The Motel Romantic believes in moments that don’t need to last to matter. They live in borrowed light — the glow of a neon sign, a record spinning past midnight, the hum of a window unit that feels almost nostalgic. There’s something cinematic about the way they love and leave, always soft but never still.
When I built this section, I thought about people drawn to the fleeting and the imperfect — the beauty in what passes through. The artists here make things that feel intimate and a little mysterious, objects that hold emotion like perfume in the air. Each piece carries a small kind of magic, the kind that lingers just long enough.
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BITTERSWEET
THE HEART REMEMBERS LOCKET NECKLACE | $48 | DENVER
A locket like this feels cinematic, the kind you’d find tucked in a motel drawer between love letters and matchbooks. It’s small, a little sentimental, and made for the ones who keep their memories close enough to touch.
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NATIVE NECTAR BOTANICALS
WILD ROSE BODY OIL | $70 | CRESTED BUTTE
This oil smells like a love story that takes place in the desert — soft, floral, a little wild around the edges. It’s made for nights when you want to slow down, when skin and scent tell the story better than words ever could.
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MADI HAND
FINE LINE TATTOOS | $175+ | DENVER
This oil smells like a love story that takes place in the desert — soft, floral, a little wild around the edges. It’s made for nights when you want to slow down, when skin and scent tell the story better than words ever could.
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MEESH MERLIN X ODD ONES PRESS
SPECTRE TAROT CARD DECK | $58 | DENVER
A permanent souvenir for the ones who collect moments instead of things. Madi’s work captures fleeting emotions in clean, delicate lines, like the visual language of memory. It’s a mark that stays long after the feeling fades.
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MANOR OF ADORNMENT
MANTRA BAND | $150 | NEDERLAND
There’s something magnetic about this piece; weighty, imperfect, and full of presence. It feels like a relic from another life, the kind of thing you start wearing on a whim and never take off.
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CONCRETE POPPY
SANDALWOOD TOBACCO LEAF ROLLER PERFUME | $26 | DENVER
Warm, smoky, and impossible to forget. This scent lingers like a good secret, wrapping you in the kind of comfort that only comes from late nights, open roads, and the idea that something might still happen.
