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Sunday evenings in Berkeley tend to be pretty lifeless when it comes to those cute, little local shops. Lucky for us, we stumbled upon The Treehouse Green Gifts over on College Avenue. First off, thank you, Treehouse, for being open past 5:00 p.m. Second, thank you for letting us “ooh and ahh” over your merchandise, despite the fact that we were clearly broke college students with an eye for weird objects. We loved their handcrafted odds and ends–like a large bowl made from an old vinyl record, a stool seat woven out of leather belts and a wind chime whose cling and clang came from dangling kitchen spoons.
While browsing The Treehouse, we totally had flashbacks of “The Little Mermaid,” where Ariel collects random crap and uses them for anything other than what they’re actually for. Of course, The Treehouse was way more artsy and creative than our flippered friend, with a couple more benefits to boot. Their products are recycled, handmade, acquired through fair trade practices and–get this–organic.
So shop on, friend, shop on. We personally chose not to purchase anything that we saw that evening, but we can promise you that if you visit The Treehouse and meet a similar fate, you will walk away with the creative urge to tie shiny junk together and hang it over your roomie’s bed.
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Tags:College Ave., Gifts, recycle, Shops in Berkeley, The Treehouse
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