The Last Unicorn

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The outdoor showroom stretches across five acres of wooded wonderland. It is perhaps the only display of wrought & cast iron that requires a customer map to survey the premises. The grounds include over a dozen themed display & demonstration areas with names like: The Secret Garden, The Iron Forest, The Unicorn’s Lair, Chapel Woods, The Yellow Brick Road, Narnia Wood, & Planter Trail. Wrought iron gates lead to hidden paths lined with ornate fences & garden art, as well as hand-crafted wrought iron & glass tables, & precious garden ornaments. This strangely beautiful, mysterious, unorthodox outdoor showroom, strewn with architectural artifacts, entices you and unleashes your creativity. Ideas are born! The Chapel Hill News wrote: “One reason for The Last Unicorn’s popularity may have to do with the personal philosophy behind it. Steer believes that The Last Unicorn should be a ‘well for ideas’. When people look at the diverse objects in his collection, they often discover a new or unusual use. With a little welding or painting, the transformation is complete. Pieces of old iron become bed headboards, garden trellises, bookshelves or coffee tables.” Writing about The Last Unicorn owner, Gaines Steer, The News & Observer said: “He finds, hoards, loves, sells, restores and installs the parts and pieces of our handsome past, working from his 5 acre fantasyland…” You have to come and experience it for yourself.