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San Francisco shopping guide listing for “G”

Gray's Paint & Wallpaper

Not long after we moved into our new abode, we took a friend with us to Gray's Paint while we picked up some more paint. When we left, she said that she was surprised that the employees were so frien...

GreetQ

GreetQ is a Seattle-based greeting card company that enables customers to pick and personalize paper greeting cards and then put them in a "queue" to be mailed out on the designated day. It's a pract...

Greenspace

We first spied Greenspace during a day trip to Santa Cruz. Greenspace makes it easy to transform any corner of the home into an eco-friendly zone. ...

Gingko Home Furnishings

Gingko's mission is to offer well-designed, practical, quality home furnishings at an affordable price point. Their collection is Asian-inspired, but with a light, contemporary touch. It doesn't hav...

Gulassa & Co.

Gulassa & Co takes an unconventional approach to furniture design — this collective of wood workers, metal workers, glass artists, upholsterers, architectural and graphic designers puts out cust...

Given

This past weekend we were very happy to stumble into Given, a casual and hip home furnishings and accessories store. The shop is on the smaller side, but still manages to pack a punch. The walls are ...

Great Jones Home

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...

Glassybaby

Flowers die, chocolates melt, glassybaby forever. That is the compelling concept behind this Seattle-based hand-blown glass vessel business, which grew out of founder Lee Rhodes' garage into somethin...

Gypsy Honeymoon

Gypsy Honeymoon was an appropriate choice for the name of this store because it is flat-out bizarre (and we mean that in the best way possible). Carrying mostly unique antiques from Europe, Gypsy H...

Galactic Boutique

Galactic Boutique sits in a little strip of shops on Pine street in Seattle, arching steeply over I-5. The sandwich board out front reads "Sexy Home Accessories," and visitors should prepare for sam...

Green Home Center

Wow, we were not expecting the number of resources available to us when we recently stepped into San Francisco's first green home center. We chatted with Dietmar Brand, the center's owner, who to...

Great Stuff

We happened by Great Stuff one evening while on our way through Georgetown in Seattle. The bright storefront was like a siren in the otherwise dark industrial district, which is gaining popularity...

Green Builders of Marin

Let's say you know you want to build or renovate in a green way. But you don't know where to start. How about giving the Green Builders of Marin a call? According to their website: "Green Building ...

Great Jones Home

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. Upholste...

GreenHomesForSale.com

It was bound to happen: A website devoted to buying and selling green homes. A search for California properties only turned up a handful of Bay Area homes, but we're holding out hope that more are to...

Greenspace

We first spied Greenspace a few weekends ago, during a day trip to Santa Cruz. Our first reaction was, "It's about time a place like this opened down here!" And then we proceeded to be impressed with ...

Green Building Exchange

When it comes to remodeling or brand-new construction, more and more homeowners are seeking out greener ways to do things. Thankfully, the Green Building Exchange in Redwood City is there to offer som...

GreenCitizen

About a year ago, we drove our ancient, dead laptop around in the trunk of our car for quite a while before learning about GreenCitizen. At that point, they had just one location, in Palo Alto. Now ...

Greenway Maid

Most of us have such little free time these days that we just don't want to spend it cleaning. And, well, sometimes a really good cleaning is in order before the relatives descend for the (gasp, we'r...

George

We learned long ago that the huge chain pet stores sell the cheap and ugly rather than the aesthetically pleasing and durable. Luckily, there are places like George. We aren't the only ones to be pu...

Gingko Home Furnishings

Gingko's mission is to offer well-designed, practical, quality home furnishings at an affordable price point. Their collection is Asian-inspired, but with a light, contemporary touch. It doesn't hav...