Oil canvas paintings, hand-carved and crafted jewelry, custom-made signs and … donuts?

All of this and more can be found at The Town Galleria. The unusual shop, located at 715 Eighth St., is owned by “jack of all trades” Mike Langrehr.

“The idea is that everything we do is with a creative interest,” Langrehr said. “It seems like a lot, but it’s just all about being creative. With today’s mass marketing, you can get anything from anywhere. I try to specialize in the creativity and having variety.”

The Town Galleria certainly doesn’t lack variety. The back of the building houses a multitude of booths, ranging from art to jewelry, that Langrehr rents out to people in the community.

The front is a coffee shop with a variety of drinks and breakfast items. An Ottawa bakery, Daylight Donuts, delivers donuts and biscuits to the shop daily at 4 a.m. Langrehr compares Daylight Donuts to Santa Claus, saying that coming in to the shop and seeing the baked goods is similar to finding presents under the tree.

Langrehr’s mother, Fran Huffman, calls the coffee shop a top-off to the jewelry store.

“When (Langrehr) told me he was starting this business, I thought ‘he’s my son, he’s good,’” Huffman said. “He can do anything. It’s getting to be more and more successful, it’s comfortable, homey and people are friendly.”

This personality creates regulars for Daylight Donuts. Above the bar is a rack of “I love my mom” and “best teacher ever” coffee mugs that belong to Baldwin City community members.

“It’s a good place to go if you need to study or relax,” barista Sierra Guerrero said. “It’s very welcoming. You come in here and just feel comfortable.”

The shop’s character comes from the history of the building. The spot previously housed a movie theater called “The Gym,” with the concession stand turned coffee bar and repurposed cinema sign on the front. Langrehr has put time and effort in to renovating the building to a useful and artistic edifice, with a theater-inspired mural and repurposed furniture.

As an artist himself, Langrehr understands the difficulties presented to people in his field. He hopes that his space and business gives people the opportunity to show their work.

“Art is just hard,” Langrehr said. “Letting people use my space is a way of helping. I remember the days of starting and it’s hard. You do it because you want to be creative, not for money. It’s like artists are talking and no one is listening.”

Jokingly dubbed “diamonds and donuts,” the shop is conveniently located in downtown. As of now, Langrehr’s creative services such as murals and sign-making pay the bills, but he hopes to start catering more to college students with ice cream and later hours.