The Hub

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The outside of this store has an old-timey neighborhood feel and inside it reaffirms what shopping should be.

Sure it's a hardware store (some plumbing, gardening too) with personalized service but the raison d'etre these days is the bubbly decorating consultant who offers you a cappucino and steers you through any decorating dilemmas (can even come to your house if needed).

There's Benjamin Moore paint, tons of wallpaper books, fabrics for curtains, blinds & shutters, Richelieu hardware, supplies to do the project, or even her little black book of experts to do it all for you.