stop here if you're on the hunt
With the debut of Urban Outfitters' mid-century inspired furniture and our recent posts on apartment therapy (tributing our current pop-up, Essentials Shop), I'm excited to share a few of my favorite furniture-hunting spots on L.A.'s east side. Check into the higher end shops for ideas, inspiration and the occasional impulse purchase. Thrift stores demand a little digging and a lot of patience, but when you find that treasured cold-war era lamp or Saarinen-like kitchen table for a bargain, the satisfaction is priceless.
FROM EAST TO WEST:
I love making an afternoon out of St. Vincent de Paul and Revival in Lincoln Heights. The legendary, warehouse-sized St. Vincent's is a must stop thrift shop. It's crowded with old, musty furniture, but treasures are abound. I never know what I will find- last week I got excited about the rows of antique movie theater chairs for sale.
Revival is just across the street. It's a tiny shop run by two sisters who restore and resell found furniture at modest prices. Vintage accessories, magazines, books and jewelry are also featured here. Where St. Vincent's is a hit or miss, I usually see something I love at Revival. Most recently it was a mid-century record player console.
Playing on the idea of a supply store for the east Angelino, Mohawk General Store is my favorite stop. It's move last month from Echo Park to the main Sunset drag in Silver Lake has opened room to feature a woody, modern collection of new Dutch-inspired furniture, lighting and art.
And OK is the place for eclectic, modern housewares and art. Think sherbet-colored bowl chairs and architect's desk lamps, great art design books too.
HAPPY HUNTING.
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photos by Lauren Steinberg
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