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Shopper’s Diary: 16 of Our Go-To Online Design Shops Now Have Vintage Departments

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Shopper’s Diary: 16 of Our Go-To Online Design Shops Now Have Vintage Departments

April 24, 2024

Secondhand takes priority around here: keeping goods in circulation is the ideal way to recycle. Old things are also better made and typically more affordable than their contemporary counterparts. And they contain the mysteries of past times and people.

In our latest book, Remodelista: The Low-Impact Home, we devoted a chapter to our 75 favorite vintage household tools and wares, many of them humble hand-me-downs.

Of late, finding what you’re after has become a lot easier. In addition to all of the antiques clearing houses online, a number of design stores have started offering their own hand-picked collections of foraged items. Here are 16 shops worth browsing.

Ponytail

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Above: A Georgian Castleford Teapot is $400 from Ponytail of Charleston: read about the new emporium in A Pop-Up  Poised to Go on the Road.

Makié

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Above: Makié is best known for its standout line of children’s clothes, but its website and NYC shop on Thompson Street are filled with all sorts of things to admire, including a vintage housewares department. This 1920s French Plate is from a set of nine, sold individually for $120. Take a look at our story on Shop Owner Makié Yanagi’s Charm-Filled Soho Loft.

Erica Tanov

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Above: Berkeley-based designer Erica Tanov specializes in “relaxed luxury for the wardrobe and home.” In addition to showcasing Erica’s own bedding, rugs, and ceramics lines, her shop offers antiques and vintage goods collected by Erica herself. She suggests this Antique French Paper and Wood Box, $180, as a desktop catchall.

We’re longtime fans of Erica’s: see Required Reading: ‘Design by Nature’ by Erica Tanov and Erica Tanov’s “Touch of Hippie” DIY Solution for a Doorless Closet.

Lostine

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Above: Lighting and furniture workshop Lostine of Philadelphia has just started selling vintage goods. Cofounders Natalie Page and Robert Ogden find pieces during their travels and have a gathered a big collection with an emphasis on midcentury furnishings and art. This vintage Rectangular Oak Dining Table, $5,800, is surrounded by a set of six Woven Dining Chairs, $3,200, made of maple with woven paper cord seats. The Edmund Pendant Light, $1,985, is a Lostine original.

Room & Board

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Above: Yes, even Room & Board has some vintage offerings. This framed French Botany Chart, $699, is one of a collection of six made for science classrooms in France.

Rejuvenation

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Above: Known for its lighting and hardware, Rejuvenation has expanded to cover new and used goods for the whole house. A restored and rewired Vintage Industrial Semi-Flush Ceiling Light in Cobalt Blue Enamel is $379.

Stitch & Tickle

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Above: Leather bag designer Sophie Truong runs her Boston boutique, Stitch and Tickle, as a mini department store. We love her vintage textiles, such as this 56-by-58-inch Peruvian Rug; $375.

Nickey Kehoe

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Above: Interior designers Nickey Kehoe run one of our favorite home shops in LA—and are on the verge of opening an outpost on East 10th Street in NYC. Their vintage goods are ever changing and always fun to peruse. A Moroccan Wicker Chair in cobalt milk paint is $850.

The Primary Essentials

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Above: A Danish Mid-Century Beech and Sisal Stool is $850 from indie Brooklyn design store The Primary Essentials. Take a look at owner Lauren Synder’s Bed-Stuy Brownstone with Inspired Solutions.

Burke Decor

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Above: Among the many, many things that Burke Decor carries: a collection of vintage Poterie Renault wares in multiples. A Bonny-Sur-Loire Vintage Water Storage Jug is $219.

Alder & Co.

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Above: We’ve followed Alder & Co. from Portland, Oregon, to upstate NY, where its shop occupies an 1876 farmhouse in Germantown. Owners Carla and Rebecca stock small-batch clothing and housewares as well as lovely old objects. A Vintage Handmade Garden Trug is $95.

Anzu New York

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Above: Anzu New York is Asako Ueno’s online shop of artisan-made Japanese wares.  She just introduced a small collection of vintage finds, including these Japanese Woven Straw Shoes; $87.

March

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Above: Little-known fact: March, the glamorous kitchen and home furnishings emporium in SF, originated as an antiques store. Search and you can still find some choice old pieces at March. Shown here, among other things, a rare white-washed Plywood Cabinet by midcentury architect Albert Frey and one of a Set of Four 1930s English Elm Bar Stools.

Gardenheir

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Above: Catskills cult gardening store Gardenheir showcases ceramic vases and found art in its Heirloom & Foraged Objects section.  This framed Ocean Scape, Maine, 1960, is $598.

Ellei Home

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Above: In Edinburgh, Scotland, Ellei Home is all about soulful living: see Quiet Beauty: At Home with Shopkeeper Nina Plummer. Nina recently started selling vintage everyday wares, such as patinated wooden spoons and small sets of cutlery. A Set of Six 1920s French Ironstone Plates is $122.

Mjölk

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Above: At Mjölk in Toronto, owners John and Juli single out beautiful objects from Japan and Scandinavia, including some antiques. We spotted this vintage Japanese planter and antique mallet on their Instagram (@mjolkshop)—local pickup preferred. Join us for a tour of their Scandinavian-Japanese kitchen above their shop and stone farmhouse.
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