By Abby Walton
It all started 13 years ago when Mary Larson decided to open a home décor and gift shop.
“I was working full time in medical sales, but I really wanted to start my own business,” she said.
Having been taught how to paint by her mother, Larson had already built up a clientele by selling wine glasses, ceramic tiles and other items that she would custom paint.
“I was selling my pieces to stores all over the country and thought why not open my own store,” she said.
Larson and her husband, Dan, decided to open a store in Geist and name it Delaney’s after their daughter. More than a decade later, the Larson’s have Delaney’s locations in Geist, Fishers, Carmel, the Fashion Mall in Keystone and now, Zionsville.
“We just couldn’t be happier with how our Zionsville store turned out,” she said.
The new Delaney’s store opened on Oct. 17 at 205 S. Main St. in Bender Square.
“Our goal is to provide great service to people. We want to be a place where they can always come for a nice, unique gift,” Larson said.
While the store has home décor and accessories, it also has a large array of clothing items.
“With the Zionsville store, we decided to also include a permanent Christmas area where people can get holiday items year-round,” she said.
Even though it’s just opened, Larson said the Zionsville community is already starting to embrace her store.
“To say thank you to everyone who’s helped us get to this point and hello to our new neighbors, we are going to have a grand opening weekend,” she said.
The festivities will begin Nov. 7 when the store opens at 10 a.m. During the weekend, there will be little giveaways, food and other fun activities. Delaney’s is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
