Eric Salem, vice president of Austin-based Town and Country Leather, said things are going better than expected at the Bee Cave store, which opened in September.

"We've always done good business in the Bee Cave, Spicewood and Lake Travis area out of our Anderson [Lane] store in the last six years, and we thought it would be a good idea to have a presence out here," he said. "The Bee Cave location took that business and increased it by 50 percent to 60 percent."

Salem's wife, Karen, the president of the company, creates all the artwork and decorating for the store, giving it a Hill Country feel, he said.

12703 W. Hwy. 71, Bee Cave, 512-350-2350, www.townandcountryleather.com