Shopping in McKinney

Staffers personally select the titles that line the shelves of a Real Bookstore's 20,000-square-foot facility. Each tome is carefully culled from a stock of new arrivals, featured debuts, and signed copies from guest writers. Author visits commence in the cozy event area, where the wordsmiths entertain attendees with presentations, question-and-answer sessions, and book signings where they increase their work's value without dipping the pages in gold. At Fierce Words & Stiff Drinks events, authors interact less formally with readers over wine, artisan beers, and cocktails inspired by their books.

Youngsters enjoy their own events in the 2,000-square-foot children's section. Tuesday- and Wednesday-morning story times enthrall preschoolers with tales, crafts, and snacks, and Friday-night PajamaRama story hours invite kids for a bedtime version of the same. The store’s Collage Bakery and Bar further caters to families with menu items made in-house, and adults can enjoy glasses of beer or wine at seating areas inside or outside the store.

The Furniture ‘N’ Floors staff helps home and business owners attractively anchor rooms with a hand-curated selection of flooring essentials. After consulting with the client on particular needs and style preferences, team members comb through materials and brands, delivering helpful suggestions and breaking the news that there’s no such thing as scratch-and-sniff carpet. The shop’s selection of hand-scraped hardwood casts rooms in the glow of rustic elegance, and Scotchgard-protected carpeting gives bare feet a comfortable, long-lasting prairie upon which to pad. Similarly, the laminate flooring at Furniture ‘N’ Floors provides a cost-effective alternative to hardwood, and porcelain tile adds panache to bathrooms, kitchens, and mosaics of your third-grade teacher. Though service times vary, the team can typically install materials as soon as the next day.