Flower Child

Stocked with price points for all collectors and enthusiasts! A must stop destination while on the west side of Cleveland. Nicely arranged as mini showroom settings. Your not going to find, «a deal» but you will find rare costly finds that can be easily justify as, «worth it».

If you need to waste away a rainy day or cure some boredom, this is the place. No lie, you’ll need a few hours to dig and weave through the many rooms on both the floors. It can be pricey depending on the vendor! Just have fun with it and bring some water with you.

In an EBay/​Craigslist/​Freecycle time when antique stores have all either died or become sad relics themselves, Flower Child is a cheerful reminder that shopping for vintage items can actually be fun. It doesn’t feel like a collective of individual vendors, though it is. It feels like a curated collection. I was charmed by the area that was mostly yellow, next to the area that was mostly orange. And I loved the assemblage of «LALLA» (Looks A Lot Like Art) that included no fewer than three paint-​by-​numbers Jesus portraits. Can’t wait to go again.

Dizzying array of everything under the sun… like the Matryoshka dolls of vintage stores. Just when you thought you’ve run out of racks of clothing to peruse, you turn a corner and boom, there’s a whole other room hiding just beyond, waiting for you. It never ends…
…which is usually a good thing, unless you have a SO asleep in the car, waiting for you.
Allocate plenty of time, bring some snacks and water, and wander to your heart’s content. Very fun, and lots of smile-​inducing items. Some things are totally overpriced, but for unique pieces and especially the clothing, there are plenty of gems waiting to be found.

Such neat vintage items. A little pricey yet still neat to brows and the lady’s that run it are super friendly. You should stop in to look around and find a little something before or after you hit Big Fun

Love It, Love It, Love It!
The decors remind me of «That 70’s Show» and they have everything in it, even bed sheets!
It’s great that Big Fun and Flower Child are in the same building… a marriage that should last until the end of earth!

Went in for a first visit at the insistence several friends, left wondering what all the hullabaloo surrounding this place is about. Sure, Flower Child houses more old junk (err…‘vintage accessories’) than most similar stores in the area, but a larger quantity of dusty artifacts from yesteryear does not a great store make! Prices seem steep, especially for a vintage shop… in Cleveland, and the staff seems to take themselves and the store a little too seriously.
Perhaps now that I’m firmly in my late 20’s vintage stores have lost some of their appeal — I’d much rather skip the middle man and scrounge estate sales and local auctions for my vintage funk factor. Still, it’s good to know that I can rely on Flower Child if I ever find myself in need of some 80’s porn, Barry Manilow vinyl, or Jesus art.

I’ve been coming in here for probably 15 years now. Maybe bought one record and a tee shirt in some ten visits. It was no Suite Lorain after all. But as the vintage scene dried up, this place has held on and become the leading light for retro crap for all of Cleveland. Now don’t get me wrong, I LOVE everything in this place. It takes hours to fully appreciate all their goods. Heading to their basement is like a trip to the bowels of a treasure laden pirate galleon. The furniture, beer ephemera, old Playboys, etc are my bread and butter. But I realized something about myself today: I don’t need any more old crap.
Tried to find one key piece to inspire a bedroom remodel and came up empty handed. A cool chair or maybe a sculpture of some sort? The beer signs were all amazing! Currently have a modern pub motif going in my kitchen. So the awesome Ballantine signs I was eyeing are more Beachland Tavern than XYZ that I’m going for. Had to sadly leave those behind. The records section is immaculately reorganized and vinyl junkie friendly, but let’s face it, I have way too many of those. Wanted to get a cool coat for wifey, but she said no vintage because bed bugs. Furniture was amazing, but I already have too many pieces at home I don’t know what to do with.
So ultimately, I left without buying a thing (thru no fault of the business). I’ve just moved past the retro phase in my life. I own a 1940’s home, so yeah, retro stares me in the face daily. It makes me sad. Cuz I really want to buy everything here, just can’t rationalize it. So, if you are a young cat just starting out on your own, this is the place for you. You will find something for sure. Me, I have to be extremely selective. But keep doing your thing Flower Child. Maybe someday we will come to that big purchase that just makes a space. Until then I will visit annually, because it is just so fun to be in there.

I’m there almost once a week just browsing. haha. they always have something new and unique. it’s always fun to just go in and take a look around, you never know what you might find!

Best place ever. I could stay in there all day. Find the «my little pony room»:)

What a wonderful vintage store! Holy cow. I just love it. Really fun place to wander through, even if you don’t buy anything! It’s also great if you want some old vintage clothing, furniture, décor, shoes. Anything! I got a great 60’s dress here for a Mad Men themed party for a reasonable price and found some cute gloves to pair with it. I could spend hours in this store! It’s really big and packed full of treasures.

