Mid City/Beverly, Los Angeles Shopping Guide

A map some of the coolest independent shops in Mid City/Beverly, Los Angeles.

Arundel

Do you really need a 150,000 square foot mega-bookstore to have something for everybody? Arundel Books proves that you don't. The store stocks new, used and rare books but does so in way as...

Carla

In an area bursting with glitzy vintage furniture stores where pieces are priced in the compact car price bracket, Carla offers vintage furniture and accessories with zero pretense and less...

Empiric

Rarely does a shop come along that mixes several themes so flawlessly and naturally as Empiric. The shop's own line of 1940s style furniture forms the base of the store. The new sofas,...

Gibson

"We expect people to shop a little at our shop and then a lot at places like Ikea or Crate & Barrel," we overhead Gary Gibson of Gibson telling a young couple during our visit...

Holllywood Trading Company

Hollywood Trading Company could have opened a shop with their extensive line belts and buckles and called it a day. Instead they decided to assemble clothing from some of the most interesting young...

Ige Design

Ige Design is more designer's store than design store. The centerpiece of the space is Helene Ige's distinctive furniture, featuring unique laminate insets. Modern table with a retro...

Jonathan Wright

Jonathan Wright makes the wonders of letterpress available to casual passers by. The store carries on the letterpress tradition with its quaint, one-of-a-kind letterpress cards and stationery....

L.A. Eyeworks

In a city obsessed with fixing The Good Lord's little defects, it's refreshing to see at least one storefront encouraging people to yelp "I'm half blind, and damn proud of...

Lawson-Fenning

If ever a furniture shop encapsulates the eclectic, often contradictory aspects of the Los Angeles area, Lawson-Fenning is it. Consider that the city is ground zero for Hollywood Regency, was the...

Lucky Scent

The fragrance world is a much more complicated and diverse world than the department store perfume counter would have us believe. Luckily there's LuckyScent.com and its offline counterpart...

Mister Freedom

Reader Suggested: One of the last REAL vintage clothing stores in Los Angeles! A 3000 square feet space filled with authentic clothing from the late 1800s to 1970s from around the world, vintage denim and workwear,...

Modernica

Some people's heroes are Koufax, Robinson and Mayes. For other people it's Eames, Nelson and Noguchi. Modernica is for the latter group. Finding "original" pieces designed by...

Orange

For most, Orange will be more about inspiration than commerce, but either way you can't go wrong. Pieces represent the finest in 20th century furniture and accessories design. The collection...

Re-Mix

Okay, so we have become somewhat adept at shopping at vintage stores. But, the one remaining roadblock in our psyche is vintage shoes. We've seen some amazing shoes, but we keep thinking gym...

Rewire

Reborn is more like it. Rewire takes vintage lighting--all styles, sizes and refurbishes them for posterity to enjoy. Some pieces are anonymous but distinctive, others are classics like Eva...

Sample

It's rare to walk into a store, especially one as simple as Sample, and want one of everything. It's even more rare in the case of a store such as Sample, that carries a few simple items...

Shelter

Maintaining the grandiosity of a modern furniture showroom minus the snootiness that usually comes along with it, Shelter is a one-stop shop for high-end modern furniture. The large space is...

Sonrisa Furniture

Stainless steel appliances may be all the rage now but let us not forget steel's more humble beginnings. File cabinets, office desks, card catalogs and lockers are how steel first entered our...

Twentieth

Twentieth rents its furniture for movie and TV sets with regularity and there are no shortage of pieces that are in the compact car price range. But that shouldn't stop you from stopping by...

Zelen

Even the coolest home design objects start to look tiresome after we see them in store after store after store. Zelen, an unassuming shop tucked amongst massive furniture showrooms, seems on an...

Arundel

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Do you really need a 150,000 square foot mega-bookstore to have something for everybody? Arundel Books proves that you don't. The store stocks new, used and rare books but does so in way as to not artificially bulk up their shelves with any book they can get their hands on. Their limited retail space is filled with a nicely edited selection of titles from a variety of topics, though...

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Address:
8380 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90048

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Phone: 1-323-852-9852
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-6 Sun: Closed

Tags: architecture, art, books, design, literature, photography, rare books, used books

Carla

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In an area bursting with glitzy vintage furniture stores where pieces are priced in the compact car price bracket, Carla offers vintage furniture and accessories with zero pretense and less astronomical prices. The '40s-'70s are the eras officially covered with no shortage of mid-century modern pieces. While the space precludes stocking many huge pieces, the lighting, decorative...

