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The Lucky Finn

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Lucky Finn Cafe Scituate

Anyone here remember my beloved Quarterdeck? I announced its closing after 45 years back in February, but I am SO excited to show you what it has turned into today: The Lucky Finn Cafe. Local art + coffee + New England fare [hi, lobster rolls and homemade apple turnovers] IN. A. BOATHOUSE. If the QD had to have seen its last days, then this is as perfect of a replacement as I ever could have pictured.

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Scituate Coffee Shops

nautical buoys

Lucky Finn Menu

whale home decor

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Oar Home Decor

Oh, and you can take tall ships rides on its own Lucky Finn Schooner which docks out back. Nope, not cool at all.

Scituate Harbor Photography

Nautical Homes

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The cafe opened just this month but I’m so excited to see it grow. If you find yourself on the South Shore this fall, stop in! I highly recommend Patty’s Pies– just be sure to get there before 9am if you’re hoping to snag one 😉

[ The Lucky Finn ]
[ 206 Front Street ]
[ Scituate, MA ]

psst! In other news, huge Shopbop sale this week! Take 25% off with code FAMILY25!

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The Quarterdeck

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The Quarterdeck Scituate Harbor

This. This is The Quarterdeck. A small seaside gift shop selling every sort of nicknack, from rubber finger puppets to mood rings to seashell jewelry to vintage travel books to weathered photographs to incense to postcards to war antiques and so much more. This is my happy place.

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And after 45 years in business, it is closing.

Forgive my personal pity party over here, but I feel a sort of duty to honor the harbor-side store in which I learned to shop. My parents would bring me here every summer and give me a couple dollars, to which I could spend HOURS trying to figure out how to spend. The shell ring or the mini turtle figurine or the woven change purse?! The possibilities were endless.

vintage beach signs

I realize now how much its nautical treasures and motifs shaped my own style, both in fashion and decorating. Twenty-some years later, it’s still my favorite place to shop.

Mermaid Sign Wall Decor

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Route 66 Metal Sign; Anchor Hangers; License Plate Map

Vintage Lighthouse Prints

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I had to make one more trip down to Scituate… to say goodbye, buy a few a ton of unnecessary but oh-so-special treasures for myself, and load up with photos to reminisce on later.

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Navy White Anchor Dress

Dress, J.Crew [similar 1; 2] | Toggle Coat, American Eagle [similar] | Anchor Belt, ASOS | Pashmina Scarf [similar] | Pearls, vintage [similar] | Boots, Talbots [similar]

Mini Anchor Ring

Vintage Multi-Strand Pearls

This vintage multi-strand pearl necklace? Found at the QD years ago.

Forest Green Rain Boots

Scituate Harbor Photography

Quarterdeck Scituate

If anyone lives or will be traveling to the South Shore (Massachusetts) before mid-March, everything in the store is 45% off! It also has a supporting role in the Cher classic The Witches of Eastwick, so you’ll get a little bit of Hollywood out of your trip there as well 🙂

Sappy girl OUT.