Valentine’s Day: A day dedicated to celebrating romance and a time to woo and wow your significant other. Though it’s difficult enough to pick out any gift for a special someone, with the added pressure to find the perfect Valentine’s gift, it leaves the same flowers and conversation hearts with something to be desired. So if you want to impress your sweetie, get ready because when you’re reading this it will be T minus one week to V Day.

Lets face it, guys, women know they’re difficult to buy for, but don’t fret. Great gifts are everywhere and the shops on the Square in downtown Murfreesboro offer ideas in any price range that are creative, sweet, special and most importantly, guaranteed to impress even the pickiest special someone.

The Country Gourmet

Deliciously decedent everything. The store has an enormous display case filled with luscious treats. They feature hand-dipped chocolate covered strawberries in Belgium dark, white or milk chocolate the weekend before and after Valentine’s Day. Gift seekers can go in and pick out baskets to fill with all kinds of treats, both edible and savable, or they can keep it simple and pick out a pre-made basket. There’s even a selection of baskets for the boys filled with items used for grilling out.

The Colonel’s Shoppe

Brand new to the Square, they offer a wide variety of jackets, dresses, scarves and shoes. Very current trends at great prices. They also feature jewelry and antiques.

The Write Impression

Custom made and monogrammed everything abounds! Personalized stationary, monogrammed initial totes, picture frames decorated with poems, and jewelry fill the store. They personalize bracelets and necklaces with petite charms bearing the names of the wearers’ children, birth date or special someone. For Valentine’s Day they offer a special necklace and bracelet, made of sterling silver, with an XO charm and small ruby ($125 – 130), though the store is filled with items that start at $10 and up.

Jamison Galleries

Every beautifully, hand-painted piece is unique in this gallery. Each work of art varies in size to accommodate any space. Prices for each oil painting start at $375. For a more modest budget they feature lovely prints of historic downtown Murfreesboro from $100 – 275.

Anastasia’s Attic

A high end boutique filled with hand picked, trendy treasures. On Feb. 7 the store will host a special discount weekend with 20 percent off clothing and 10 percent off jewelry from their new spring line. They also feature unique pieces of specially created jewelry by local artist Elizabeth Bray, made of hearts and small charms bearing words like “love” and related sentiments. These range in price from $50-80. They also carry a line of French lockets made by La Vie priced at $29 – 49.

IF YOU GO:

Anastasia’s Attic?115 N. Maple St.