We always look forward to the "sneak peeks" of designers' homes on Design*Sponge, but it's especially exciting when they feature San Franciscans. Recently, the blog showcased photographer Kimberley Au...
The Shade Store recently opened its first showroom outside New York City. The 1,690-square foot San Francisco window treatment design center offers onsite design consultation, measuring and installat...
Doors are no longer just doors with The Sliding Door Company, an innovative design company specializing in clean and contemporary clear, frosted, laminated or linen glass....
Rare Device is one of our favorite stores. We were so excited when they opened last October. Rare Device carries beautiful and unique products, and the store is a wellspring of creative and inspirat...
Excelsior & Eureka Cycles by Moore (1895) Sarah Stocking has thousands of high-quality original vintage posters from all over the world. Most of the posters date to the early 1900's, although there ...
When we walked into Spring the first time, we immediately noticed how good and fresh the store smelled. It turns out that virtually everyone who walks in says the same thing. We think it's the mixtu...
Aquatica (left) and Particle 4 (right) by Heather Patterson Need art? HANG ART is the place to go. There are more than 70 Bay Area artists shown at HANG ART in Union Square. They offer relatively lo...
On Sunday, we spent some time at the International terminal at SFO waiting on a friend's plane. If you're not prepared, the airport can be a pretty tedious place to try and kill time. But we gotta s...
With all the teeny tiny stores in San Francisco where you literally have to squeeze by your fellow shoppers in order to navigate through the piles of goods, Bee Market on Union Street is very much a b...
It's been over two years since we updated our Rose and Radish shop listing, so we took a trip there last week to give you the scoop on what's happening in one of our favorite Hayes Valley boutiques. ...
Quatrine is a vast and lovely furniture store located at the end of Hayes Valley. The showroom boosts an impressive array of stylish upholstered goods that don't sacrifice a single detail. These are...
Modern Artifacts is a postwar art & design shop located on Market Street in (or near) Hayes Valley. The store's owner has been collecting and refurbishing mostly mid-century modern vintage furniture,...
Felt rugs! Felt rugs! We're smitten. We recently stopped in Peace Industry in Hayes Valley and absolutely fell in love with the rugs they peddle. Peace Industry is an airy shop filled with rugs, ...
Even at 250 square feet, Lotus Bleu packs a punch! Specializing in interior design and home decor from France and Vietnam, Lotus Bleu is your go-to spot for all things colorful & printed. Their in-h...
Inside is a furniture store in Hayes Valley that (amongst other things) is the exclusive northern California retailer of Modernica, the furniture company that has the rights to produce some of the mos...
The name 'Propeller' was picked for this Hayes Valley store because a propeller is a "perfect example of form beautifully following function - it moves things forward." We couldn't agree more with th...
Scandinavian Details is the first stop on our tour of the furniture and design stores in Hayes Valley. Many shop owners along Hayes Street in popular Hayes Valley will tell you how difficult it is to ...
There's a little oasis out in the middle of the last place you'd expect it to be (Bayview), and it's wooing all sorts of gardeners - thumbs shades of green to, um, less so - to trek down and get inspi...
Walk down 24th Street in Noe Valley and you are bound to see plenty of stores filled with gifts and tchochkes, but Urban Nest is a step above and beyond. Here you can find the perfect gift for a house...
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 ...
Once inside Mickey's Monkey, one would assume that everyone in the city would know about it. It's that good. But alas, it is still a hidden gem where you can purchase way out there knicknacks, super...
Since so many DIY projects out there that call for decorative paper, we'd like to stock up on a bunch we love just to have handy for weekend projects. Paper Source is the best place we've found in San...
We were thrilled to revisit Sue Fisher King this weekend. It's not everyday that we're in the market for flatware in the $950 range. However, if we were... we'd spent it at Sue Fisher King. Opulenc...
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...
It's not the biggest secret 'round town, but it's often one of the more undervalued resources for surprisingly awesome steals....
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