What's in store: Howard County's The Blue Goose and Nina's Closet Exchange

Nina's Closet Exchange
6375 Ten Oaks Road
Clarksville
410-300-0106

Jeanine “Nina” Baumgardner always enjoyed shopping at yard sales and flea markets. So she decided to hang an open sign on her own consignment shop, Nina’s Closet Exchange, in Clarksville. Baumgardner, a Columbia resident of 30 years who opened shop in September 2010, calls her place “cozy and family friendly.”

The Blue Goose
3715 Old Columbia Pike
Ellicott City
410-461-6072
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Original works by local artists, new and pre-owned home furnishings on consignment and other affordable treasures stock The Blue Goose, in Historic Ellicott City. Inventory is always changing, says owner Don Wessel, who accepts consignments by appointment.