The Finishing Touch is a flooring store located in the Oak Center off Katella Avenue. It offers carpet as well as vinyl, laminate, ceramic and hardwood flooring. Finishing Touch will install your purchase at residential and commercial locations. Friendly, attentive flooring experts are on hand to assist customers with their flooring concerns. The store carries major brands such as Stainmaster, Pergo, Wilsonart and much more. The store's large swatches make it easy to choose the right flooring for your project.
The Denim Bar is a cute boutique just south of Arbor Village. The clothing is casual and trendy, and there are lots of bags, jewelry and accessories for sale. The Denim Bar sells TOMS Shoes, a brand that donates one pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair sold. So, here you can indulge your passion for new shoes and help others at the same time - a great excuse to shop.
You don't have to fight traffic at the mall to get glasses in one hour. You don't have to sacrifice personal service, either. Just go to Sixty-Minute Spectacles, where eye care has been a family tradition for more than 20 years.
The opticians at Sixty-Minute Spectacles can check your eyes and fit you with the perfect pair of contact lenses or glasses. It sells cutting-edge designer frames as well as classics. Brands like Giorgio Armani, Nike, Carrera, Nicon and more are there. RayBan and Maui Jim glasses are available too, as are Garmin transition lenses.
Founded by Ken Meany more than 30 years ago, Boot Barn offers western-style clothing and shoes. This store sells western boots, jeans, cowboy hats, leather jackets and big-buckle belts. Boot Barn claims that boots can either make or break a cowboy's day. Shoppers here will definitely find their inner cowboy or cowgirl.
Ganahl Lumber is a complete lumber yard, gardening center, hardware store and paint store. Ganahl Lumber has been family owned for more than 125 years, and the Los Alamitos store was built in 1999. Ganahl's offers printed instructions and expert advice on how to do almost any type of repair or remodeling in your home, garden or business.
Cartridge World sells remanufactured ink and toner cartridges for all major brand printers: HP, Apple, Epson, Lexmark, Dell, Canon, and others. This store will also buy your empty cartridges and also sells paper. Special discounts are available for schools and educators.
Bixby Plaza Carpets & Flooring has your floors covered—literally. The store houses an endless selection of hardwoods, carpets, laminates, tiles and area rugs. The flooring samples for each item are all relatively large, making it easy to imagine how the product would actually look in your home. Employees here are friendly and ready to assist with questions. Established in 1971, Bixby Plaza Carpets & Flooring offers professional installation of its products. Consumer financing is also available.
Shoe City stocks thousands of shoes. Scan the displays of flip-flops and sandals, glittery girls tennis shoes and designer DC and Etnies, and you'll find shoes for the whole family. The vast majority of the shoes here are athletic, though. All the big names--Nike, Skechers, Converse, Vans --are well represented. You can also buy bookbags by JanSport and Quicksilver, and hats, purses, socks--even purses.
Modern Signs Press offers sign-language materials, such as books, software and DVDs. Featured products include a CD of nursury rhymes and teaching materials. The company was founded by Gerilee Gustason, who has her Ph.D. in education fron USC, and by Esther Zawakow.
Green Street Interiors claims "inspiration is everywhere" in its shop. Part antique store, part art gallery, part boutique, with a healthy dose of rich tapestries and animal prints, Green Street Interiors is full of surprising treasures.
Decorators are available to consult with you and will visit your home, then prepare a presentation and plan. An office full of decorator sample books will ensure that you find the perfect colors and fabrics for your home.
Performance Tackle is a specialty tackle shop for passionate fishermen. It sells bait, fishing rods, reels and custom bass rods. The store also offers service and repair for fishing equipment. It was founded in 1994 by Marc Higashi, whose goal was to be known as the premier custom rod builder of the West Coast. Performance Tackle is located right off Katella Avenue, in what could be mistaken as a small bait shop. Once customers step inside this modest location, they will soon see passion at work, as the store houses a vast selection of all things fishing.
Deux Amies I carries a plethora of unique items, from beaded evening bags by Mary Frances to metal room fans designed to look like animals to specialty dressings and spices. Holiday decor, like banners, door hangers, dishes, towels, dolls and pillows, is a large part of the shop. Deus Amies I is overflowing with one-of-a-kind knickknacks and gifts. The helpful staff also makes up unique gift baskets at your request.
Precious Life Shelter is a residential support program for pregnant adult women, and the thrift shop sells the "extra" donated items that are not used by the residents. All proceeds from this shop go to funding the program, earning about 40 percent of operating costs.
Each second Saturday of the month, there is a Super Saturday Sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
If you wish to help, you can volunteer to sort donations and/or staff the thrift store. The Web site offers more volunteer information.
Touted as "the anti-retail store," Chartreuse is a boutique home furnishing store located in a quiet area off of Cerritos Avenue. It sells bedding, rugs, sofas, chairs and dining room furniture. The styles available are similar to Pottery Barn, restoration hardware and Crate and Barrel. The difference, however, is that Chartreuse promises to give you those styles at a 20 to 60 percent savings rate. The store was founded in 2001 by a self-taught interior designer and world traveler. It also has a blog that showcases the its latest arrivals.
A Place of Our Own is a unique beauty salon that also sells art and jewelry. In addition to enjoying the artwork and homemade gifts (most are made by local artisans), customers can book manicures, pedicures and hair services.
Although the address is on Los Alamitos Boulevard, the shop can only be accessed from the garden area of Arbor Village, away from the street. Park in back; if you park on the street, walk through another shop or breezeway to enter the garden.
Now that Katella Beauty Supply is settling into their new location on Los Alamitos Blvd, it'll be hard to find a friendlier or more complete beauty store. Katella Beauty Supply carries all your favorite skin and hair care brands, like Dermalogica and Enjoi, as well as brushes, ornaments, curlers, hats, gifts and nail products. Katella Beauty Supply is also a salon, offering hair cuts, perms, highlights and other coloring services. Ask about coupon specials to save even more.
Flags with a Flair sells a lot more than flags: jewelry, wall art, garden art and even gifts for dogs and cats. The store is in a converted house, with a porch, garden and lots of small rooms (even the bathroom has been turned into a display area). Picture frames, candles, holiday décor, crosses and angels, cards, statues, glass toadstools and gazing orbs are all here, along with (of course) banners and flags.
Enchanted Florist lives up to its name. Besides beautiful orchids and fresh flowers, the store is filled with planters made from driftwood, shells, and ceramics, housing succulents and ivies as well as traditional houseplants. Gifts of scent, like candles and incense, are for sale, along with wreathes and decorative items.
Enchanted Florist is an event florist as well, working with clients on weddints and other special occasions to personalize their one-of-a-kind celebrations.
