Owned and operated by Tonya and Rob Robinson; both are U.S. Air Force Veterans

Robins Nest Market and Antiques features 20 local vendors with home décor, baked goods, artisan items, antiques and more.

By Charlotte Underwood

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- Robin’s Nest Market and Antiques is WLAF’s business of the week. Come check out one of the “newest, most fabulous shops in the Valley of La Follette and Speedwell” Robin’s Nest is located at 5782 Gen Carl W Stiner Hwy, Lafollette, On Hwy 63, La Follette near the Speedwell line in the Old John D. Suttles building (TOP PHOTO).

Robin’s Nest is a conglomerate of local vendors setting up shop in the market to bring customers “a vast array of many different goodies such as home decor, vintage, antiques, baked goods and eggs, and many lovely items.”

 Shopping at the Robin’s Nest supports local vendors and artisans!

The business is owned by Tonya and Rob Robinson; both are U.S. Air Force Veterans and Tonya is a Gulf War Veteran. She runs the daily operations of the business.

Robin’s Nest Market and Antiques is owned and operated by Tonya and Rob Robinson; both are U.S. Air Force Veterans and Tonya is a Gulf War Veteran. She runs the daily operations of the business and welcomes you to “come by for a cup of coffee and some Jesus.”

Opening in March of this year, they are already filled with 20 vendors of “beautiful vintage, antiques, furniture and décor bringing memories of the past to current fashion trends like cottage core and much more.”

Robin’s Nest Market and Antiques features 20 local vendors with home décor, baked goods, artisan items, antiques and more.

The pair moved to Tennessee in 2022. They are also Christian ministry workers in the field of disaster relief which has kept them busy deploying to disaster sites the past couple of years serving during tornadoes and hurricane clean ups.

Their “current pride and joy” is their dog, Dexter. He is the store greeter and supervisor and sandwich stealer (so don’t sneak food in your purse – he’ll grab it and run).

They moved to Tennessee in 2022, residing in Scott County. After traveling through Campbell County, they both fell in love with the valley and traveled Hwy 63 several times. Tonya said they noticed a building going out of business and decided to rent it and open something different to the area “out in the country and have loved it ever since.”

Robin’s Nest Market and Antiques is WLAF’s business of the week. It is a conglomerate of local vendors setting up shop in the market bringing to bring customers “a vast array of many different goodies such as home decor, vintage, antiques, baked goods and eggs, and many lovely items.” You can also check out their great items on Facebook.

They both agree they were “brought here for a reason and know God has placed them here to help others start and expand their businesses leasing out part of the building to each one of them. 

“The building filled fast with some of the nicest, smartest, most spectacular people we’ve ever met,” said the Robinsons.

After signing the lease with the landlord, the pair discovered a strange twist to the building history when getting ready to move in. They were told the former owner was John D. Suttles and the Suttles family. Tonya is also a “Suttles” hailing from Alabama and has no connection or relation to the local Suttles families that she knows of.” She did find it a fitting coincidence.

The store is curated differently on a regular basis with different themes and designs changing regularly. You can stop by Tuesday through Saturday 10-6 for a “cup of coffee and a little Jesus.”

You can also check them out on Facebook at Robin’s Nest Market and Antiques (La Follette). (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-07/25/2025-6AM)

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