2007/08/20
bloggers' guide to online shopping: part one
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one of the things i get asked most about these days is my favorite online source for things like wallpaper, artwork, furniture and lighting. i figured, if i'm going to share my favorite, why not make it a guide to my all of my favorite bloggers' favorite online haunts? below you'll find part one of a guide to furniture, lighting, textiles, papergoods, wallpaper, gifts, ceramics, garden, vintage finds, artwork and "hidden gem" websites created by my absolute favorite bloggers. there are some seriously great shops (tons i'd never heard of) in here so i hope you enjoy the list. thanks to all the bloggers who contributed- happy shopping and stay tuned tomorrow for part two! [this list will be archived in the "guides" section above later today]
Joy of Oh Joy!:
- Favorite online shop for Furniture: Matthew Izzo
- Favorite online shop for Lighting: Anthropologie and DWR [Moth and Shine Everyday are great, too. But no online shopping]
- Favorite online shop for Textiles: Finn Style and Repro Depot
- Favorite online shop for Papergoods: Curiosity Shoppe and Imogene
- Favorite online shop for Wallpaper: Flavor Paper
- Favorite online shop for gifts: Rare Device and A + R
- Favorite online shop for Ceramics: Perch and Jonathan Adler
- Favorite online shop for Garden: Sprout Home
- Favorite online shop for Vintage Finds: Jayson Home and Garden (rare finds section)
- Favorite online shop for Artwork: Velocity (originals) and Etsy (prints)
- Hidden Online Gem: Parma Lilac
Kelly at Hoping for Happy Accidents:
- Furniture: Ebay and Housing Works
- Lighting: The Akari Store at the Noguchi Museum.
- Textiles: Area Home, Brahms/Mount, Swans Island (I dream of their hand-woven blankets)
- Ceramics: Heath Ceramics
- Artwork: Third Drawer Down (I really love their concept– affordable, interesting art combined with the utility of the tea towel. I’ve framed the few that I have, but you could use them too.)
- Hidden Gem Online: Kiosk, Remo General Store, Pearl River and Labour and Wait.
Pam at HouseMartin:
- Furniture: Room and Board
- Lighting: Koo de Kir
- Textiles: Purl Soho
- Papergoods: Luxe Paperie
- Wallpaper: Clarissa Hulse
- Gifts: Etsy
- Ceramics: White Forest Pottery
- Garden: Chocolate Flower Farm
- Vintage finds: 1stDibs (only to look)
- Artwork: Velocity and Tiny Showcase
- Hidden Gem: Hopefully my shop next year!
Jan at Poppytalk
- Furniture: Surfing Cowboys
- Lighting: Propellor
- Textiles: Dwell
- Papergoods: Luxe Paperie
- Wallpaper: Ferm Living
- Gifts: Curiosity Shoppe
- Ceramics: Etsy
- Garden: Paxton Gate
- Vintage finds: Jack and Friends
- Artwork: Etsy
- Favorites that didn't make the list: Made Design and Bookhou
- Furniture: The Modern Warehouse, Retrouvious, Ebay UK (still a treasure trove)
- Textiles: usually, I go vintage or natural with linens etc. or Ikea. Lucienne day Textiles, Timorous Beasties
- Papergoods: Remake and Mav
- Wallpaper: again, I like vintage, but have loved this print for more years than I care to remember.
- Gifts: Conran Shop, Billet
- Ceramics: Le Petit Atelier de ParisKarin, of course, White Bike Ceramics
- Garden: Labour and Wait
- Vintage: I would rarely buy from online stores as the prices are so inflated (maybe furniture for a perfect piece) so would instead more often go the eBay route or thrifting and flea markets.
- Artwork: The Small Stakes, Hammerpress
- Favorites that didn't fit this list: Divertimenti (the kitchen shop to end all kitchen shops), Muji (for anything simple, clean and wonderful for the home or work) Muji.
