Cleveland » Flower Child

Again, another location suggested by Kaylah of The Dainty Squid via her Travel Bug post on the ModCloth blog.

This vintage store is called Flower Child. I actually didn't end up purchasing anything from here. It was a bit overwhelming. Every little nook and cranny was packed! Even looking back at these pictures, I'm seeing tiny details and little items that I must have missed in person. This place was seriously huge. Two floors. Lots of little rooms. I especially love how each room was set up with a different style. It was almost museum-like. You seriously felt like you may be stepping into a closet, toy room, or living room of a whole other era. I loved that about it. Like I said, though, there was so much to look at and so many different styles and options. It would be really hard to choose what to buy. Everything was tied so nicely together how it was set up. If I lived closer and had easier access to this place or a place similar, I could see it being very dangerous. I'd most definitely have to invest in something every paycheck until my house looked like one of these rooms! You could probably kill a lot of time just wandering around this store, soaking up all the details, and imagining you're in another time. This is store is most definitely on my list of places to return to!

11508 Clifton Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44102

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Cleveland » Big Fun

Another place we stopped at in Cleveland was a toy store called Big Fun. It was also one of the places Kaylah suggested on the Travel Bug post on the ModCloth Blog. I am so glad I read and saved this post because it was so helpful in finding some sweet locations! So, it was already on our agenda to visit while in town, but we sort of just came across it in route to another location. Let me tell you, this place was packed full of awesomeness and nostalgia. Just about any toy you could remember, plus more! I honestly didn't take too many photos in this store because I was pretty busy looking at all the shelves, drawers, and racks full of little treasures and trinkets. I ended up buying a few things there that I really couldn't live without and I'm sure if I would have browsed longer, I could have found a whole lot more. I definitely wish there was a store like this closer. It's the perfect little shop to kill time in with a friend. So much to look at! You could seriously find something for anyone, of any age there. It would be a great place to pick up little gifts for friends for any occasion or no occasion at all. I'm just so pumped that a place like this exists. My favorite feature: Definitely the floors being lined in old board games. Too perfect! The whole place was really bright and colorful and cluttered in all the right ways. I felt like a little kid in a toy store.. literally.

11512 Clifton Blvd. Cleveland, OH 44102

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