Evan's Gatehouse

I felt like a little elf walking around Santa's workshop. Christmas decorations everywhere and HUGE decorations. Enormous trees, over-sized ornaments, gigantic bows and all sorts of other large ornaments. Everyone should visit here during the holiday season simply to feel like a little child again. You walk around in wondrous awe because everything is so beautiful and large. Very fun experience. A great place for Christmas decorations and other household decorations as well.

Gatehouse no. 1
672 South State Street
Orem, UT
Open Mon-Fri 10am-7pm, Sat 10am-6pm
801-225-9505

7 Circles

Did you ever think you could get a pair of Liz Claiborne pants for $3? Well, I am wearing said pair of pants. Okay, so I used a coupon and got 50% off. But that means that without the coupon they would have been $6!!! Seriously! Yes! This store has great clothes at great prices. The store purchases the clothes from other stores with extra inventory, store returns and year end closeouts. And the savings get passed on to you! It's great. They are only open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, but I think that makes them even more special. They have mens, womens and childrens clothing. "Seriously great deals!"

7 Circles
533 North 1200 West
Orem, UT

Little Cheeks Children's Boutique

The boutique is adorable. The owner is very friendly. She owns a lot of the products and is able to lower prices on the items she owns. The baby clothes are so adorable!







The t-shirts are made by the owner. She looked into ordering them through a company but she would then have to charge more for the shirts. So she makes them herself to ensure lower prices. The little shoes and hats and everything are so fun to look at. If you have a little one (as sadly I do not) or if you need a baby shower gift, this is a good place to look.


Little Cheeks
85 South Main Street
Pleasant Grove, UT

Rustic Log Furniture of Utah

I wish I owned a cabin because this is where I would shop to furnish said non-existent cabin. The furniture is so beautiful and solidly built. They have everything from chairs to bed to nightstands to porch swings and bookcases and lamps. It is some of the most beautiful furniture I've ever seen. You should definitely go here and just look at the beauty even if you don't have any intention of buying. It is definitely worth your time.

Rustic Log Furniture of Utah
551 North 1200 West
Orem, UT
801-225-4661

Pioneer Book

A lot of bookstores around Provo are mostly about buying and selling college textbooks. It was refreshing to walk into a bookstore that is a "real" used book store. You walk in and you instantly smell the wonderful scent of old books. I love it. The books were organized by category. It was so fun to look at the classics, the children books, Shakespear, etc. It was fun and the owner was very friendly and helpful. If you like old book like I do, go here and search for you own hidden treasures of literature.

Pioneer Book
858 South State Street
Orem, UT
801-225-BOOK

Gypsy Wagon

As I was driving around Pleasant Grove, I saw this cute little store. I had absolutely no clue what to expect when I walked in. What do they sell here? Clothes? Jewelry? Food? I decided to just walk in and check it out. And guess what - they sell Gypsy stuff. If you are a gypsy - or a fan of gypsies - this is where you need to shop. They have alter kits, incense, spices, amulets, stones, tarot cards and everything gypsy. It was really neat. It was so unique and fun to see all these items. I never would have guessed this store would be full of gypsy supplies. But hello, it's the Gypsy Wagon. Check it out!

Gypsy Wagon
67 South Main Street
Pleasant Grove, UT

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