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New York shopping guide listing for “O”

OZ Moving & Storage

As we search for the best moving companies in New York to add to our Stores Guide, we have to look harder and harder. This is our latest tip. OZ Moving & Storage was started by Avi Oz in 1993 and ...

On The Move Transportation

Formerly known as "Nate's Transportation," Nate is still around and ramping up his business! Having previously relied on word of mouth (and the written word, like our posts here), he's changed hi...

Obscura Antiques & Oddities

Photo from Atom Moore on Flickr There is no odder little store for housewares and accessories than Obscura. Run by Mike Zohn and Evan Michelson and nestled on the side of 10th Street, it is a treasu...

Orla Kiely Opening New York Store

While the majority of her designs exist in the fashion and accessories realm, Orla Kiely has plenty of home furnishings in her arsenal, too. Her iconic patterns can be found on wallpaper, lampshades...

Ombre Rug from West Elm

Ombre, from the French for shade or shadow, has been gaining in popularity lately (the catalyst was Prada's fall collection from '07) and the fashion trend has trickled down to housewares at West Elm....

Olde Good Things: Architectural Antiques & Artifacts

>> Take a Peek Inside Slideshow We tripped into Olde Good's Chelsea store last month and were blown away. They have soooooooo many salvaged antiques from so many different periods that if even if...

Of the Young and the Restless Textile Design

Of the Young and the Restless was recently profiled in The New York Times, but we decided to look at more of their unique, hand-printed designs for textiles. We are glad we did! Their first collecti...

Olde Good Things

Just what it says. We were tipped off to Olde Good Things by a few readers who recommended it for its salvaged hardwood flooring and the fact that they have "everything." We were cautioned, however,...

OrganicBouquet.com

Real flowers. We advocate buying flowers each week, so our eyes lit up when a reader sent in the tip that you could find organic flowers at good prices at OrganicBouquet.com. While buying fresh flow...

One Earth One Design

A sustainable lifestyle store, One Earth One Design is located in Seattle, Washington. But don't worry, the green shop has an online branch, too....

Oly Studio

Looking for updated traditional chair for a client, we stumbled upon Oly Studio. Started by Brad Huntzinger and Kate McIntyre in 1999, Oly is based in the Bay Area, which - perhaps - gives them a li...

Ochre

A fresh organic modern import from London, Ochre is an offshoot of the London based design group by the same name and headed up by Harriet Maxwell McDonald and Andrew Corrie. With emphasis on th...

OSO Industries

We're proud of our alma mater, Oberlin College, for all the creative, hard working souls they have launched into the world. Eric Weil is no exception. His Brooklyn company, OSO Industries, treats co...

Obscura Antiques & Oddities

There is no odder little store for housewares and accessories than Obscura. Run by Mike Zohn and Evan Michelson and nestled on the side of 10th street, it is a treasure trove of obscure, slightly nef...

OK

Mini beautiful. It is hard to run a real furniture store. The startup costs and risks are bigger, it takes more room and people don't shop for big things everyday. That is why so many "design" sto...

Old World Butcher Block

Butch. Looking around for butcher block maintenance tips we came across Old World Butcher Block. Their folks sell fine, fine butcher block online and devote their business to serving God. They h...

Overstock.com

Yard sale for new things. Looking for a new duvet, sheets, or even a new home office chair? While we shop for most things in Manhattan, we use Overstock.com regularly for pricey items that are not s...

Online Organizing.com

Fully organized. Why is it that organizing never looks that stylish? Early on, someone with a style sense from Arbee's must have gotten hold of the movement and done all its marketing for the next ...

Oriac Design

The Boston Modern Furniture Mafia is on the rise. Actually, Oriac has been around for awhile, I just never took them seriously enough, probably because they like Phillipe Starck's endless plastic dri...