Please note that it seems Flower Child has now (maybe they’ve always been?) decided to close on Tuesdays. The last time I wanted to visit Flower Child I tried to go on a Tuesday and had of course forgotten by the time I wanted to go back and look for something else. I still love them and they’re fabulous– maybe all of that being fabulous requires some rest on Tuesdays.

As usual, this place is fun, fun, fun! You can find just about anything here! You’ll leave with your purchases all in a bag, or wrapped nicely with a bow. Super plus!!!

As other reviewers have mentioned, Flower Child can be overwhelming. There are so many different rooms, all crammed with stuff. In my opinion, you will only have success if you know what you want and/​or just love to shop for antiques and vintage.
The selection is amazing and vast. I think the prices were reasonable, not too high. For vintage, they were standard. As a person who prefers thrifting over antiquing, the prices were much too high for me and my budget, but if I found a perfect piece, it wouldn’t be unreasonable. I did enjoy browsing around the store and would recommend it to anyone who loves vintage. Clearly a lot of thought and care goes into what the store curates.

An overwhelming maze of the later years. I think that about sums it up.
I checked out around 5 other vintage shops in Cleveland on the same day and Flower Child kicked all the others in the rear. This place is just packed. Every turn you take you find more unique items. The racks are just full of clothing, all styles, sizes, colors, etc. I especially loved the little record corner. I could sit their for hours and flip through the records.
After you visit Flower Child head over to Big Fun for even more vintage shopping!

Definitely a fun store! Packed with two full floors of inventory so it is hard to leave empty handed.
The staff is friendly and helpful. I’ve found it hard to ask them specific questions about certain pieces though, they have usually been unsure about them. But that may be because there is simply so much inventory that you just can’t know everything about everything there. It seems to be set up mostly as a self service store but they’ve always been more than accommodating when you need their help.
They are perfect for picking up accessories, jewelry, and furniture. The price on most of the clothes is a bit steep for me but they are really fun to browse through! I just wish they had a fitting room. The selection of furniture is ever changing so you can visit frequently and there is always a ton of new stuff to look at.
I love that they operate under normal business hours. Most vintage shops seem to have unusual hours and that makes them difficult to plan a visit to.
My only minor complaint is that the pricing can seem a bit erratic. Some things seem to be greatly over priced while others are drastically under priced. It’s hard to guess where the price tag will fall on an item. Well, I guess I can’t really complain about something being under priced ;)

I came here yesterday with my dear friend as an alternative to Christmas shopping at a mall. I had the time of my life. It was an epic day. I glanced at a review who said something about Grandma’s house. I damn near lost my mind when I saw the exact same, paint by number Jesus picture from the 40’s or 50’s that hangs in my Mother’s childhood bedroom in the basement of flower child. I had my friend snap a picture of Jesus and I and texted it to my Mom (see attached). She said she almost fell out of her bed when she received it. I picked up two pictures of some old guy with a white man afro bowling and a little statue that says «World’s Greatest Mom». I am giving that to my Mom for Christmas. Walking through the store is like stepping into a nice rift in time. We were talking about our experience there all night last night and we plan on returning today or soon.

So. much. stuff.
I really enjoyed my first visit here and, though I was overwhelmed, I felt like this place was the most organized shop of its kind that I’ve ever been to. It didn’t feel dirty, cluttery or scary. Some things felt a little pricey for what they are, but it’s vintage and I have no idea how things should be priced, I’m just cheap and have a love for vintage.
There were some moments when I felt like I had wandered a little far into grandma’s storage closet and peeked into the wrong corner. In other words, the sheets and curtains are in some tiny cubby holes that feel like I could end up in a weird Narnia.
I fell in love with pretty much all of the furniture and ridiculously wonderful kitchen décor and appliances. I have a serious thing for canisters with green and yellow flowers on them… or brown and green… or orange… you get the picture. (I already have a seriously stunning set that I can barely find uses for, and I want more. Sigh. Practicality keeps whispering in my ear not to keep buying things I don’t have room for in my apartment). There were plenty of temptations here for me and luckily I had just spent some money on drinks and dinner, so I wasn’t in the mood to spend more, or else my kitchen would have gotten an entirely unnecessary makeover.

Going to Flower Child is trip to a different time and place. If it’s vintage, this place has it. Clothing, furnishing, artwork, housewares, and everything else in between.
Just when you’ve realized you spent the last hour debating if that aqua color kidney shaped ottoman will fit in your home you discover that there’s a basement filled with more bric a brac to ogle.
Good luck walking out of there without at least the slightest hesitation to purchase something. If for no other reason then to get that unique item that you’ll maybe use once a year it’ll be worth every penny — and minute.

This is a great vintage store of quality items in great shape.
Warning: You will feel intimidated by the staff. That is the only reason I am not giving them 5 stars. This place is no joke.