{"id":80941,"date":"2025-06-08T20:32:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T00:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=80941"},"modified":"2025-06-08T20:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T00:33:10","slug":"shop-talk-delighted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/communities\/shop-talk-delighted\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Shop Talk:<\/strong> delighted"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_80943\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80943\" class=\"wp-image-80943\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Shop-Talk-2-Delighted-The-Stuff-of-Joy-copy-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"485\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-80943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carolyn Ryden. Photo by Gaynor Eisenberg<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Carolyn Ryden, the owner of delighted gift shop in downtown Asheville, has always had a passion for bringing beauty, humor and art into everyday life. Originally from Pasadena, CA, Ryden spent much of her life in the Los Angeles area, where she cultivated her love for creativity and unique finds. \u201cI\u2019ve always loved searching shops for affordable little bits of beauty and cheer,\u201d she says. \u201cI would drag my kids around when we traveled and say, \u2018Let\u2019s look for some funky shops.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though she dreamed of opening a shop in Los Angeles, Ryden faced the challenge of affording a space in the expensive city. She had long heard about Asheville\u2019s unique charm and felt it was time for a change. \u201cAsheville valued both art and independent businesses, and it seemed like the perfect fit,\u201d she recalls. She opened delighted in March of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always wanted versions of bland things to be colorful or beautiful,\u201d she says. \u201cMy mission is to bring affordable beauty, design and whimsy to people, to cheer up their everyday lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>delighted is located at 63 Haywood Street in downtown Asheville. For more information, call 828.412.3277 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/delightedgiftshop.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">delightedgiftshop.com<\/a>. You can also find the store on <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/delightedgiftshop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/delightedgiftshop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> @delightedgiftshop.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carolyn Ryden, the owner of delighted gift shop in downtown Asheville, has always had a passion for bringing beauty, humor and art into everyday life. 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