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where Francisco Sada and his
expert craftsmen will fabricate
just about any design you can
think of, with a particular
focus on hammered-copper
and zinc tables. The shop is
also known for its selection of
furniture and decor imported
from Mexico, including talavera
pottery, chimineas, beertop patio tables, Moravian
stars, and antique doors.
barrioantiguofurniture.com
elegant but approachable
furnishings store—equal parts
Upper East Side and country
French—is growing as fast as,
um, some sort of shrub, maybe?
In addition to the original space
on W. Alabama, now devoted to
linens and things, there’s also
Montrose’s B2, which focuses
more on lighting and accessories;
and Boxwood Containers,
which opens off of Washington
whenever a new container of
antiques arrives from Europe.
boxwoodhouston.com
BERING’S
BROWN
M U LT I P L E L O C AT I O N S
Rumor has it that all marriages
in Houston that don’t include a
registry from this store are null
and void. Loyalists come for
the one-of-a-kind mix of tools,
gadgets, kitchen appliances,
candles, cleaning products,
china, and outdoor goods.
(Johnny Dang isn’t the only guy
in town selling fancy grills.)
berings.com
UPPER KIRBY
2940 FERNDALE ST. ★ 713-522-2151
Jill Brown describes herself as a
“perpetual thing-finder,” which
will come as no surprise to
anyone who frequents her shop.
Lighting is the main offering,
with a mix of vintage fixtures
and her own Light Brown line
of industrial metal lanterns
and sconces. But you’ll also
discover vintage bistro tables,
Belgian anatomy charts, and
plenty of other curiosities.
shopbybrown.com
BISCUIT HOME
MONTROSE
1435 WESTHEIMER RD. ★ 713-942-9797
Biscuit
Home
ADKINS
ARCHITECTURAL
ANTIQUES
MIDTOWN
3515 FANNIN ST. ★ 713-522-6547
Houston’s tear-it-down-andput-up-a-parking-lot mentality
has one upside: the beautiful
architectural pieces salvaged and
sold. You’ll find lots of those here,
along with the owners’ incredible
antique finds from Europe and
South America. The converted
house containing them all—along
with vintage corbels, stained
glass, doors, statues, knobs,
light fixtures, patio furniture,
and other interesting objects—
positively begs to be explored.
adkinsantiques.com
AREA
H I G H L A N D V I L L AG E A R E A
3735 WESTHEIMER RD. ★ 713-668-1668
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No two visits to this shop are ever
the same. Owner Don Connelly
and general manager Daniel
Cuellar make everything here
oh-so-covetable by constantly
staging (and re-staging) stylish
vignettes that highlight their
signature blend of new and
vintage furniture, chandeliers,
seating, and objets d’art.
area-houston.com
BALINSKAS
IMPORTS
G R E AT E R H E I G H T S
410 MARTIN RD. ★ 713-227-7919
When we die, we hope to be
reincarnated as either Ray or
Lourdes Balinskas, who, in their
shared passion for art history,
preservation, and world travel, call
to mind a pair of Indiana Joneses.
Their contemporary metal house
in Independence Heights is the
perfect place to fall in love with all
manner of exotic treasures, from an
interesting architectural fragment
to an intricately carved chest.
balinskasimports.com
BARRIO
ANTIGUO
HEIGHTS
725 YALE ST. ★ 713-880-2105
Anyone can head to Restoration
Hardware and order a stunning
table or buffet with an equally
stunning price tag, but savvy
decorators journey to this
unassuming warehouse instead,
Bailey McCarthy’s shop owes
its success to her talented eye
for design and eclectic style,
which doesn’t take said designs
too seriously. In addition to her
own line of playful bedding, the
large space features embroidered
flasks, cute glassware, apothecary
goods, jewelry, coffeetable books,
and poodle bookends—which
are exactly what they sound like.
