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Apartment 48

Shopping at Apartment 48 is like visiting the home of a good friend. The small shop is broken up into rooms and is furnished as if someone lived there. The selection of goods is varied and thoughtf...

Andrianna Shamaris

Unlike the increasingly corporate and buttoned down shops taking over the area, Andrianna Shamaris' primitive home furnishings shop feels like the personal project of an artist. Her products are lu...

DWR Annex: Design at a Discount

>> DWR Annex Gallery This past weekend, we made our first trek out to Secaucus, New Jersey to check out the Design Within Reach Annex. Located in a sea of outlet malls, the 12,000 square foot Annex ...

Shop Tour: The Vortex, Brooklyn
East Williamsburg/ Bushwick

Since moving to Brooklyn a few months back, we've gotten into the habit of stopping in The Vortex almost daily, as it's directly outside our stop on the L train......

Jensen-Lewis

Over the last few years Jensen-Lewis has expanded its collection, which now runs the gamut from funky to restrained contemporary. With a full range of well made and moderately priced furniture, this...

VivaTerra: Eco Living Style

Branch and Glass Console Tables I used to think that VivaTerra was a bit cheesy and uninteresting, but lately they've changed my mind. Just today at the office, I found myself thumbing through the n...

flɐt: Housewares & Home Decor
Ljubljana, Slovenia

> >Enter Store Slideshow While we don't have much information about Flat in Ljubljana, we had to share this fun little store that we stumbled across during our whirlwind driving tour in Europe. The ...

Authentiques: Antiques for the Table

This is Amy M's final post! Comment away... >> Enter Shop Tour Tucked away on 18th Street, just east of 8th Avenue, Robert and Paul have run an antique and collectible shop, Authentiques, since 197...

Sweet Charity

Welcome back to Ashley! Comment away.... I don't think it'd be possible for Sweet Charity to squeeze in one more dish or pillow in the little store situated on 7th Ave in Park Slope. Not to worry, ...

YLighting: Modern Lighting Online

YLighting is a great lighting resource. A true internet business, it was started in 2001 and now boasts of being the largest U.S. online retailer of contemporary lighting. Their aim has been to do...

NY Good Questions: How Can I Brighten Up This Apt.?

Dear AT, Just signed a 2-year lease for a basement-level apartment in Spanish Harlem and I need help and advice on how to make the space brighter and less claustrophobic. It's a railroad layout with...

Frager´s Hardware
Washington DC

We love a good neighborhood hardware store. With superstores like Home Depot and Lowe's, the local hardware store can easily be overlooked. Honestly, when you have a question or if you aren't reall...

Unica Home: Big, Modern, Fun

Showtime! What if you opened an online modern homestore in Las Vegas and offered every cool design manufacturer under the sun, along with products for children, pets as well as soap, watches and ar...

New. Eco. Modern: Bruce Marsh Designs
Email from 6.11.08

I met Bruce Marsh last week at our monthly meetup (note: coming to the meetup often leads to good exposure). He was the one person in the crowd who jumped up to help me remove a chandelier that was...

ICFF 2008: Nicolo Taliani's Lamp #1

>> To All NY ICFF Posts Color continued to play a big part in designs at this year's ICFF, and Nicolo Taliani's lamps were a case in point. Even better in person (we'd seen them only in print), these...

AT Boston: Vessel - Not Just Candelas

This is from our Boston finalists, Kayla and Wes. Comment away! We know that AT readers have a bit of a love/hate relationship with Vessel's Candela, but we thought we'd clear the air a little and...

Original BTC Lighting: Hot, Relaxed & Unprocessed
Email from 4.16.08

This is a company to watch. Based in the UK, Original BTC is a small lighting company founded by Peter Bowles who has great, great style and a sharp eye for updating classics. Their lighting range i...

GNR8: Great Modern Lighting Source - Email from 4.9.08

April 9, 2008 Cool modern lighting is a tough thing to source, because many online lighting shops are HUGE and unedited, and many of the modern furniture stores have only a small selecti...

AT DC: Finials Antiques

This is from DC finalist, Colleen. Comment away! Tucked away on a quiet side street close to Chevy Chase Circle, Finials is a treasure trove of antique furniture, costume jewelry, china, silver, an...

AT DC: Community Forklift - Salvage and Donations

This is from DC finalist, Caroline. Comment away! >> Enter Slideshow Just across the DC line, right off route 1 is a great warehouse of salvaged and donated materials. Community Forklift is a perf...

Funkiture: Handpainted Furniture & Accessories

Owner Caitlin Conlow recently opend Funkiture to have a showplace for her elaborately hand painted furniture. The tiny space in Williamsburg is piled high with unique dressers, cabinets and credenza...

Carl Chaffee: 20th Century Furnishings

The Carl Chaffee space on Wythe Avenue is similar to its neighbor, Modest Designs: Mr. Chaffee's wares are thoughtfully displayed and easy to browse, prices are on the high end, and the selection c...

Modest Designs: Collectible Vintage

Primarily an online business that caters to professionals designing for clients, Modest Designs is a treasure trove of furniture and decorations from historically important designers. Hans Wegner, P...

DWR: Design Within Reach

DWR has aged gracefully with only a few bumps along the way. Founded with the mission of making modern furniture accessible, they've delivered, spread like Starbucks and experimented with what mode...

Golden Calf: Chinese & American Antiques, Accessories

Inside this small shop on the corner of North Sixth and Wythe in Williamsburg is a blend of Chinese antiques, reupholstered vintage finds, and a wealth of unique home accessories that fill the spac...