Shabby Chic Boutique, on busy Griffin Avenue near Cole Street, offers a wide variety of home decorating products, furniture, artwork, accessories, and miscellaneous items. All of these items are second-hand.
An inviting whiff of sweet potpourri greets visitors who enter into the narrow but quaint shop with its black and white checkered-pattern floor.
Many items are marked at bargain prices while others, such as a set of fine china, are priced as antiques.
Owner Francis McMullin 'shabby-chics' several of the furniture items; the term 'shabby-chic' refers to the process of painting and distressing a piece to create a worn but decorative look.