Décor

BestSellers at Beach and Resort Stores

By Genie Davis

At beach and resort stores, quality gifts and home décor items are doing well for shops that feature items appropriate to the location. Despite some supply chain issues, these stores are ready to provide the perfect take-home gifts for visitors and locals alike.

At World’s End in Port Townsend, Wash., Owner Joyce Janetski explained that her store sells clothing and home décor, with her top-selling most expensive gift being a wall clock. “It’s Steam Punk style with gears that move. It’s just cool. People simply love it.” According to Janetski, she’s sold hundreds of the clocks. “It’s large, made of metal, and we have a Steam Punk festival here in town in June. It really fits the vibe of our Victorian seaport town.” Additionally, she also does well with hats as a gift item. “We also do a lot of jewelry. I don’t do antique jewelry, but I have pieces that looks as if they are. And we do well with telescopes, pocket watches, and nautical and cast-iron decorator hooks. All these items fit the beach loca-

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