a “rebrand” for the community. Their flagship Montrose Avenue location will stay with the rebrand.
Bumgarner and Cookson’s business is opening in the heart of Andersonville, near the intersection of W Gregory Street and across from Jewel-Osco. This is also next to the Los Arcos Mexican restaurant, and a couple storefronts down from Eli Tea Bar. The new business will be about a 20-minute drive east of Scent Queens.
More updates on the new Midnight Treasury location can be found on their Instagram or Facebook pages.
