Where do you guys get this stuff???

Being a Shop owner in addition to Designing, I am CONSTANTLY being asked, ‘where do you guys get all of this stuff?’ And, my answer is always the same, ‘everywhere!’ By the immediately returned look that I see in your eyes, I can tell that you might think that that’s just a BS answer meant to politely say, ‘I got my sources, that’s all you need to know.’ But it’s not! Honest (well, mostly anyway, ha!)! Look, the truth is, beautiful things are everywhere, literally everywhere! I have come home from funerals with fantastic treasures! That’s right, my eyes are ALWAYS open and I am ALWAYS on the hunt. I watch movies and will notice the style of sofa before I figure out who the killer is! Obsessive? Maybe. But that’s why I’m always being asked where I ‘get all of this stuff’ from and you’re not- naa! See, the trick is not in a special place that I go to or shop from; it’s in your selection! Case in point: two of my most favoritest goodie bags here in SF, ‘Gypsy Honeymoon’ and ‘Room 4’ (in case you didn’t notice, THAT was a freebee, a gracious gesture, a tip off… those are a couple of my sources! Mmm hmm, yr’welcome!) Both of these Shops are found under the generic headings, “Antiques/Furniture Stores”, in numerous online directories. And while that IS an accurate description of what you will find there, their collections are vastly different! What makes them work so well is their consistence and cohesion- their selections make sense! They are carefully composed groupings of individually selected treats- NOT hodge podge menageries of whatever they’ve been given, collected, or stumbled across over the years. Ok, now let’s put it all together. When out and about, keep your eyes peeled! Treasures are often found right out in the open, yes ma’am! But use discretion! NOT EVERY GIFT FROM A FRIEND SHOULD BE HUNG ON YOUR WALL!