Thank you very much. Each alcove is painted in a soothing shade of blue, purple, or green. Customers select a demo tape, put on a headset, and escape from the world. Although the alcoves look as though they began life as dressing rooms from a previous clothing store, they didn't. Owner Paula Vigneault built them into Paradise Found as an important design element of the floorplan for the store.
Uniqueness is achieved in the merchandise selection as well.
Silk, hand-painted scarves with beautiful ethnic designs are an example. Available from Zazou, the scarves add color to displays, and the designs are both interesting and unusual. Displayed on walls throughout the store are elegant mirrors, plaques, and statues from Facsimiles. Ann Wifholm, who works in sales and customer service at Facsimiles, explained that they specialize in museum reproductions, adaptations, and antiquities. All items are historically related and most are sculpted at the Facsimiles location in New Hampshire.