While Oak Park is no stranger to whimsical stores full of unique wares, Fly Bird's selection of housewares, bath goods and stationery aims at a younger, hipper clientele. The bright showroom, in an understated art deco storefront, feels like a toy store for the Ikea set, with stylish glassware, modern lighting and cheeky greeting cards.

If you're feeling depressed after visiting some of the out-of-your-price-range art galleries in the area, you can take heart at Fly Bird, where everything is more or less affordable. This is one of the few stores where you can buy a gift for just about anybody: Your sensitive poet friend will like one of Fly Bird's handmade journals, and your ironic slacker friend will totally dig the Jesus ashtray. The inventory at Fly Bird is more chic than cutesy, although some of the quirkier items, like the line of Uglydoll plush toys, will please your inner child as well as your hipster friends.

Centerstage Reviewer: Aimee Hall