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Collective
Seattle

Collective is one of those places that we almost don't want to spread the word too far about, because it's such a choice destination for immaculately restored and maintained vintage Danish pieces. O...

Perch

Up in the winding streets of Glen Park lies a new little oasis for lovers of all things lovely. Perch just opened about a month ago and has already created quite a buzz in the neighborhood......

Area 51

VivaTerra

VivaTerra seems quintessentially Northern Californian. Based in San Rafael, the online company is dedicated to living in harmony with nature. They carefully choose items that are well-designed and...

Branch

Good and green. San Francisco-based Branch believes that good design can be sustainable design. Everything they sell -- bedding, furniture, lighting, tabletop items -- is sustainable in some way or...

Mebel Furniture

Clean, modern lines. Solid wood, sustainably harvested. Multi-functional pieces. These things get us every time. Mebel Furniture's website says, "Modern life is about simplifying our surroundin...

Relish

A selection as delicious as the word. We learned about this boutique in Portlands Pearl District when we were looking for the elusive Wing Drop Leaf Table from this post on AT:LA. ...

Enlighten

Seattles Ballard neighborhood is home to a tidy cache of low-key home stores, of which group Enlighten is a notable member. And if youre wanting the soft, organic lighting of a paper lantern but ...

Urchin

Sea urchins are cute, when you think about it. The symmetry of their spikes, the spherical shape that is just about palm size. We think this is the rationale behind, say, a Pokemon character or a ...

OHIO Design

Walking down Fillmore Street a couple of years ago, we stumbled on a shop window that was showcasing several spare and beautiful pieces of handcrafted furniture. With classic mid-century proportion...

AREA

AREA's a breath of fresh (outdoor) air in the traditionally stuffy and serious Jackson Square design scene. This is a store that caters to the senses: walk in, smell the slow-release scent of a Her...

Made Studio

Edge with warmth. Portland-based Made Studio is a furniture and interior design studio specializing in handcrafted case goods, tables, and custom furniture, as well as cabinetry-based interiors. (The...

Ruth Hyndman's Home Collection

Ruth Hyndman is a British-born, Marin-based ceramicist who branched out in the late 90's to develop a line of ceramic items for the home. Most of her pieces, which include lamps, vases, and tablewa...

Eden & Eden

When Rachel Eden opened the Eden & Eden design store in Jackson Square last year, she had in mind a showcase for all the quirky, fun, and beautiful treasures that she herself had collected over the ye...

Re:modern

With the proclamation "Design with Integrity," Bay Area-based Re:Modern announces their mission on their home page. Sustainability and good design are the driving forces behind everything they do, fro...

Design House

(Welcome again to Ryan, one of the finalists vying for a blogging position at the upcoming AT:Home Tech. Comment away.) Design House is located in Vancouver, BC and is part of the renovated warehouse...

Kingdom of Herbs

Originally opened in 1898, the San Francisco Ferry Building has recently undergone some major changes and has once again become one of our city's much loved landmarks. One of the most sublime change...

Stumasa

Raw wooden furniture always seems to be screaming creative opportunity. Thats why Stumasa intrigues. A mom and pop neighbored furniture store with a DIY spin, Stumasa custom builds reasonably pri...

Modern Bamboo

Modern Bamboo makes just a few products. But those few products are amazing in their simplicity and craftsmanship, as well as the fact that they're ecologically sound design. Anthony Marschak beca...

Planet Oranj

Planet Oranj is a Seattle-based mid-century antiques warehouse that also sells all its stock online. So if you live in Portland, Maine, instead of Oregon and are questing for a Franciscan Starburst g...

Bae

We admire the way Bae's co-owner, David Caler describes himself: "a weird guy who likes weird things." That's a self-description that signals confidence in the most important guiding light you can h...

Abode

To walk into Abode is to take in a satisfying eyeful of what the home furnishings world labels "transitional style," meaning somewhere between traditional and contemporary. What this label doesn't c...

Bitters Co

Sometimes modern can feel a little sterile, so it's good that there are people like the Carson sisters and places like Bitters Co. This Fremont, Seattle "eclectic general store" is a unique source f...