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Posts tagged “Venice Beach”

LA Store: The New Tortoise

The original Tortoise store on Abbot Kinney has long been a favorite stop of ours for inspiration. Now they've opened a second location, a little further south on the block where they carry larger pi...

Voluspa Candles at DNA

Our bathroom doesn't have any windows. To make things worse, to get the humidity out, the light switch also controls the incredibly loud fan. This means that you cannot have the lights on without th...

LA Store: A+R on Abbot Kinney

Owned and operated by the most charming couple, A+R (which we're guessing stands for Andy and Rose, said charming couple) is a perfect Valentines Day love story. We had a chance to ask them some ques...

Turquoise Has Moved!

It's a brand new year and perfect timing for Turquoise to open up a whole new space on Abbott Kinney (right next to Abbott's Pizza, mmmmm). After their giant sale at the end of last year, they've r...

Bodhi in Venice for Your Pets

Bodhi caters to pets, mainly dogs, but cats are welcome too. Maybe more obvious than that though is that Bodhi caters to the stylish owners of pets. They're line of Form Bed come in 3 sizes and 3 ...

Lincoln Hardware

Tucked away on Lincoln Boulevard begging to be over-looked is Lincoln Hardware. A Venice staple since 1930; privately owned and run for years by the same (some say ornery, some say charming) old ma...

Organic Interior Design

Located in the Windward Circle just at the end of Main Street in Venice is a great furniture store dedicated to green design, named Organic Interior Design. Kelly LaPlante is the principle designe...

The Rose Cafe

The Rose Cafe isn't just a restaurant and a bakery (they make their own cakes and breads) but a great place to pick up a little something from the gift shop. Every time I go there I am easi...

Elizabeth Paige Smith

If you havent been on Abbot Kinney lately then you havent seen all the new hot stores going in up and down the block. One of the newest furniture stores to open is Elizabeth Paige Smith....

The Modern Dog

Looking for cool new accessories for your dog? Well I think I found the perfect place for all you dog owners to visitThe Modern Dog, located on Abbot Kinney in Venice Beach is a one stop sho...

Firefly

Need a great last minute housewarming gift? Have a baby shower to attend and forgot to grab a little something? or perhaps you might be looking for an unusual piece of jewelry, well Firefly may be the...

Neptina

While strolling with a friend down Abbot Kenny, we were magically pulled into Neptina by a stunningly restored Haywood Wakefield dining table in the window ($1800). This is the same table we got for...

Venice Art Tiles

We fell in love a little at the Caboom show. The object of our desire: Venice Art Tiles, who make the most beautiful hand made tiles we have ever seen. Venice Art Tiles metamorphosed through many in...

French 50's -60's Vintage Furniture

Talk about saying what you mean, French 50s-60's is just what it says it is: great mid century design from France... which doesn't meant the pieces are necessarily French, just that they were found t...

Loja Designs

Loja Designs make a beautiful line of custom furniture which they sell along with some classic pieces in their Abbot Kinney Store. Simple and to the point, Loja prides themselves on "quality workman...

Bountiful

Bountiful is a lifestyle store that we really respond to. This is not a store for practicality, but it is a store that practically forces you to take a deep breath and relax. Although the feeling doe...

Tortoise

Tortoise is a lovely little store on Abbot Kinney. Filled with delights from Japan, Tortoise hopes to mirror the animal of the same name, bringing the ideals of "slow and steady" to the store. Both ...

Surfing Cowboys

Surfing Cowboys sells vintage furniture and antiques. They consider themselves "purveyors of beach culture and California lifestyle", which ultimately means good mid-century stuff. Their prices are ...

Big Red Sun:Inspiration For The Great Outdoors

Big Red Sun has come west to the sunny shores of Venice, where its owners and principal designers, Selena Souders and Dylan Robertson bring together a union of talents ranging from philosophy, archi...

Obsolete Antiques: Not Your Normal Antiques Store

Obsolete is a unique antique store in Venice with some interesting stuff. Specializing in figurative pieces, they have a large selection of artist's models from the past few centuries which are both s...

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