After the hurricane, we wanted to buy our gifts for birthdays/Christmas only from locally owned WNC small businesses. Our daughter in Portland, OR needed pots and pans and other kitchenware so, I reached out to Common Housefly. The selection is very good and the quality is high but most importantly, the owners ~ they were so very helpful and kind. The way I was treated made me feel especially good and happy to give them our business! Highly recommend! read more

Was getting ready to host an old fashion night at my house when I realized I didn't have any bitters. Figured I should grab some more booze as well, ABC doesn't sell bitters, but luckily they were able to recommend the selection at common housefly. If you plan of stopping in quickly, that's not going to happen. Especially if you're a foodie/love to cook like me. This place has everything and then some. Several types of bitters in different flavors. An amazing local selection that was looking a little bare but I assume that's just from the tourist being back in town. Spoons in every shape, size, color you can imagine. Trinkets and gadgets galore! I picked up 2 different bitters, some fancy ice cube makers and some cocktail salt. From first glance it looks like the store is fairly small but every inch is utilized neatly. Keep walking back and you'll see that the store has another ears in the back. Filled with more goodies for the foodie in your life. I could get into some serious trouble in this store. Lucky for me the prices are not unreasonable either. Stop on in, give yourself plenty of time, and ask question if you need help. The staff is quite lovely too! read more

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The Common Housefly is a jam-packed store full of unique and useful kitchen utensils, aprons, cookbooks, dishes, spices, tea and coffee and cookware. I visited Black Mountain in July to reconnect with a bunch of my relatives in Asheville. They come to Black Mountain a lot, but apparently had never been in The Common Housefly before. Cumulatively, I think we spent two hours trying to look at everything. Mind you this was a group of about 6 women who love to cook, but still. The staff is very welcoming and helpful. I bought some rocket ship shaped popsicle molds and a set of very useful silicone cup egg poachers that I had never encountered before. The apron I purchased was $25 and a really cute design. I noticed they had a good-sized sale section and there seems to be pretty much something for everybody at The Common Housefly. Be sure to check it out and when you're done, grab a gelato or chocolate next door at Chocolate Gems! read more

Common Housefly - Kitchen & Bath Near Me - Black Mountain, North Carolina

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What a COOL store! When the sign said a "toy store for Foodies" we knew we had to go in to check it out! And the logo was not misleading. Before I was even 15 feet into the store I had picked up my first nifty item to purchase. If I had a bigger budget I would have spent a lot more $$! So many cool and unique cooking and food prep gadgets. It really is a haven for bakers and cooks (novice to pro). I can't wait to go back next time we're in town so I can take my foodie husband who will be just as enthusiastically overwhelmed as we were! Can't say enough how COOL this shop really is. read more

Awesome "toy store for foodies" as they say. I am not a foodie or even any good at cooking, and I enjoyed this shop. Any and every cooking tool, utensil and chatchke you can think of in not a huge place. Also a lot of reasonably priced gifts!! You walk in and immediately smell something awesome. You get down the aisle a bit and see a sign that says "This is what you're smelling!" Yummy smelling candles in three different sizes. I guess the lit shopper-bait changes daily. This particular day it was something like Toasted Espresso and it was scent-ual. ;) The ladies behind the counter are super friendly and helpful. Everything is priced and cleary marked and there are even discounts. Pie whistles, dutch ovens, spatulas, wisks, spoons in every material and color, collanders, spoon holders that clip to pans, tea infusers, drinking glass sets, Star of David cookie cutters, fridge magnets, some thing that separates the egg yoke from the egg... and so much more. I would compare it to Sur La Table as being as good but with all the little "inexpensive small items cracks" are filled. Meaning you can get a decent deal or find some cheap goodies. read more

Common Housefly - Kitchen & Bath Near Me - Black Mountain, North Carolina

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If I'm judging on the cool factor of all the neat gizmos they have for a kitchen, they'd get 4 stars. If i'm judging on how the only associate in the entire store couldn't stop stocking a shelf long enough to smile, say hi or ask if I needed any help, they'd get two stars.Stainless steel turtle to make your own Black and Tans - giant skull cake/baking pans for Halloween (or kids who like Danzig) - lots of cookware and gadgets - Cuisinart appliance section. I even tried making eye contact a couple of times (and no not in a creepy way) with no success. My take is that this is a neat place for Foodie stocking stuffers, but the prices are up there with Williams Sonoma/Sur la Table. read more

Common Housefly - Kitchen & Bath Near Me - Black Mountain, North Carolina

This place is amazing! They have everything you can imagine for cooking, baking, coffee making, etc..... Try the candles from Swan Candle Company. Next time I visit Black Mountain I will be stocking up on the candles and lots of other specialty items as well! read more

On a recent trip to NC to Mean City Cycles in Maiden for my husband to have his Harley seat modified and my visit to the FURNITURE MART in Hickory, we stopped in Black Mtn to go to a fabric store and found thid place. I am a kitchen gadget freak and just went. Nuts. They are so pleasant and helpful. I found things thst I couldn't find in Chefs Catalog or at the Food Network Store. Leave dinner in the oven to burn and get over to see them. I'm going back real soon. read more

This is a gem of a kitchen store, with all kinds of gadgets and high end pots, pans, and knives. It is comparable to stores in larger cities, like Sur La Table and Williams Sonoma. In addition, it has items relating to the local environs. Great place to shop for gifts and for yourself. Knowledgable staff also! read more

Gayle and I recently spent some time in Black Mountain, NC as we often do as it is one of our favorite places to visit. We stopped in at the Common Housefly and picked up an AeroPress Coffee Maker and other items (great selection....found things we didn't know we needed). Helpful suggestions and service by staff and we left happy! Upon returning home in Atlanta, we eagerly opened our AeroPress with anticipation of some great coffee. However, the package did not contain the chamber needed to function. we jumped on the phone and were helped by Michael who assured us that the situation would be remedies and apologized for the inconvenience. We offered to return the item we purchased to assure him that our claim was sincere but he refused the necessity to return and took our contact info. The new AeroPress was received 3 days later to our grateful surprise and we were in coffee paradise! I can not relay how impressed we were with the store, service, quality of customer support and the way we were treated. We both thank Michael and Lisa for their help and genuine concern for their customers, products and service. We have become life long members of the HouseFly family and highly recommend you do the same......you will NOT be disappointed! Thanks again Mike and Lisa! Brit and Gayle Warner read more