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Address:
7466 Beverly Boulevard Suite 101
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Phone: 1-323-932-6064

Tags: mid-century modern, vintage accessories, vintage furniture

Empiric

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Rarely does a shop come along that mixes several themes so flawlessly and naturally as Empiric. The shop's own line of 1940s style furniture forms the base of the store. The new sofas, tables, storage units and beds in the line are classic '40s with simple, sleek lines and an air of seriousness to them. Interspersed among these are furnishings and accessories of a distinct...

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Address:
7918 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90048

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Phone: 1-323-634-7323
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-6 Sun: 12-5

Tags: antiques, curiosities, furniture, home accessories, lighting, medicine, vintage furniture, vintage home accessories, vintage lighting

Gibson

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"We expect people to shop a little at our shop and then a lot at places like Ikea or Crate & Barrel," we overhead Gary Gibson of Gibson telling a young couple during our visit (we're sneaky like that)--and that's all we needed to be sold on Gibson. The store is a mixture of Gibson's own furniture and rug designs, alongside local artwork, lighting, fabrics,...

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Address:
7350 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90036

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Phone: 1-323-934-4248
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9-6 Sat: 11-5 Sun: Closed

Tags: furniture, home accessories, rugs

Holllywood Trading Company

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Hollywood Trading Company could have opened a shop with their extensive line belts and buckles and called it a day. Instead they decided to assemble clothing from some of the most interesting young labels from around the world to share their low-key space with space with them. Clothing for men and women is casual, cool and even avant-garde at times. Menswear puts a fresh twist on classic shirts...

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Address:
7383 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Phone: 1-323-964-0080

Tags: denim, men's clothing, women's clothing

Ige Design

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Ige Design is more designer's store than design store. The centerpiece of the space is Helene Ige's distinctive furniture, featuring unique laminate insets. Modern table with a retro touch can be custom made in a variety of shapes, patterns and colors. Ige also designs pillows, wall hangings and other accessories. Filling out the store are accessories from other great designers.

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Address:
7382 Bevelry Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Phone: 1-323-939-2788
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-6

Tags: design, home accessories

Jonathan Wright

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Jonathan Wright makes the wonders of letterpress available to casual passers by. The store carries on the letterpress tradition with its quaint, one-of-a-kind letterpress cards and stationery. You'll find letterpress cards for every occasion, along with notecards, bookmarks, as well some desk accessories. Everything at the store evokes the Old World--thick, rough-edged papers, serif...

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Address:
7404 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Phone: 1-323-931-1710
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Fri: 10-5 Sat: 11-5 Sun: Closed

Tags: letterpress, paper goods

L.A. Eyeworks

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In a city obsessed with fixing The Good Lord's little defects, it's refreshing to see at least one storefront encouraging people to yelp "I'm half blind, and damn proud of it". LA Eyeworks does this by turning a sight defect into a fashion opportunity. The store designs and produces dozens of glasses from basic, stylish frames to museum-curator-worthy pieces. The...

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Address:
7386 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Phone: 1-323-931-7796
Hours: Mon-Fri: 10-7 Sat: 10-6 Sun: Closed

Tags: eyewear

Lawson-Fenning

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If ever a furniture shop encapsulates the eclectic, often contradictory aspects of the Los Angeles area, Lawson-Fenning is it. Consider that the city is ground zero for Hollywood Regency, was the longtime home and workplace of Ray and Charles Eames, and hosts a bright crop of modernist architects and designers and it makes the Lawson-Fenning aesthetic crystal clear. The shop's line of...

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Address:
7257 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90036

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Phone: 1-323-934-0048
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6 Sun: Closed

Tags: furniture, vintage furniture

Lucky Scent

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The fragrance world is a much more complicated and diverse world than the department store perfume counter would have us believe. Luckily there's LuckyScent.com and its offline counterpart Scent Bar to help us find those fragrances that are impossible to find elsewhere. The hundred or so brands available constitute the best small fragrance makers in the world--from tiny French perfumeries,...

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Address:
8327 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90048

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Phone: 1-323-782-8300
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat: 12-7 Sun: 12-5

Tags: fragrances

Mister Freedom

Reader Suggested: One of the last REAL vintage clothing stores in Los Angeles! A 3000 square feet space filled with authentic clothing from the late 1800s to 1970s from around the world, vintage denim and workwear, vintage boots and accessories, antique textiles... Specializing in men's rugged vintage...

