March 19, 2008

Truth or Dare

Great Stuff Vintage Furnishings and Revival Home & Garden

Time for the moment of truth.

Mark: You claim to love Georgetown, but have you actually been there?
Contestant pales, starts shaking.
Contestant: Um, sure I have.
Camera pans to contestant’s spouse, mother, ex. All hold their breath.
Mechanical voice: And the answer is …

Ace your polygraph by hitting up Revival Home & Garden and Great Stuff Vintage Furnishings, two neighboring home stores just opened in the on-the-verge nabe.

Start with Great Stuff’s wildly quirky baroque, industrial, and midcentury finds. Then head to Revival, where former decorator Leah Steen mixes Hollywood regency, Asian, and art deco indoor/outdoor furnishings (Thomas Paul pillows, Twinkle rugs) with pretty cards, design books, and her own refurbished vintage scores.

Whether it’s a lacquered dining table, chic patio furniture, or oversize gold stiletto, you’ll find something you never knew you needed.

Scout’s honor.

Great Stuff Vintage, 5517 Airport Way South (206-931-6208); Revival Home & Garden, 5515 Airport Way South (206-763-3886).