this week at valentine on the side we wanted to venture to places neither of us had ever gone before. as long as it didn't mean going to the suburbs, we were ready to head to any little neighborhood unexplored by us that denver had to offer. as per usual we only had one afternoon to come up with several fresh little boutiques so we didn't get to go everywhere we wanted. and sometimes the places we did want to go ended up being places we didn't care for. here was what we were looking for on our little adventure:
*locally owned *unique *off the beaten path *works with all budgets *good customer service *precious but not too precious
here's what we were not looking for:
*"cougar" wear *unfriendly staff *trend followers not trend setters *catered only to high end budgets *crowded with unfriendly hipster models waiting to get their hair done *bejeweled flip flops
out of the 5 neighborhoods we visited, here is the best of the best, along with their price range, location, and our favorite item we would have bought if either of us had any money.
pome
locale: 1018 south gaylord denver, co 80209
the tiny pome boutique is nestled in between old south gaylord's little strip of restaurants, bakeries and shops. it has everything from amazing kid's section (which we both love--we tend to like kid stuff that translates well in the adult world) to bath and body and even cool paintings. the owner kate is super sweet and told us about how traveling to other cities and finding their hidden nooks inspires her to create incredible displays!
price range: good for everybody, spendier stuff and totally affordable
favorite item: kendall-circus kit for kids 
el-large selection of amazing kids flash cards
UPTOWN
talulah jones
locale: 1122 east 17th denver, co 80218
this was cheating a little for el because she's been there before but kendall had not and el is always, always looking for reasons to go back. this store is amazing with just about everything adorable or awesome set up in creative displays. one half of the store is for kids (but just like pome, kids stuff that translates well into enjoyable gifts for grown ups) and one half is for adults--mostly adorable gifts and things for the home. talulah jones has some of the best paper and ribbons in denver--and good paper in denver is hard to find.
price range: kind of spendy but worth it. they had these tiny mushroom clips for $1.50 that were heart breaking, we don't know what you'd use them for but we're sure it's totally worth it.
favorite item: kendall-stuffed flying squirrel
el-tiny photo album with cross stitched cover
in closing we enjoyed spending time finding these tiny treasures in our beloved denver. however, i would like to say that there were 2 places we visited (that will remain nameless) that would probably be filed under LAME.
if we were to start ranking denver on a coolness scale of 1-10 (1 being warrensburg, missouri and 10 being paris) denver has so far, via the two outings this blog has documented, reached a 3. here's hoping for one day reaching a 10--you can do it denver!
cheers!
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