- March 6, 2026
Dunn's Attic in Ormond Beach was recently spotlighted by Southern Living magazine.
The article, published on Feb. 26, praises the 12,000-square-foot consignment store for its curation of vintage finds, local reputation and — the store's $1 mimosas.
Owner Wes Dunn said that all goes back to one the founding ideas of Dunn's Attic: Making shopping an experience, like it used to be before the era of big box stores.
"Part of the experience is that you can walk around and just have a great time and many people do," Dunn said. "They'll spend sometimes hours in the store."
By combining Dunn's Attic with Rosie's Cafe, which seats 80 people, the store at 136 W. Granada Blvd. is able to provide customers with a one-stop place to eat and shop. Dunn's Attic has over 4,800 consigners today.
Some customers come in almost every day, Dun said. The store sells an average of 2,000 items a month, including online sales.
One of the comments Dunn hears often from consigners is that they're not too concerned with how much an item sells for; they just want someone else to enjoy it.
"That's been an eye opener for me because you realize that these things that have meant so much to somebody else ... they became a part of them," Dunn said. "They enjoyed it and it will
oftentimes do the same thing for somebody else."
In the 13 years Dunn's Attic has been open, the store has handed checks to consigners approaching $4 million.
Where did the $1 mimosa idea come from? Dunn remembers visiting a store many years ago that offered cookies and something to drink at the door as a way to welcome shoppers. It occurred to him, he said, that was the kind of interaction only small businesses can have with customers.
But, he wanted to bring it up a notch. So mimosas came into play.
Dunn's Attic is one of the largest buyers of champagne in North Central Florida. The store goes through about 250 cases of champagne a year — about 3,000 bottles.
Being recognized in Southern Living is an honor, Dunn said. It's also a form of validation that business is going in the right direction.
"If nothing else, it just makes us feel good at a time when we all need good news to know that we're doing something right, and that other people enjoy and like what we're doing," Dunn said.
