Bottom Line: A lovely store in the Scarborough Lane Shoppes featuring items made in NC and friendly…read morestaff. Tar Heel Trading Co. is full of lovely items made by artisans and craftsman from North Carolina and other parts of the United States. I spent a good bit of time in here admiring pottery, Christmas ornaments, soaps and such. My very favorite items were tiny little animals made out of pottery. I wish I could remember the artist as they are super adorable and their little pottery faces make me smile. I already have a few that I bought at a local pottery shop near my home so I didn't add any pottery pets to my collection but I sure did love looking at them! The employee working at Tar Heel Trading Co. was very welcoming and engaging but not in an overbearing way. Overall, shopping here was a very lovely experience and this is a great place to buy some high quality, genuinely made in NC items.

6/26/20 Hand sanitizer was provided when you enter the…read morestore. Masks or cover ups are required before entering the establishment. I found myself thinking about a new glass for myself, but decided against that. Still I enjoyed learn about the fish chiseled glass. The makers have all of their fish swimming in one direction except one. This has become the trademark of their chiseled glass art. The owner was down to earth very helpful. Hope to visit her store again one day.

Bottom Line: A beautiful home furnishings store with a friendly and helpful staff…read more I went to Daniels' Homeport to check out their selection of Polywood outdoor furniture since they are the only premiere dealer in the area. I was impressed with their large selection of outdoor furniture. They carry several brands of weather-tolerant and salt air friendly furniture in addition to Polywood. With their expansive showroom I was able to see the most popular pieces in person, get a color sample and even a brochure. The staff was helpful with my questions and very welcoming. Before I even made it to the outdoor section I was wowed with the large indoor furniture selection. The store had many lovely vignettes complete with fun linens and lovely artwork. Most of the furniture has a beachy or nautical theme. The store was definitely comfortable and inspiring. Daniels' Homeport is also know for their rental cottage furnishing services. They can put complete packages together for rental homes and they even sell stuff to fully stock a kitchen.

This is a great store with an amazing selection of living; dining & bedroom furniture, along with…read morelamps, bedding and kitchen needs! Designers on staff to help you and their customer service is top notch!

Great shop! We had some time to kill before our ridiculously late 4:00 pm check in time at our…read morerental and decided to do a little shopping. The lady who was basically running the place herself (should have gotten her name) took time to help us search for the exact shirt we were looking to buy. This store is dog friendly (and some aren't and let you know it with a snooty "enjoy your pets, drinks, and food sign" out front) and has treats for our fur buddies! This sweet lady squatted down, gave our little Sheltie girl a treat, and received a kiss on the nose! Our little Sheltie girl knows the good people! We felt completely comfortable in this store and will be back. It's sorta weird. Some places in this beautiful shopping center on the water with an extensive boardwalk that connects many shops, are completely dog friendly, and there are other stores that won't let your fur baby past the front door. I'm pretty sure we would have spent significant $$ if we could have come in, but it's your loss! I'll give my money to the shops who don't exclude everyone with a dog. Have some balls non-dog loving stores and ask those with untrained dogs to leave your store. Let the well mannered dogs inside. Kudos to Life is Good!

The woman working there was so rude. Rap music cranking on the speakers and this lady has zero…read morepeople skills. She actually told another customer to stop looking at shirts because she was unfolding them! Seriously?! What is your job?? The grand strand hires immigrants and Duck has seemed to get the worst of the lot. Such a shame considering how much money is flowing through there peak season.

Beautiful array of coastal home decor, linens, houseware/kitchen and jewelry from local artists and…read moresources. Special unique items for your home or to buy as gifts. The staff was attentive and so friendly. If you are visiting the Outer Banks plan a stop at the store. You are guaranteed to find something special.

Bottom Line: A beautiful display of quality and tasteful housewares and gifts…read more The Cottage Shop in the Outer Banks Mall is definitely one of my favorite stores in the area! The Cottage Shop is a fairly large store consisting of tasteful home decor and gifts. Many items are beach themed but there is plenty of cool and cute stuff for (in)land lovers too. Here are the types of things you can expect to find at The Cottage Shop: - linens like tea towels, hook rugs and bedspreads - home decor like candles, artwork and Fiestaware - scarves, flip flops and jewelry - drinkware like Tervis, Yeti and decorative wine glasses - Christmas ornaments - stuffed animals and toys for little ones - greeting cards You can also expect a friendly staff! This is a great place to get a gift for someone else or yourself!

Staff are very kind and attentive, and they have a rescue wheelie dog which makes me automatically…read morelove them. The stain glass items (why we made a u-turn to go back to it) are very expensive, I have several pieces from Etsy and one *almost* identical piece was literally 3x the price-but it's a tourist shoppe, so not unexpected. They have antiques going towards the back which seem to go on forever, as well as newer fashion items in front. I bought a couple items to support local, but not the stain glass I came for, unfortunately. Would definitely go back!

Stopped into this antique/glass art store and they had a lot of stuff. Everything was priced as…read moretypical tourist high prices. The young staff lady was nice. I didn't have the feeling of being stalked and watched. If you are looking for man cave automotive signs and tins, go to the back in the old shop. Signs say that you cannot take any pictures so have nothing to show except the outside.

We went in needing an umbrella purchased it and unfortunately we needed an umbrella stand that we…read morewere not informed about. If you are going to be selling basic umbrellas for $50 at least have a sign up informing them about a stand or the employees should be better trained, the employees need to be more transparent about the things they're selling to people. We're on vacation and definitely would not recommend this to anyone that's going on vacation. The service definitely fit the name, it was awful.

They were not honest with the service and when we try to find a solution we didn't find a…read morerespectful service. Nothing against the store but the service could be better next time.

I was disappointed by the fitting room policy at this shop. I went in with my two young daughters…read morewith the t-shirts we selected, and after we were already in the dressing room, an employee told us that only one person was allowed at a time. I asked if I could stay in the dressing room with my daughters so I could help them and make sure they were okay, but I was told they would need to come out and show me each item instead. This rule made a simple shopping trip take three times longer and was very inconvenient for a mom with special needs children. While there was a sign posted with the policy, I did not notice it beforehand. I understand businesses need rules, but this policy felt impractical and made the experience frustrating. Unfortunately, because of this rule, inflexibility and unfriendliness, I will not shop here again.

On 12/12 we ordered 3 women's tees as Christmas gifts because Life is Good guaranteed delivery…read morebefore Christmas. After we ordered the shirts, we continued to receive promotional emails guaranteeing delivery before Christmas if we were to place additional orders. It's Christmas day and the shirts are not here. Latest tracking says we may get them by end of day tomorrow. We love the shirts they sell but the promises they make are worthless.

I love going in to this shop. Theresa is the best! From frame selection to art supplies. I've had a…read morenumber of things framed and have been very satisfied. I'm so happy that I've found this framing/art supply shop in the perfect location.

Great place for artists to buy quality supplies. Small store, but a good varied selection. They…read morealso do framing. This is a great place to buy local and support your community.