Room 4
We've been excited about Room 4 for some time now - each time we passed by it seemed there was something new in the window that we absolutely need to take home with us. Well it's now officially opened...
We've been excited about Room 4 for some time now - each time we passed by it seemed there was something new in the window that we absolutely need to take home with us. Well it's now officially opened...
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...
We once inherited a fabulous deco-era chair from our mother, a sidewalk-sale savant. It was beautiful but had no cushions, thereby initiating our first foray into the world of upholstery. Upholstery...
It's not that we don't appreciate the finer side of collecting, but there's something oh-so-satisfying about digging through a pile of possible discards and pulling out that perfect chair in need of ...
We stopped in our tracks when we saw Urban Burp's sign outside that reads "Rare Vintage Fabrics." We quickly made a detour for their door and spent at least an hour talking textiles with Electra Skil...
We pass by here all the time but never knew the depth to this place. Weave by the giant Superman statue and past the great fuchsia couches and there is not only a big back room but a giant basement as...
You might want to take advantage of our sudden spring-like weather, and take a little drive down to Santa Cruz this weekend. Not that anyone ever needs an excuse to go over the hill (so to speak), bu...
We take the 22 through Potrero Hill for our daily commute, and after a long day at work it is always refreshing to look out and see what kind of treasures are on display at this store. ...
Monticello Antique Marketplace takes everything that makes a day spent browsing flea markets and thrift stores a great day, and puts it all together under one roof....
What we love best about this vintage and modern craft home store is how they organize their products into sets — modest, homey vignettes where all the little details that make the scene are for sa...
Shopping at Pimlico Place is kind of what we imagine it would be like to shop at our great-aunt's house, if we had a glamorous great-aunt with excellent taste who had traveled extensively around the ...
(Welcome to Sally, one of the finalists in our SF Blogger Search.Comment away!) Timeless Treasures is a hidden gem on sleepy Sutter Street in San Francisco's Fillmore district. It's embarrassing ...
(Welcome again to Leah, one of the finalists in our San Francisco Blogger search.Comment away!) We all have our secret sources for furnishing our home. Walk into Mickey's Monkey in the Lower Haight...
We hadn't been to the San Francisco Antique and Design Mall since it opened about 10 years ago. It was recommended to us by AT:SF reader Vince, who moved his two booths there after Antique Trove cl...
Flutter is what Anthropologie wishes it was: eclectic, tongue-in-cheek sweet, where everything looks like it was found in the attic of an adventurer from a bygone era. The store carries a selection...
Can a store be coveted and admired? Can it be an idol of design and good taste to be worshipped? If so, Russian Hill's Swallowtail is definitely our latest idol. We have loved this shop from the da...
A walk through Watson Kennedy induces the best kind of browsing stupor, where every shelf holds a new hidden treasure, as if it were planted there just for you to find and make special. The kind of...
We love the fact that these guys do nothing but reupholster mid-century furniture. With the slogan "We can do anything to your mid-century chair," RetroRedo.com is an eBay or craigslist buyer's dream...
Building or renovating? Starting with an old house and want to restore its vintage character? Starting with a new house and want to give it some personality? Using recycled or salvaged building ma...
Vintage Danish furniture is alive and well in Emeryville. Next time you're in the area, consider bypassing the behemoth purveyor of particle board that resides in the same city and head for Klassik...
If you're on the lookout for vintage home and garden items, and you're not interested in paying City prices, consider taking a drive down the Peninsula. You probably already know about Janakos and Co...
Midway between trendy Burlingame Avenue and more down-to-earth, resident-oriented Broadway lies Janakos and Company. Although we'd been meaning to stop in for ages, the store quickly bumped to the to...
One of our favorite places in the North Bay is Sebastopol's Antique Society. The 20,000-square foot store is so full of good stuff that you can lose quite a lot of your afternoon after stepping insid...
We were tipped off to Dream by AT:SF reader Vince. We may never have found it otherwise. The little shop is tucked away in a funky, quiet area of San Mateo, sharing a block with industrial spaces an...
San Francisco's Mission district is chock full of vintage thrift shops, but The Apartment is one of our favorites. The Apartment is a second-hand furniture shop featuring lots of vintage-modern, mi...