The Burro Street Exchange's mountain-lodge gift-and-pantry shop. Southwestern goods, Cloudcroft-branded throw pillows, gourmet pantry jars, mugs, glassware, and clothing under wood paneling and antlers.
The Burro Street Exchange's mountain-lodge gift-and-pantry shop — Southwestern goods, Cloudcroft-branded home pillows, gourmet pantry jars, and mountain-themed clothing on the boardwalk's densest retail block.
The signature pillow wall, a wide pull-back through jewelry tables and mannequin, the upstairs loft framing, the clothing rack, the gourmet-and-gift shelf, and a closeup of the turquoise-and-cuff jewelry tray.
Wider than a souvenir rack, tighter than a general gift store. Southwestern goods anchor the identity, gourmet pantry jars add a category most Cloudcroft shops skip, and Cloudcroft-branded throw pillows, mountain home décor, mugs, glassware, and clothing fill out the rest.
"A Cloudcroft-branded throw pillow. The shop's most distinctive merchandise — designed for Cloudcroft, not a generic mountain-town pillow. The 'Welcome to the Mountains' and elk-graphic pillows are the clearest signature pickup."
Cloudcroft throw pillow
"A jar from the gourmet pantry shelf. A category most Cloudcroft retail skips entirely — a jar, sauce, or specialty pantry item that doubles as a gift."
Gourmet pantry jar
"A Southwestern textile or home accent. A blanket, a runner, a small décor piece in the shop's Southwestern lane — lodge-friendly and regionally specific."
Southwestern textile
Open seven days a week, 11 AM to 5 PM Mountain Time. Live "Open now" pill above reflects today's status; today's row in the table is highlighted.
Inside the Burro Street Exchange — the multi-tenant 505 building on the boardwalk's densest retail block. Same roof as RedWall Jewelry (Suite 107), Burro Ave Trading Post (Suite 103), Old Barrel Tea, Noisy Water Winery, and the Cloudcroft Sandwich Shop.
505 Burro Ave Suite 109
Cloudcroft, NM 88317
Inside the Burro Street Exchange, the boardwalk-style multi-tenant building on the densest retail block of Burro. Look for the "THE ELK SHED" metal letter signage on the wood-paneled wall; signage points to Suite 109.
Phone: (575) 415-9365
Email: info@theelkshed.com
Web: theelkshed.com · Online shop: shop.theelkshed.com
Open daily 11 AM – 5 PM Mountain Time.
Open daily 11 AM to 5 PM, Mountain Time. The 11 a.m. open is later than several Burro shops — not the right first stop on a 9 a.m. coffee walk, but a reliable mid-day pickup. Suite 109 sits inside the Burro Street Exchange; on a busy weekend it can take a minute to find. Call (575) 415-9365 if you need to confirm before you walk over.
An online storefront runs at shop.theelkshed.com alongside the Burro Avenue retail floor. Specific shipping terms, return policy, and which inventory is online versus in-store only aren't documented here — ask in-store or email info@theelkshed.com for specifics.
505 Burro Avenue is a multi-tenant boardwalk-style building. Same roof as RedWall Jewelry (Suite 107), Burro Ave Trading Post (Suite 103), Old Barrel Tea, Noisy Water Winery, the Cloudcroft Sandwich Shop, Tree-Riffic Toys & Candy, and Tree Top Teez. That makes The Elk Shed a single-stop add to the densest retail block in town — coffee, sandwich, tea, and wine are all yards away.
Inventory rotates seasonally — specific items photographed today won't always be there. Specific brand lines for the gourmet pantry (jam, sauce, oil, honey vendors), the Cloudcroft pillows and Southwestern textiles (makers), and the clothing depth (categories, sizing, brands) aren't yet documented from a primary source. The shop is owned and run by Susan Difani, who publishes her title as "Owner, Designer, and Antler Aficionado"; the legal entity is The Elk Shed LLC, registered in New Mexico.
"The Elk Shed is the gift-and-pantry stop on the 505 boardwalk. Wider than a souvenir rack, tighter than a general gift store. Southwestern goods anchor it, gourmet pantry jars give it a category nobody else on Burro is bothering with, and the Cloudcroft-branded throw pillows do the work a souvenir tee usually does — except you'd actually put them on the couch. The interior is a deliberate mountain-lodge build: wood paneling, oversized metal letter signage, antler accents, a Persian-style rug under a wooden display bench full of pillows. Warm, dense, browse-friendly. Pair it with tea, wine, or a sandwich next door and the visit pays for itself."
Three same-roof neighbors at 505 Burro — or jump back to the full shopping guide for all 24 shops in town.
The Elk Shed pairs naturally with the rest of the 505 building. Coffee, tea, wine, sandwich, jewelry — all within yards. Here's the rest of Cloudcroft.