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When Joanne Esposito and Lizzie Hand decided to open ...
When Joanne Esposito and Lizzie Hand decided to open ...
Setting up a new house often leaves us in a uniquely vulnerable intersection of exhaustion, complete hunger, and lack of basic tools - like cutlery. Look at one solution we found in the midst of home ...
Located just above Dupont Circle, Tabletop carries a colorful assortment of home accessories and gift items. It's one of the few stores in DC-proper to carry Jonathan Adler, Marimekko and Modern Tw...
Creating a look doesn’t have to cost a fortune, not if you know where to shop. We love it when Martha does articles on milk glass (we did one as well) or magazines showcase the beauty of displayin...
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...
Yesterday I had the great surprise of of having Robin Petravic and Catherine Bailey stop by our offices. These two young designers had the audacity and the brilliance of stepping forward and purc...
Is your tea hot enough? This teacup from Tina Tsang's Blaue Blune line is sure to liven up even the stodgiest of tea parties. We love the combination of classic cream or white porcelain and naughty...
This is from our Boston finalist, Jeanine. Comment away! There's a little store in Brookline Village I have to stop in every few weeks just to give myself a jolt of color and inspiration. And to se...
This is from DC finalist, Rachael. Comment away! >> Enter Rckndy Slideshow Rckndy (pronounced Rock Candy) offers quirky but practical home decor for small spaces. Although handguns are banned in ...
This is from DC finalist, Thomas. Comment away! AndBeige sits quietly on Florida Avenue in NW. The space is painted ivory with a dusty chocolate brown ceiling, a neutral background to display high...
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...
On a sunny afternoon, the bright white space of Williamsburg's Mc & Co is alive with light. Carrying an assortment of table- and house-wares from independent designers and artists, the shop always h...
Political shakers. No, really. These are decidedly decorative salt and pepper shakers representin' the republican and democratic parties......
This small shop in Williamsburg features a well-edited collection of vintage and gently-used furnishings and accessories. Located near the corner of Grand and Wythe, the shop's small footprint trans...
Invite your inner minimalist to the party when you're entertaining this season. Check out this cool-as-ice Designfenzider Elevated Surface Black Cake Stand by Ron Gilad. It would really add some coo...
As really good housewares stores in Soho disappear, a new buds bloom. The diminutive Clio Home is a favorite and a lot like its twin double around the corner (Global Table), but it has a finenes...
We love the look of old apothecary jars in the home. So, for holiday entertaining, we couldn't like anything better than these Glass Pedestal Candy Jars for serving up homemade treats......
Serve and be served. This Wine Carafe With Glass by Claudio Colucci is a wine carafe and glass in one. It's all handblown from a single piece of glass, and no two of these are alike. We love the "sh...
Over at Design Milk, we saw this terrific Felt Wine Rack by Etcetera Media, available at Vitamin (D)esign. The felt holder encases six bottles and is made in Massachusets of naturally renewable and ...
We have a weakness for tabletop and dinnerware, so it is a good thing that we ran out of storage space or we'd be tempted to splurge on the Kelly Hoppen-designed dinnerware from Wedgwood. The collec...
More from Montreal. Fine home linens and decor in an inspiring space. That's what we found in Le Baldaquin, a shop located in the historic Old Montreal......
"We believe a modern home is not a spread in a design magazine", says the Haystack home page. The shop feels like home, with comfy and stylish upholstered furniture from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams ...
Marrakesh express... Aware of the growing hipness and attractiveness of the Chelsea Market, we were recently tipped off to yet another resident: Imports of Marrakesh, a wholesale and retail operation...
Super-Store. With a mission to "market and sell Scandinavian Design worldwide" we thought it was time to devote a store post to the online retailer Scandinavian Design Center. After all, we've poste...
Stylish Accessories. We wish we would have known about Mothology when we answered the question, Where does one find Bell Jars? Mothology's collection of vintage-inspired decorative objects is a grea...