San Francisco - December 20, 2006

True Brit

Eden & Eden Boutique

Good quirky: Monty Python, Paul Smith, The Queen Mother.

Bad quirky: Richard Simmons, Tammy Faye, Michael Jackson.

Take a tip from our friends across the pond and add a touch of idiosyncrasy to your life at Eden & Eden, a new design boutique in Jackson Square.

Perk up your pad with XL silk-screened pillows (made with reclaimed fabrics) and contemporized vintage furniture (relacquered chairs, lamps, and sideboards). Vinyl doilies by Lovely Lovely and hand-knit teapot cozies complete the Granny-goes-sexy look.

Kit yourself out in Ivana Helsinki, Scottish cashmere scarves from Jo Gordon, and hand-picked vintage coats and dresses.

Twice a year, owner Rachel Eden scours the London markets for undiscovered talents. Her latest discoveries: Tatty Devine baubles and Mimi purses. For the holidays, give Wickle bath salts and one-offs (like plastic horses and plaster skulls) to your savviest pals.

And they’ll be laughing with you. Not at you.

Eden & Eden, 560 Jackson Street, at Columbus Avenue (415-983-0490 or edenandeden.com).