Hello friends! Can you believe we are already in October? The month of September disappeared on us and we're heading straight into Fall - our favorite time of the year! After some quiet time on the blog, we're back and wanting to share this beautiful place we discovered on our recent trip out of town.
Last weekend we headed to the west coast to a little beach town called Venice. We had booked a stay at the Ramada and were pleasantly surprised by the decor and modern look of the hotel, even though it wasn't on the beach. We relaxed, took a dip in the pool late one night and even made it to the gym. It was so nice to get out of town, even if it was just for 2 days.
A few weeks before, I was doing some research for our business and came across Oxford Exchange. Since I knew we would be in the area, we made plans to check it even if it was an hour north from us. Saturday afternoon, we took a little roadtrip to Tampa just to visit this place. And we have to say, it was totally worth it.
The shop holds a curated selection of books and handcrafted wares, many from local designers. Every table and vignette is full of beautiful and unique products. Housed in a building that was built in 1981 as a stable, the space has gone through many transformations and programmatic uses before its current design. The new space has all the right elements, blending old with new - exposed brick painted in greys and blues, blackened steel, checkerboard floors, lots of natural light and foliage and more. Besides the shop, it also houses a restaurant (which we have to go back and try), a bookstore, a tea bar and a coffee shop. We spent hours walking around and taking in all the details and left feeling so inspired.
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