My favorite thing at my cousin’s candy store, Sweet Box, is actually not the candy, it’s the art! She commissioned three pieces just for the store and I love the simplicity: colorful lollipops on a white canvas. I think it’s a great idea for a child’s space too, perhaps on an even larger scale.
Here’s one of the paintings in context with the rest of the store.
Of course, she has some really neat candy too (like chocolate made with Tabasco sauce – it’s actually good!) and lots of novelty items, including bacon flavored soda.
You can create your own customized ‘sweet box’, a container with dividers to fill different sections, from the specialty bulk items stored in the jars lining the main display shelving …
…or choose from individually wrapped old favorites.
The display ideas in a candy shop can translate to your home as well if you store baked/wrapped goods (like granola bars) or bulk supplies (like flour & sugar) in your favorite glass containers. We use glass apothecary jars (from Homegoods) on our kitchen counter to have easy access outside the pantry to cookies and nuts.
Do you have a specialty candy store near you? Have you come across all the bacon flavored candy? Wild!
-J