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Address:
7161 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Phone: 1-323-653-2014
Hours: Mon-Sun: 12-7

Tags: vintage clothing

Modernica

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Some people's heroes are Koufax, Robinson and Mayes. For other people it's Eames, Nelson and Noguchi. Modernica is for the latter group. Finding "original" pieces designed by such icons can be extremely difficult and prohibitively expensive. Modernica has taken designs and faithfully and carefully recreated them for all to enjoy. As an added twist you can custom build a...

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Address:
7366 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Phone: 1-323-933-0383
Hours: Mon-Fri: 10-6 Sat: 11-6 Sun: Closed

Tags: furniture, mid-century modern, modern

Orange

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For most, Orange will be more about inspiration than commerce, but either way you can't go wrong. Pieces represent the finest in 20th century furniture and accessories design. The collection includes everything from iconic mid-century modern pieces to exquisite glass and metal lighting to furniture from European masters. In this inspired space modernist pieces and opulent, traditional...

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Address:
8111 Beverly Boulevard #1
Los Angeles CA 90048

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Phone: 1-323-782-6898

Tags: vintage furniture, vintage home accessories

Re-Mix

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Okay, so we have become somewhat adept at shopping at vintage stores. But, the one remaining roadblock in our psyche is vintage shoes. We've seen some amazing shoes, but we keep thinking gym sock smell and that's the end of that. So, it was liberating to discover Re-Mix. Re-Mix carries new vintage shoes. That means they sell great remainders from the forties to the seventies. In...

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Address:
7605 1/2 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Phone: 1-323-936-6210 or 1-888-254-1813
Hours: Mon-Sat: 12-7 Sun: 12-6

Tags: men's shoes, vintage shoes, women's shoes

Rewire

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Reborn is more like it. Rewire takes vintage lighting--all styles, sizes and refurbishes them for posterity to enjoy. Some pieces are anonymous but distinctive, others are classics like Eva Zeisel candleholders and some mid-century modern icons.

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Address:
7257 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Phone: 1-323-937-5254
Hours: Mon-Fri: 10-5 Sat: 12-5 Sun: Closed

Tags: lighting, vintage lighting

Sample

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It's rare to walk into a store, especially one as simple as Sample, and want one of everything. It's even more rare in the case of a store such as Sample, that carries a few simple items in multiple colors. When we walked the amazing collection of cashmere sweaters caught out eye--so much so that we considered breaking our cardinal rule of never owning more than one of anything....

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Address:
7374 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Phone: 1-323-965-0098
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-6 Sun: Closed

Tags: knitwear, women's accessories, women's clothing

Shelter

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Maintaining the grandiosity of a modern furniture showroom minus the snootiness that usually comes along with it, Shelter is a one-stop shop for high-end modern furniture. The large space is organized into different rooms of the home, with plenty of items of variety. There are several beds, dining room tables and chairs, including reproductions of classic designs. You'll also find hip...

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Address:
7920 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90048

Phone: 1-323-937-3222
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-7 Sun: 12-6

Tags: furniture

Sonrisa Furniture

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Stainless steel appliances may be all the rage now but let us not forget steel's more humble beginnings. File cabinets, office desks, card catalogs and lockers are how steel first entered our home and work lives. Sonrisa pays tribute to this machine-age past by collecting a variety of vintage steel furniture salvaged from schools, libraries and offices. Ever wanted a column of bowling...

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Address:
7609 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Phone: 1-323-935-8438
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6 Sun: Closed

Tags: furniture, industrial, office, vintage furniture

Twentieth

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Twentieth rents its furniture for movie and TV sets with regularity and there are no shortage of pieces that are in the compact car price range. But that shouldn't stop you from stopping by anyway. The huge store is a space worth visiting for anyone who enjoys modernism in any of its forms. One side of the split showroom is all vintage 20th century furniture, the other side collects a...

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Address:
8057 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90048

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Phone: 1-323-904-1200
Hours: Mon-Fri: 10-6 Sat: 12-5 Sun: Closed

Tags: design, furniture, home accessories, modern

Zelen

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Even the coolest home design objects start to look tiresome after we see them in store after store after store. Zelen, an unassuming shop tucked amongst massive furniture showrooms, seems on an indefatigable quest to find truly unique home accessories and tableware. A mix of in-house designed objects, work from other designers and vintage pieces line the shelves. In-house designs run the...

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Address:
8055 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90048

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Phone: 1-323-658-6756
Hours: Mon-Fri: 11-6 Sat-Sun: 11-5

Tags: home accessories, tableware, vintage home accessories
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