Antiques Stores
A list of the coolest antiques shops around.
Pagoda Red
Bucktown - Chicago, IL United StatesThe thin long passage into Pagoda Red is a coy introduction into what is a rather grand showcase of Chinese and Asian antiques and artifacts. The two-floored showroom holds objects of all sizes, from long, heavy tables commanding attention to...
Past Perfect
Cow Hollow - San Francisco, CA United StatesReader Suggested: Past Perfect over on Union St (and also Lombard, they opened a second location) is a fabulous vintage store that I love to explore. They carry home decor, furniture and fun knick-knacks from the 20s-70s. Past Perfect is a collective, housing rare, exclusive finds from 40 different vendors. Each...
Past Perfect
Marina - San Francisco, CA United StatesReader Suggested: Past Perfect over on Union St (and also Lombard, they opened a second location) is a fabulous vintage store that I love to explore. They carry home decor, furniture and fun knick-knacks from the 20s-70s. Past Perfect is a collective, housing rare, exclusive finds from 40 different vendors. Each...
Pieces of the Past
South Congress - Austin, TX United StatesIf one person's trash is another person's treasure, then architectural salvage/antique shop Pieces of the Past is like Tutankhamen's tomb. While other salvage stores are studies in faded paint and rust and funny smells, the store...
Rayon Vert
The Mission - San Francisco, CA United StatesWe might have passed by items like those in Rayon Vert a dozen times without taking a second look. Which explains why we'll never be able to open such a store. The shop, that was once more flower shop than home accessories shop and still...
Retropia
Hollywood - Los Angeles, CA United StatesReader Suggested: I believe that our store would make a nice addition to your store guide based on the other stores that you have listed. Retropia offers a wide variety of antique and mid century furniture, lighting, decorative objects and fine art. What sets us apart from most vintage furniture stores is The...
Rose
Abbot Kinney - Venice, CA United StatesIf you fancy an object at Rose, may we suggest you buy it right there, because chances are you're not going to see it anywhere else. This is one shop that is curated in the truest sense of the word. Owner Mark Rose searches far and wide for...
Seasons International
SoHo - New York, NY United StatesIn New York, there are 84,000 places to eat Japanese food, a few dozen places to buy Japanese clothes, maybe 2 or 3 place to buy Japanese toys and thanks to Seasons International at least one place to buy Japanese antiques and home crafts. The...
Secondhand Rose
Tribeca - New York, NY United StatesSecondhand Rose is a pretty darn good antique store and that's before you consider their collection of 1000s of rolls of original, vintage wallpaper and linoleum. Upon entering you'll notice dozens of lamps, furniture pieces and...
Swallowtail
Russian Hill - San Francisco, CA United StatesAt Swallowtail expect to see a Louis XIV chair upholstered in a graffiti print fabric five feet away from a wingback in a traditional floral fabric, clean modern white ceramics a glance away from ornate vintage vases. In other words, expect the...
The Back Doors Warehouse
Convention Center - Washington, DC United StatesHousing basically all the architectural antiques that wouldn't fit in its smaller sister store, The Back Door Warehouse is full of treasures. Bathtubs, ironworks, columns, radiators, fences, chandeliers and large stained glass panes fill the 9000 square feet space. Much of the stock is...
The Brass Knob
Adams Morgan - Washington, DC United StatesEver buy yourself a 19th century Victorian and struggled to find period appropriate knobs, fixtures and pulls. Yeah, us too. Well fret no more, The Brass Knob may have what you're looking for. The store specializes in architectural...
The Vintage Collective
Retro Row - Long Beach, CA United StatesReader Suggested: 1920-1970 vintage art deco to mid-century modern furniture and accessories. Open 7 days for fun-filled shopping on 4th street in Long Beach and very affordable.
Trove
Laguna Beach - Laguna Beach, CA United StatesReader Suggested: Sublimely edited, cutting edge antique store.
Ugly Luggage
Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY United StatesLaws of physics suggest that the tons of furniture that hauled in and imported into the boroughs of New York have to go somewhere when they're no longer needed--they can't just cease to exist. Ugly Luggage, we're convinced, is...
Uncommon Objects
South Congress - Austin, TX United StatesUncommon Objects. We couldn't have described it better ourselves. A fabulous twist on the usual antique store, Uncommon Objects brings together the finds of over a dozen purveyors to make for some fun and interesting antique browsing. Expect to spend a good hour in the store, just...
Urban Country
Main Street - Venice, CA United StatesUrban Country is an appealing mix of work and play, industrial and rural. The well-curated antique store concentrates on different bits of Americana. Factory ad unrecognizable machinery seems straight of the industrial revolution. Colorful stars...
Zonal
Hayes Valley - San Francisco, CA United StatesZonal's antique furnishings are nicked and scratched because been around a long time, not because some designer was trying achieve a "distressed" look. That sort of honesty pervades all of the store's furnishings. Most...