Friends for over 20 years, Mary Gray and Annette Goliti Gutierrez both wanted to start a business together. With a deep love of design and a history in the film industry, they took a great leap of faith in opening a garden store. With absolutely no retail experience whatsoever but a great deal of enthusiasm and ideas they decided to open Potted. More

Furnish Me Vintage is tucked out of sight on the second floor of an antique mall in St. Petersburg, Florida. What it lacks in curb presence is made up for in a well-curated selection; this place is a mid century enthusiast's dream. The large space (7,000 square feet) is filled with vintage finds, from all the big names like George Nelson, Paul McCobb, and Jens Risom. More

Nichol Brinkman of Pink Cheeks Studios makes mobiles and soft toys to delight kids and amuse parents. Working in wool felt, tweed, cotton, fleece and faux fur, Nichol populates her mobiles with ninjas, sheep ballerinas, mod girls, strong men and other fun figures. More

We mentioned Vermont Woods Studios in our Weekend Shoppers Guide focusing on handcrafted furniture and now we'd like to circle back for a store profile on them… More

The last time we profiled Alapash, we were in awe of Marco's little glass gardens. At the time, Alapash's terrariums were available in a few local stores and in their Etsy shop. Marco has since branched out and opened his own shop in the quaint Lincoln Square/Ravenswood neighborhood. We dropped in over the weekend and got these shots of the shop… More