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Piper Collection

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If supporting local artisans and designers is a top priority when furnishing your home, consider exploring the high-end throw pillows crafted by Piper Collection. In 2012, textile designer Whitney Caudle Kelly launched Piper Collection alongside her mother, Cindy Caudle. Since then, Piper has promoted vibrant color combinations and modern patterns across an array of textures, creating decorative, throw, and outdoor pillows from their design studio in North Carolina.

Blackhawk Hardware and Garden Center

In 1976, Blackhawk Hardware found its home in the historic Park Road Shopping Center. It started out as a simple store selling traditional hardware, but soon expanded to include niche selections like kitchenware and then the addition of a full garden center. In addition to the outdoor plants that everyone knows us for,” notes Garden Center associate and resident green thumb Kebbe Covington, “I want us to have the best indoor plant section in Charlotte…From indoor flowers, plants and succulents to other décor such as pots, planters and statues, we can help you find exactly what you’re looking for.”

Moxie Mercantile

The inventory at Moxie Mercantile, hand-selected by owner Michelle Castelloe and her small team of keen-eyed retail associates, spans from barware to hand-poured candles, whimsical tea towels, chic charcuterie boards, and authentically vintage table lamps, rugs, and tabletop decor. At Moxie, the mantra is “community over competition,” which the store embodies by focusing on their brand and their clientele in order to provide a unique offering in a crowded market. No matter whether you’re visiting their Plaza Midwood, Davidson, Matthews, or Fort Mill location, you’re certain to find stylish products, often crafted by local artisans or companies with a mission in mind.

Southern Nest

Willing to trek a little further? Then carve out some time to visit Southern Nest in Indian Land, SC, which specializes in cottage and farmhouse style (think early Joanna Gaines). Products include anchor items like coffee tables and armchairs, layering items like throw pillows and decor, and finishing interior touches like lighting. Southern Nest carries a number of popular brands like Bramble and Steven Shell, but also offers a custom order service to satisfy customers who aren’t able to find precisely what they’re seeking on the Southern Nest shelves.

Limoncito Goods

Michelle Fernandez had to overcome life’s challenges to make something beautiful: Limoncito Goods is Fernandez’s Charlottebased, one-woman studio where she slow-makes home goods and accessories by hand. Translated loosely to “little lemons,” each cast and design from Limoncito is created intentionally to be a highlight of your home. Every piece is hand-casted, sanded, sealed, and packaged by Michelle herself. She sells everything from mugs and planters to vases and candle holders.

B.D. Jeffries

B.D. Jeffries is a luxury boutique with locations in the SouthPark area and Atlanta that showcases top of the line lighting, furniture, dining and entertaining accessories, and accent pieces. With 5,000 square feet to explore, customers will find plenty to browse within B.D. Jeffries’ well-curated selection of on trend, luxury home goods.

Slate Interiors

This furniture and art collective collaborates with over 60 merchants and artists to provide a wide array of home furnishings, accessories, lighting, and original art. The collection changes daily, as products change hands from merchant to customer quickly, which means new finds on almost every visit. Expect to discover primarily one-of-a-kind or vintage pieces here, and to shop alongside design professionals sourcing items on behalf of their clients.

Ruxton Mercantile

Founded in 2018 by Caitlin Gibson, Ruxton Mercantile offers stylish decor for a modern household. Woven wall art, tea towels with subtle patterns, handsome teak nesting bowls, luxurious soaps, and soft throw blankets are just a few of the finds at this small shop.

Cosmic Creativ

Kelly Daniels is the owner and artist behind Cosmic Creativ, a handcrafted business of home goods made with resin art. As a one-woman show, Kelly hand pours, trims, photographs, packages and ships every piece herself. She creates home essentials, from accent tables to cutting boards and serving trays. Through a shared workspace, Kelly has full access to large woodworking machinery, where she can make larger furniture pieces with rare wood, and continue to use resin in new and different ways.

Rumor Mill Market

In 2013, Rumor Mill Market moved into a former cotton mill located in Davidson, a small college town just north of Charlotte. It has since been featured in numerous local and national publications, as well as featured on HGTV, after more than doubling in size and making a name for itself as one of Lake Norman’s top destinations for furniture and home decor. The owners strive to maintain an inventory that they describe as “fun and funky,” and characteristic of a farmhouse interior.