Best Home Furnishing Stores in Baltimore 2008 The Washington Post, 7.10.08

Best Home Furnishing Stores in Baltimore 2008
The Washington Post, 7.10.08

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With all we need within walking distance of our apartment, including fantastic stores and sales, we don't often leave the District. The Washington Post recently reminded us of some great nearby resources with its long list of recommended Baltimore home stores. We've heard fantastic things about the salvaged items at Second Chance (one of Amy's favorite resources for her Mt. Pleasant Green House). What do you think of the Post's recommendations? See the list below the jump...

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The Washington Post prefers these stores in Baltimore:

- Blue House Life (eco-friendly furnishings; folding chair made from recycled wine barrels is shown at left)

- Gore Dean (antiques and contemporary items; also in Georgetown)

- Home on the Harbor (modern, contemporary furnishings)

- The House Downtown (styles include cottage and shabby chic; currently having a floor sample sale)

- Nouveau Contemporary Goods (classic and contemporary style; entertainment center shown)

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- PAD (carries mainly Calligaris products, which are well-suited for small spaces)

- Patrick Sutton (antiques and one-of-a-kind pieces)

- Red Tree (offerings include wood furnishings from Indonesia)

Do you agree with this list?

[photos from Second Chance, Blue House Life and Nouveau Contemporary Goods]

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Comments (3)

They left out Home Anthology--www.homeanthology.com. It's in a weird location in Catonsville, and annoyingly only open on weekends, but it's a great huge space full of modern furniture and an assortment of other bizarre items.

posted by Jenny in DC on August 4th 2008 at 10:37am
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For secondhand furniture that is worth driving up from DC to shop, I'm also impressed by the cluster of secondhand and consignment shops in Timonium, Md., north of Baltimore -- good prices, and a nice diversity of high-quality slightly used furniture and housewares, by and large. Websites of three of the stores, to get your bearings and learn more: www.greatfindsanddesign.com, www.onlycornerstone.com, www.bellecosellc.com . The goods are a lot like those at Falls Church's Upscale Resale, but better prices in my experience.

I do like Home on the Harbor a lot. I don't particularly like Nouveau -- it strikes me as one step above your typical futon store. I haven't visited Second Chance yet, but I look forward to doing so sometime later this year!

Also, if you like pottery, Baltimore Clayworks in Mt. Washington (near Home on the Harbor) has elegant work by local potters.

posted by scormeny on August 4th 2008 at 11:58am
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Home on the Harbor and Red Tree are both awesome. And while in Hampden everyone's gotta stop by Mud and Metal (http://www.mudandmetal.com).

posted by Cheryl K on August 15th 2008 at 4:42am
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