Shopping in Valley Stream

By setting out to provide visitors with one of the most beloved Christmas traditions, Anthony Gallo Nurseries has practically become a tradition in itself—the Christmas tree farm has spent more than a century decking homes with the holiday’s decorative centerpiece. At the nursery, tree-seekers peruse a lineup of firs hand-picked from Gallo’s tree farm, including Fraser firs, a modern-day favorite seen in many American homes including the White House, and Balsam firs, a classic choice known for filling spaces with their festive aroma. In addition to trees, the nursery offers mixed garlands and florist-designed wreaths sprinkled with colorful berries, handmade bows, and tiny cameras that stream footage to Santa's behavior-analysis department.

Garden World's two locations each have a greenhouse and outdoor nursery with a wide variety of thriving plant life, including trees ranging from a four-inch rock-garden evergreen to a 2.5-inch caliper specimen tree. Indoors, a garden shop offers essential items for installing or maintaining a garden. Here you can find hand tools for planting tulips or digging up your first bank account. For holidays, special occasions, or corporate events, Garden World’s staff can assemble seasonal bouquets, office decorations, and other greenery-rich gifts. The shop also carries indoor plants, silk flower arrangements, and other home-décor items.

Paper Doll Beauty Bar extends Paper Doll Boutique's beautifying province from vintage dresses to birthday suits with a host of spa services. Licensed aestheticians customize facials for women and men. During massages, therapists combine soothing effleurage strokes, aromatic essential oils, and heated basalt stones to help to detoxify muscles and stimulate circulation, leaving backs more relaxed and healthy. Other services include manicures, waxes, and mink eyelash extensions long enough to tickle your date's neck from across the table.

Frame Avenue’s owners and artisan frame makers do all their mat cutting, designing, and framing on-site. This way, they oversee the entire process, working hand-in-hand with clients to immortalize artwork and photographs, protect cherished keepsakes, and brighten up bare walls. They begin each project with a professional consultation, maybe leading clients to walls covered in hundreds of mouldings, or perhaps strolling with them down Frame Avenue to show off handmade frames and spark ideas. Once clients have given them a mental blueprint, the craftsmen get to work. They assemble frames with high-quality materials such as conservation glass and acid-free matting, accenting jerseys, concert tickets, posters, paintings, or a napkin autographed by the Queen.

After spending years designing kitchens and handcrafting cabinets, John Barlowe opened Frame Shop Art Gallery & Gifts to celebrate and showcase great household art. A member of the Professional Picture Framers Association, he's won awards for his custom-frame designs, which pair his meticulous woodworking skills with elements such as football skin to accent displayed pieces. As a premier partner of Larson-Juhl, he has access to thousands of ornate American hardwood borders and gilded moldings crafted with more than 100 years of company expertise. Each artwork or photograph squeezes between Tru Vue glass and Bainbridge mats and backboard, a sandwich framers can often complete in as little as 24 hours.

In addition to displaying art, John and his team specialize in various photo services, from printing images to transforming ordinary snapshots into caricatures or watercolors with artistic photo treatments. They also prevent boxes of family photos from falling victim to age, disasters, and swamp monsters’ thumbprints by digitizing large collections.