The Hometown Tattoo

The Hometown Tattoo Welcome to Gates County’s only tattoo shop. Home to high quality tattoo work by award winning artists
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09/02/2026

Russian folk art style phoenix tattoo by Lucy Lou
We are located in beautiful Gates, North Carolina just 5 minutes from historic Suffolk border, about 40 minutes from Elizabeth City and about an hour away from Pungo. We specialize in fully custom tattooing, with styles ranging from full color illustrative to black and grey realism to folk art and everything in between. Send a message to schedule your free consultation today.

We got to sneak a shot of Lucy Lou adding to a half sleeve she did for Amanda. We love it when happy clients come back f...
09/01/2026

We got to sneak a shot of Lucy Lou adding to a half sleeve she did for Amanda. We love it when happy clients come back for more. We truly appreciate your support. Thank you so much for looking. Have a wonderful day.

08/19/2026

Our sticker wall is finally complete! Check it out!

07/22/2026

Lucy Lou specializes in cover ups of tattoos which no longer serve you. To schedule a free consultation with Lucy, call 252-357-8038 or send us a message or walk into The Hometown Tattoo any Tuesday through Saturday from 11-8pm.

06/26/2026

I love to cover tattoos which no longer serve you
To schedule a free consultation call 252-357-8038 any Tuesday through Saturday from 11-8pm

Taylor Morrison has never stopped challenging himself to diversify his portfolio. Here is just a glimpse of what can be ...
06/15/2026

Taylor Morrison has never stopped challenging himself to diversify his portfolio. Here is just a glimpse of what can be done. The possibilities are endless. From realism and cartoony to geometry and traditional, Taylor has you covered. Stay tuned to see what he creates next. Thank you so much for taking a moment to check out some of his complete projects. We hope you all have an awesome day.

Big thanks to for always making my job easier. was requested to fix and finish this back tattoo. They were able to agr...
06/09/2026

Big thanks to for always making my job easier. was requested to fix and finish this back tattoo. They were able to agree on a full back cover up. With only a couple sessions of laser removal to lighten it up, they were able to get Adam set up with a real backpiece. Thank you so much for looking!

06/02/2026

.b_39 came to to get this full geometric sleeve even though Taylor has never done one before. We are grateful Dan was so insistent because the sleeve turned out so cool! Thank you so much for bringing something to our shop Dan! We appreciate the challenge. We all appreciate you checking it out. Have a great day.

Please take some time to enjoy this really cool Cardinal and Honeysuckles dome by here at The Hometown Tattoo. Big than...
05/28/2026

Please take some time to enjoy this really cool Cardinal and Honeysuckles dome by here at The Hometown Tattoo. Big thanks to for bringing this cool idea to us. We hope you all have an amazing day!

05/11/2026

All shirts are now available for sale. We have all sizes. You can come by the shop Tuesday-Saturday 11am-8pm or shoot us a DM if you need it shipped. All shop shirts are $25, the Tie Dye shirts are $20, Tie Dye socks are $10, New Standard shirts are $25, and the Jerseys are on a closeout sale for $20!

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961 NC-37
Gates, NC
27937

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