Maison Galleria / Live Beautifully ~ Decorate Passionately
One of the very best things about living in Stillwater is downtown Mainstreet. Contrary to what some of my western suburban friends tend to think 
(you know who you are!), and from what I remember growing up and visiting my grandparents, downtown is not just about antique shopping. I mean YES, they are still there but they are not the majority yet they add so much charm and character to this historic town.
What does in fact, fill the quaint retail landscape is a wide variety of boutique clothing and gift stores, stylish home decorating shops, wine bars, hair salons, photography studios, art galleries, and pretty much anything & everything your palette desires in terms of cuisine. It’s truly a wonderful place to visit during every season because of the walkability along with the variety of shops you can experience in such close proximity. Not to mention, every other week or so there tends to be a festive community/family event, a Ladies Night Out , or an Art Crawl planned – there is always something fun going on!
Since living in Stillwater the past couple of years my family and I have come to love and spend a great deal of time enjoying all downtown has to offer. One of my very favorite stores is Maison Galleria - mainly a home decor store but they also carry jewelry, hats, scarves, baby headbands and hats by Fancy Schmancy Pretties and other gifts as well as an interior decorating service. I love this beautiful store not just for the wide variety of products they have but as much for it’s warm and inviting ambiance and friendly sales staff. When invited to collaborate on a photography display inside the store I was thrilled! What an honor and such a beautiful place for me display a little gallery of my images. The project is nearly complete – we are still searching for the perfect chandelier to illuminate the room as well as some other items to spruce it up. But for the most part, it’s together and I’m excited to share this with you and hope you will go and check it out when you are down along mainstreet! I will be changing up the displays upon the approval of my clients so you just never know who you may recognize on the walls
If you get a chance to get downtown this weekend (actually, beginning today), Maison Galleria along with 15 other stores are having a ‘rummage sale’ or bazaar type sales where they are closing out holiday items and have brought in past merchandise and even personal items to sell so it’s kind of a unique opportunity to hit some big sales. 
