Where I live now we are surrounded mostly by chain stores. Within 5 minutes from us you can find all the big name stores, Target, Old Navy, Bed Bath and Beyond, etc. There is also a nice mall close by which I rarely visit now that our oldest is too big for the play area. Occasionally when the weather is pretty, we go to Easton Town Center to wander around my beloved Anthropologie store. :)
We love take weekend mini-road trips to quaint small towns nearby. I adore quirky antique filled towns where you can find one of a kind treasures. One of my favorite places to spend the afternoon is in Amish Country very close to where my husband and I both grew up. These particular photos were taken in Millersburg, OH. My favorite store there is 55 West & Co which sells a combination of antiques and funky home decor. There is also an awesome used bookstore, which sells lots of vintage childrens books. The next town over, Berlin, has an incredible flea market and many other darling little shops as well. There is also a sweet coffee shop, children's toy store that sells all natural wooden toys and playmobile, and a nice little health food store to pick up goodies for a picnic before heading back home..
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So, so, so charming! I´m glad you are going to stay with corner view. Ps-I grew up an hour outside of Lancaster. The Amish would come to the city to sell their produce and pies (I love their pies...). How I miss this.
ReplyDeleteI would love to be in that bookstore!! And later go out for a walk or take a coffee, let my kids play while I read some more about Anthropologie. Ooh...perfect!
ReplyDeletei did! thanks!
ReplyDeletehave a nice week!!
I really, really miss the small towns of Ohio. We lived in Lebanon for a while...ahhhh miss those old buildings and all day in the funky local yokel shops.
ReplyDeleteWhat a quaint little town! We were just at Eason last summer. My husband grew up in Lancaster. We'll be up in that area in August visiting his family after the baby comes. :)
ReplyDeleteI so want to live there! It's just so charming and adorable.
ReplyDeleteI love all those chain stores that you mentioned and I miss them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your corner with us.
I am a fellow Anthropologie fanatic. Love! Thanks for such pretty pictures.
ReplyDeleteIt looks just lovely. Especially that bookstore.
ReplyDeleteThank you my friend for sharing.... Sending you big hugs... xoxoxo
ReplyDeleteI love that! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOh, I've always wanted to go the Amish Country! Some day!
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Oh, I love the photos of that town! Nice.
ReplyDeletei want to visit!
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Ooohhh... quaint small towns, quirky antique stores, beautiful Amish country...
ReplyDelete... but you had me at Anthropologie.
Glad you're continuing the Corner View project, I hope your transition is going smoothly.
ReplyDeleteLovely corner view. I love Anthro. I wish I had tons of money and could actually shop there still. Back in college I could afford to, but now, not so much :(
ReplyDeleteYay Millersburg! 55 West is my love of all loves! I got the cutest sleeveless vintage dress there a couple weeks ago. If you ever go to DC you must go to Miss Pixies, its like 55 west in a giant pink building. This past weekend they held HelloCrafts Summit of Awesome there, you would have loved it!
ReplyDeleteI used to live in Columbus. The places you mention sound all too familiar. I remember always hunting for used bookstores while there. Great town.
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