November 16, 2009

The Perish Trust San Francisco

This gallery of a store is a collection of curiosities, antiques, and the like for the home that celebrate forgotten industries and Americana.

  Alamo Square, Home & Garden, Crafty, Hipster

September 8, 2009

Kenneth Wingard San Francisco

This Market Street home store stocks contemporary goods like mirrors, vases, lamps, and wall art that won’t break the bank.

  Duboce Triangle, Home & Garden

January 17, 2008

Neon Monster San Francisco

The airy corner store on the border of Noe Valley and the Castro gets in new comic books weekly. The jaw-dropping assortment ranges from blast-from-the-past titles (Superman, The Incredible Hulk) to modern graphic novels (The Plain Janes, Incognegro) and intellectual, reality-based heroine tales (Persepolis, Cancer Vixen).

  Noe Valley, Home & Garden

April 2, 2007

Nest San Francisco

This long-standing Fillmore Street home store is stocked with pretty Parisian pieces, from antiques and blankets to books and picture frames, as well as adorable gifts for kids.

  Pacific Heights, Home & Garden, Good for Gifts

January 10, 2006

Aldea San Francisco

This Mission District home store is set up like someone’s apartment, and it’s chockful of furniture and goods from indie designers around the world.

  Mission, Home & Garden, Good for Gifts, Indie Designers

January 20, 2006

Trove Home Store San Francisco

This spacious warehouse in Berkeley is neatly arranged with discontinued merchandise for the home at amazingly low prices. Stock up on vases, candles, mirrors, baskets, table linens, and ceramics.

  Northwest Berkeley, Home & Garden, Cheap

August 9, 2007

Design Within Reach San Francisco

DWR is the source for modern design lovers to get their fix of clean lines. Furniture, lighting, and accessories are all available in the chain’s vast, almost museum-like showrooms.

  Lower Pacific Heights, Home & Garden, Modern, Ritzy