Featured Business: Fig + Oak
You’ll be greeted with a smile regardless of who’s working at the time!
Fig + Oak is a kind and quirky gift shop with a lot of heart! Owners Julie and John Mitchell thought it would be fun to have their own small business, and wanted to find a way to help others. The idea to open a home decor and gift shop turned out to be the perfect solution.
When you go to the Fig + Oak counter to check out you are given a small wooden charity chip. There are three charity boxes representing different organizations that you have the option to put your chip in. Then a portion of your purchase will be donated to that organization. This makes giving back feel even more personal for everyone who shops there!
In addition to giving back with the charity boxes, many of the products on Fig + Oak’s shelves directly help others with their purchase. To name a few, Duke Cannon products support veterans, Happy Thoughts Candles support suicide prevention and mental health awareness, and Cuddle and Kind donates up to ten meals for hungry children with the purchase of every doll.
Perfectly situated at 100 W. Main Street, Fig + Oak is the spot everyone should visit whenever they are in downtown Ashland! The selection of gifts covers all ages from littles to bigs, and the home decor selection is always fresh and fun. You’ll find things for the kitchen, things for men, jewelry and accessories. Along with puzzles, books and toys, and things to brighten moods or just show someone they are loved.
You’ll be greeted with a smile regardless of who’s working at the time! Julie and her family have built up great relationships within the community. Julie’s sisters, Rachel and Lana, and her parents, Penny and George, have helped work at the shop from the beginning in 2018. Julie has added some other wonderful ladies to her staff in the past couple years as well. Mary works a few mornings a week while her kiddos are at school. In the afternoons you might also see Michaela or Lydia. Everyone there is happy to help, or happy to let you browse to your heart’s content.
Fig + Oak is open Monday through Friday 10am – 5pm, and Saturdays 10am – 4pm. Online shopping is always available at figandoakshop.com with the option to have your items ready for pickup or shipped to you directly.