Kim and Jo at Desire to Inspire:
- Textiles: Contemporary Cloth, Duck Cloth, Fashion Fabrics Club, Uzbek Craft, MetreMade @ Etsy, Atomic Textiles @ Ebay, House Fabrics, Tonic Living, Fabricstash at Etsy
- Wallpaper: U-Turn @ Ebay, 5QM and Wallpaper from the 70s
- Ceramics: Hi and Lo Modern
- Vintage Finds: Vintage Swank, Maopost and Found Design (and Found Design at Ebay)
- Artwork: Etsy (But to be specific: dkim, Lampreia, greenchairpress, luciajohnson, yellena, johnwgolden, ISO50, Tiny Showcase and Nate Duval
Angela at Shelterrific:
- Furniture: Ebay and Modhaus
- Lighting: Lighting by Gregory
- Textiles: Purl Soho
- Papergoods: Iomoi
- Wallpaper: Secondhand Rose or Signature Prints
- Gifts: UnicaHome
- Ceramics: Clio Home or Fishs Eddy
- Garden: Sprout Home
- Vintage Finds: Ruby Lane and Vintage Weave
- Artwork: Lumas
- Hidden Gem Online: Basic French
Victoria at SFGirlByBay:
- Furniture: Room & Board (for basics like sofas, chairs) or Velocity Art & Design (for classic, post-modern reproductions)
- Lighting: Design Public
- Textiles: Purl Soho
- Papergoods: For office goods I quite like See Jane Work; or Muji which I first visited in London and became addicted to their simple, 'non-brand name' environmentally-friendly products
- Wallpaper: I'm in love with Orla Kiely's wallpaper patterns!
- Gifts: I love the beautiful, unique accessories Rose & Radish carries; and I also love Anthropologie for their fun, girly kitchen and home wares
- Ceramics: I love Diana Fayt's work and she has a new shop on etsy. I also love Rae Dunn's work, which can be found on Mason Reve (Rae is opening an etsy shop soon!)
- Garden: I usually shop my local nursery or the SF Flower Mart, but Uncommon Goods has fun garden accessories
- Vintage Finds: I have to say craigslist is my best resource. I like ebay, but shopping online and then being able to actually see the piece in person before you buy adds a more secure comfort level. For more of a European vintage look I like Paris Hotel Boutique
- Artwork: Etsy is amazing for prints, and for fine art collecting i also love The Beholder - she has a great collection of artists like Katja Ollendorf, Juliette Borda, and Catherine Ledner
- Hidden Gem Online: Park Life - it's a new SF shop with great art books, paper goods, unusual gifts and accessories. It's also a gallery and has online exhibits as well as gallery openings from time to time. I'm also a huge fan of The Sartoriaist - unique fashion style inspires me all the time.
Phoebe at Silk Felt Soil:
- Furniture: The best concept for a furniture shop I know is Unto This Last, a London shop that designs furniture that flat-packs. Prices are reasonable, and the colors and designs are beautiful. We need an outpost on this side of the Atlantic!
- Lighting: my favorite DIY lighting trick is to snip off a paper parasol at the base and attach it with a piece of wire to a ceiling fixture. Asian Ideas has a great range
- Textiles: I covet the summer blankets from Swans Island Blankets
- Papergoods: Black Pearl Press- Elisabeth's work is gorgeous, versatile, and she is white-hot quick with special orders!
- Wallpaper: Walnut Wallpaper sorts by color, which I love! And I like Charles Rupert for super traditional reproductions, though it does take a little patience to find some good ones. (eg, I want a wall of William Morris's "Fruit"
- Gifts: I am a huge fan of Greener Grass Design- they have a huge range of beautiful items, and most of them are very reasonably priced
- Ceramics: Dovetail - i love their "neighborhood" line and Hi and Lo Modern for vintage pieces
- Garden: my secret resource is Historic Trees for gifts for people with a little plot of land
- Vintage Finds: Ebay or Craigslist
- Artwork: Etsy! or Gemini G. E. L.
- Hidden Gem Online: Little Flower Candy Co. (for sea salt caramels!)
Maria of Port2Port:
- Furniture: Momo Natural (can't buy it but i can swoon!)
- Textiles: Brahms Mount
- Papergoods: Ferdinand
- Gifts: Lille
- Ceramics: White Forest Pottery and Karin Eriksson
- Artwork: Little Paper Planes
- Hidden Gem: Nonchalant Mom- great shop for kids<
This post was written by: beemagnet77
BeeMagnet is a professional graphic designer, web designer and business man with really strong passion that specializes in marketing strategy. Usually hangs out in Twitter has recently launched a blog dedicated to home design inspiration for designers, bride, photographers and artists called HomeBase
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September 30, 2019 at 1:58 AM
This is graceful work :-)
to get fabric on demand from weaveron textile.
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