A huge kids’ section includes
toy rockets made of walnut.
biscuit-home.com
CARL MOORE
ANTIQUES
R I C E V I L L AG E / W E S T U
1610 BISSONNET ST. ★ 713-524-2502
There’s nothing but splurges
in sight, yet designers are still
obsessed with this store. That’s
because everything owner
Geoffrey Westergaard stocks
has an undeniable wow factor,
whether it’s an extravagant
gilded Louis XVI mirror, a pair
of Biedermeier walnut-inlaid
armchairs, or a mid-century
modern Italian chandelier.
carlmooreantiques.com
BLUE LEAF
R I C E V I L L AG E / W E S T U
2303 SOUTH BLVD. ★ 713-520-9975
This store’s new location—in a
converted house on the corner of
a leafy residential street—has a
casual, cozy vibe. Owner Cathy
Negrete Lopez, who also owns a
local ad agency with her husband,
offers crystal objects from
Lalique and L’Objet, stationery,
tabletop goods, jewelry, and
textiles, in addition to gifts
for men, babies, and pets.
blueleafhouston.com
BOXWOOD
M U LT I P L E L O C AT I O N S
Owner Mimi Wadsworth’s
DONNA’S
HOME
FURNISHINGS
CONROE
5629 W. DAVIS ST. ★ 936-828-3788
TODD SPOTH
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French country furnishings
feel fresh when owner Donna
Dawson updates them with
vibrant colors and modern
metallics. Her private
collection is complemented
by designs from Henredon,
Theodore Alexander, Visual
Comfort, and more.
dhfonline.com
FOUND FOR
THE HOME
R I V E R OA KS
3433 W. ALABAMA ST. ★ 713-522-9191
Owners Aaron Rambo and Ruth
Davis traffic almost exclusively
in things you never knew
you needed, from a vintage
steel prison cot to a porcelain
fortune cookie figurine. A
master of mixing antiques
with industrial accents and
modern whimsy, Rambo offers
his found objects alongside a
curated selection of high-end
antiques, relics, and art.
foundforthehome.com
HIGH FASHION
HOME
MIDTOWN
3100 TRAVIS ST. ★ 713-528-3838
Do warm mid-century woods
inspire you? What about
Hollywood Regency glamour?
Industrial minimalism? Whatever
your passion, you’ll find it
somewhere among High Fashion’s
four floors and 125,000 square
feet. Prices are reasonable,
too, compared to the big-name
chains, which means that if
you change your mind, you can
start over without all the guilt.
highfashionhome.com
INSTALLATIONS
ANTIQUES
NORTHSIDE
301 LILAC ST. ★ 713-864-6125
If you like the quirky retroindustrial vibe of Down House
or Sparrow, you need to pay a
visit to this offbeat warehouse
as soon as owners Becki and Jur
van der Oord re-open following
their move from the Heights (any
day now, we hope). The couple
collect and restore interesting
objects—from a century-old
Dutch cookie tin to mirrored
windows reclaimed from a
German brick factory—bringing
out their utilitarian beauty.
installationsantiques.com
sale and Black Friday, and for
good reason. Horn’s been in the
business for over 30 years, and
she picks out all the French,
Scandinavian, Spanish, and
Italian antiques herself. Our
advice: arrive early (before people
start parking on the grass), wellcaffeinated, and ready to take
home something truly special.
joycehornantiques.com
KAY O’TOOLE
MONTROSE
1921 WESTHEIMER RD. ★ 713-523-1921
The regal European antiques
on display in this stunning
shop—Italian Rococo consoles,
crystal chandeliers from France,
terra-cotta statues—seem
almost as if from another world.
But Kay O’Toole, who was a
collector before opening her
shop in this 1920s-era building,
expertly blends objects from
the past into modern spaces
by focusing on simple lines
and a clean, neutral palette.
kayotooleantiques.com
KRISPEN
R I V E R OA KS
3723 WESTHEIMER RD. ★ 713-621-4404
This opulent, 10,000-square-foot
showroom revels in traditional
furnishings with dramatic flair, the
kind beloved by local oil barons
and baronesses. Really, though:
who wouldn’t want to stash
their delicates in a magnificent
mirrored armoire? Why not sit in
dining chairs with backs shaped
like gilded seashells? Shine on,
you crazy Krispen diamonds.
krispenhome.com
KIDS
Because
they’ll look so
adorable
ISABEL
ET NOA
R I C E V I L L AG E /
WEST U
2437 UNIVERSITY BLVD.
713-960-6099
isabeletnoa.com
ITSY
BITSY
BOUTIQUE
R I V E R OA K S
2813 WESTHEIMER RD.
713-523-3100
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MINT BABY
& KIDS
GALLERIA/
U P T O W N PA R K
1121 UPTOWN PARK BLVD.
713-622-3580
mintbabyandkids.com
THREAD
HEIGHTS
249 W. 19TH ST.
281-501-0148
threadhouston.com
JOYCE HORN
ANTIQUES
SPRING BRANCH EAST
7065 OLD KATY RD. ★ 713-688-0507
Shopping here when a new
shipping container arrives feels
like something between a sample
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M. Naeve