Textiles Stores
A list of the coolest textiles shops around.
Apartment 48
Chelsea - New York, NY United StatesImagine going into your friend's cozy apartment and him saying to you, "See anything you like? It's yours". Other than the formality of monetary exchange, this is essentially what a visit to Apartment 48 is like. The space is...
Auto
Meatpacking District - New York, NY United StatesAuto focuses on home accessories mostly conceived by designers local to New York. That these designs would stand up in any major city, in any country are what make the store special. For textiles, there are striking beach towels in a zig-zagged...
Bark
Boerum Hill - Brooklyn, NY United StatesImagine you went to every housewares shop and bazaar around the world and announced "Give me the finest item in your collection!" Your final collection of goods would look a lot like the collection of items at Bark. The airy, inspiring...
Bath Sense & More
Presidio Heights - San Francisco, CA United StatesThe flowers growing in the bathtub outside will intrigue you into going inside Bath Sense. Once you do, you'll find yourself in the middle of a fantasyland of bath and body products. Plush Egyptian cotton towels, olive oil soaps, natural...
Britex Fabrics
Union Square - San Francisco, CA United StatesWe're not exactly clothing designers nor do we pretend to be, but even we can't can't help peeking inside Britex Fabrics every time we pass by it. Such is the allure of thousands upon thousands of fabrics. Browse 4 floors of...
Clio
SoHo - New York, NY United StatesToo many people spend considerable time, effort and money buying nice, stylish shoes and clothing and then completely forget what style means when it comes to outfitting their homes. Clio serves up healthy doses of home stylishness, for prices...
C.S. Post & Co.
Chestnut Street District - Hays, KS United StatesTo our best recollection, none of the general stores we've seen in westerns look anything like C.S. Post & Co. But that's OK, we kind of prefer their version of general store anyway, with its stylish merchandising and hundreds of interesting, luxurious home and personal products....
Environment337
Carroll Gardens - Brooklyn, NY United StatesIf your home is your sanctuary, then you don't want to be stuck in your sanctuary with faux-brass light fixtures, cheesy plastic plates and MDF coffee tables. Those looking to create a home environment that's inspiring, comfortable,...
Etre
Sonoma - Sonoma, CA United StatesReader Suggested: An eclectic store that appeals to all wallets, or pocketbooks if you will. It has everything from an $8000 Versace looking desk from the turn of the century to jumbo pick-up stix. Book selection is out of control, and in a good way. Also has food products for compulsive snackers and make-up from...
Great Jones Home
Downtown - Seattle, WA United StatesGreat Jones Home is testament to the wonderful home design that's possible when you don't pay attention to price brackets or themes. The store in anchored by serious French country antiques. These large, pristine pieces scream country...
Hable Construction
West Village - New York, NY United StatesAt Hable Construction, it all begins with fabric. The stylish outfit prints cheery, bright designs on canvas, linen and cotton fabrics and uses them to make innumerable accessories. If it can be made using fabric, Hable has a version. Bags, boxes, belts, baskets, aprons, oven mitts, pillows,...
John Derian
East Village - New York, NY United StatesDecoupage and stylish are two words you're not likely to see together very often. The craft of using paper cutouts and varnish to decorate is more often featured in Midwestern farms than New York studios, but John Derian has made decoupage...
Just Scandinavian
Tribeca - New York, NY United StatesEven among shops that focus on Scandinavian design, Just Scandinavian is unique. Instead of stuffing the shop with sleek, modern home accessories, Just Scandinavian focuses on older work. Most prominent are mid-century textile designs by Josef...
La Cafetière
Chelsea - New York, NY United StatesAmericans certainly know how to do casual and by now we've learned how to do elegant. But, casual elegance is a trait that still eludes the typical American home. Enter the South of France, the undisputed king of casual elegance. Drawing...
Layla
Boerum Hill - Brooklyn, NY United StatesLayla is one of those stores we like to call stride-stopping. You're walking along with purpose, with places to go and people to see, until you notice intriguing items at a window and have to stop and take a look. The store carries jewelry,...
Lotus Bleu
Hayes Valley - San Francisco, CA United StatesLotus suggests Asia, Bleu suggests France and in the case of Lotus Bleu both suggestions are accurate. Lotus Bleu brings together art, textiles and home accents from Southeast Asia and France. The interior designer owned shop is a treasure trove...
Pearl River
SoHo - New York, NY United StatesWhy go to Chinatown, when Chinatown comes to you? Pearl River, in its cavernous SoHo space, is a huge collection of all things Chinese. The multi-leveled store carries cookware, home accessories, furniture, paper goods, shoes, clothing, specialty...
Rose and Radish
Hayes Valley - San Francisco, CA United StatesKnown for its dramatic, beautiful floral arrangements, Rose & Radish has turned its keen design sense to home design. Alongside flowers, their modern gallery space now presents an expertly curated collection of home accessories. From...
Scandinavian Details
Hayes Valley - San Francisco, CA United StatesWhether vintage, vintage reproduction, or new work, Scandinavian furniture designs have no shortage of stores dedicated to them. Scandinavian Details gives Scandinavian accessories their day in the sun. There are elegant glasswares, clever...
Scandinavian Grace
Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY United StatesScandinavian Grace features all the best of Scandinavian design in one simple, modern presentation. If the shop is a window in to the world of every day Scandinavian life then all we have to say is "where do we sign up?". Modern, svelt...