Shopping in Carrboro

Hadley Nixon has always trained a keen eye on the fashion that surrounds her. Drawing from the eclectic looks she saw when living in New York City and the elegant styles that abound in the southeast, Hadley fills her boutique’s powder-blue interior with feminine casual wear and cocktail attire. Dresses and blouses from local North Carolina designers rub elbows with pieces from big-name designers such as Yoana Baraschi and Yumi Kim, who carries Hadley’s personal favorite line of bright, flowing blouses and summer dresses. Elsewhere in the shop, dangling earrings and bracelets with quirky characteristics, such as the integration of metal and cloth, put the finishing touch on outfits and a stylish spin on American Girl dolls.

When sports fans need to transform their house into a shrine devoted to their favorite team, Replay Photos is happy to oblige with high quality portrait photos and prints of every NBA team, every NFL team, and more than 130 college teams. Their framed and unframed prints capture thrilling moments and commemorate special events, including players standing around gabbing, slamming down a dunk, and the moment when teams win a national championship, and then stand around gabbing. They also sport unique wall art for 90 different college campuses, which is emblazoned with iconic landmarks and phrases unique to each school.

Though Ambiente Furniture began by purveying modern Scandinavian furniture exclusively, it has since expanded to display contemporary pieces from across the globe, including Italian, German, and American designs. The store carries more than 200 quality brands, including European leather-furniture makers Natuzzi and Gamma, Canadian bedroom furnisher Mobican, and legendary woodworker Mister Geppetto. Within its 30,000-square-foot showroom, Ambiente Furniture's staff helps guests navigate the collections with ease, pinpointing pieces for the bedroom, living room, office, and dining room.

Runners are different. Different from non-runners and different from each other. Raleigh Running Outfitters' Jim Micheels understands this uniqueness. With more than 25 years of running experience and over 20 marathons under his belt, Jim is well versed in the art of motion. In return, Jim and his staff of running experts provide customers with the latest gear and technology to keep moving until someone completes the first Transatlantic marathon.

Inside the athletic outfitter, shelves brim with more than 60 styles of running shoes, along with racks of shorts, jackets, and shirts that keep body temperatures regulated. A video gait analysis system tracks customers' leg movement to analyze their stride, ankle motion, and foot strike.

The professional florists at PG Flowers band bright blossoms together to create special-occasion bouquets, floral arrangements, and seasonal centerpieces. Housing a large selection of fresh blooms, tropical flowers, and plants, the arrangers pair vase-clad creations with stuffed animals, mylar and latex balloons, and other gifts. The florists offer prompt delivery service throughout Raleigh, Morrisville, and the surrounding area to help clients wordlessly express their emotions or demonstrate remorse for backing a station wagon into their neighbor's koi pond.

Since Dr. Stanley Pearle opened the doors to the first Pearle Vision in 1961, the franchise has expanded to more than 800 stores nationwide. In these stores, optometrists assess the ocular health of patients before onsite opticians help them navigate the assortment of frames from brands such as Versace, Ray-Ban, and DKNY. If they're not in the store, clients can utilize the Try-On tool, uploading a photo to see what they or their dog looks like in different types of glasses. Pearle Vision also helps focus the world with contacts from Acuvue and Biofinity.