Step through the door at 40 N Huron St and the air immediately shifts: you’re hit with a heady, cool-kid cocktail of resin, incense, and the faint, dusty whisper of old books. Twisted Things Boutique is a compact, high-energy universe of Michigan makers, where over 120 different artists share shelf space without ever feeling like a cluttered attic.
It’s the kind of place where you come for a quick look and leave with a conversation-starting curiosity, perhaps a hand-poured candle that smells like a haunted forest or a piece of jewelry forged from ethically sourced bones.
In the quirky heart of Ypsilanti, this shop functions more like a vibrant laboratory of the “strange and unusual” than a standard retail store. Every corner holds a new mystery, from organic apothecary elixirs to taxidermy art that challenges the mundane…