Haute Decor

This is a fun little shop with many curiosities. The shop’s owners are a husband and wife team, with the wife (Lisa Daughters) being an interior designer as well. As a result, you can not only buy décor goods here, but also have her come to your house if/​when you simply don’t know what to choose. And, haven’t we all been there… cute painting (or whatever) in the store, looks horrible on your wall (or wherever) at home. We did find some cute art here. I especially liked the rather primitive paintings of dogs in various states of «dogness» like thinking about stealing the cookie tin of the kitchen counter or excitedly greeting their owner at the door. Okay, maybe the image doesn’t translate all that well in words, but they’re definitely cute. We started our holiday shopping a bit early with some adorable little notepads that have ornate covers with magnetic closures and beautiful papers on the inside. These are about the size of the original Post-​it note stack, maybe a bit larger, but don’t have the sticky stuff on them. At $ 4 each, we snapped up a handful to use as stocking stuffers for girlfriends and moms. Prices in Haut Décor are not too bad, either — more expensive than Pier 1, but cheaper than some other independent décor shops. Be forewarned, there isn’t much in the way of contemporary in this shop, so if your style is «all IKEA, all the time,» best to steer clear. But, for the odd accent piece (or one of those cool dog paintings), not a bad choice. Oh, the owners also told us that they don’t inventory large quantities of things, so what you see in the store is what you get. And, should you decide to go it alone and not Lisa’s interior design services, you can even bring your «mistakes» back to the shop to trade them in for something that will highlight your abode.