The owner of a new boutique in Lightfoot hopes she can help you spice up your kitchen, home and garden.
The Ivy Trellis will celebrate its grand opening in Lightfoot Crossing Saturday.
Owner Rosa Mann said she’s stocking the small boutique with items she’d like to have in her own home.
“Our tagline is ‘Décor, gifts and gourmet,’” Mann said. “I’ll just fill it with all my favorite things.”
Her favorites include home and garden décor, gifts, pillows, purses, kitchen essentials, and cooking supplies.
Mann first opened the Ivy Trellis in Farmville, Virginia in 1994. Even then, she sold a motley collection of items she adored, beginning with fabrics and home fashion.
Mann and her husband closed the brick-and-mortar location in 2010 to move to Richmond, but Mann continued the Ivy Trellis through online sales.
Now she’s resurrecting the store in Greater Williamsburg.
“The shop is one-quarter [the size] of my first store, but it’s manageable and adorable and I love my little courtyard,” Mann said.
Customers will walk through the courtyard to enter the store, and on their way in they can browse Mann’s assortment of garden decorations and outdoor seating.
The Ivy Trellis will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. It will be closed Sunday and Monday.
Mann added she is hoping shoppers will use the #tinyshopbiglove hashtag when sharing their purchases.
“I want it to be a sweet charming little southern boutique filled with things I love,” Mann said.
