My Louise

Terrible job on a burlap lampshade that she wanted to charge extra for. The burlap was freshly glued on and misaligned, the backing wasn’t tinted as she had originally offered, and she had used a different burlap material than the one she had sent a picture of. The unfortunate thing was that I’ve seen her other DIY work and they were all beautifully done (including a burlap board that was for sale)…so it left me the impression that she intentionally made it carelessly because I tried to bargain with her before having the lampshade made. She had responded rather coldly to my verification of the price and inquiry about using a birthday coupon that expired a week ago. I had purchased a few other things from the store (including a lovely reupholstered chair that was $ 350) so I wasn’t a complete stranger to the place and was hoping for some leeway for remaining a loyal client. My parents own an independent local shop as well, so I know how important loyal clients are. Very unprofessional of her to respond so curtly. Then when I go to pay for the lamp (which the shade was made for), I was charged $ 2 extra than what we had agreed upon. And she wasn’t even there to clarify it! Yes, it’s only $ 2 but really it was the principle of the matter and about being honest. Great selection of things but I’m a big believer of shop owners being great to their clients as well. Sadly, I will not be going back even though her shop was cute.

Cute little boutique store right next to the Oriental Market! They have a variety of clothes, shoes, bags, accessories, and cute household items. I love the décor in there and the service was great. I will definitely come back here again!