12 Great Places to Go Vintage Furniture Shopping
Have you ever wondered why everyone’s apartment is starting to look… the same? Once a decor trend blows up on Instagram or Pinterest, people rush to recreate the look at home, and the result is a lot of homes decorated with the same furniture styles and brands. If you’re looking for something a little different, vintage and antique furniture is a great option. You can find small accent pieces and art that inject some personality into your home. But you can also furnish your entire space with vintage pieces if you so desire. These shops across the country are great places to start your search.
New York
Furnish Green
1261 Broadway #309
Furnish Green sells unique vintage and antique furniture and accessories. You’ll find interesting items at reasonable prices that have all been professionally cleaned and repaired, so they are move-in ready from the moment you first set eyes on them. The store has a great collection of midcentury modern pieces, which you can also shop online.
Gramercy Vintage Furniture
61 Gramercy Park North
With a wide-ranging collection of furniture that dates as far back as the 1800’s, Gramercy Vintage Furniture is a spectacular place to find surprising objects and curiosities. With new items coming in daily, the shop is well worth a browse—even if you’re not quite sure what you’re looking for.
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Los Angeles
Amsterdam Modern
134 Glendale Blvd
This 10,000-square-foot warehouse sources vintage furniture, lighting, and accessories that owner Ellen LeComte brings to LA directly from the Netherlands. Find amazing modern pieces—like 1960’s day beds, childrens’ school desks, and midcentury credenzas—all in their original condition.
Photo by Jessica Isaac/Emily Henderson.
Big Daddy’s Antiques
3334 La Cienega Place
With antiques sourced from Europe, Asia, and North America, Big Daddy’s Antiques in Culver City offers an eclectic array of goods that suit a wide range of styles and tastes. You’ll find everything from vintage pinball machines to Louis Vuitton trunks and stately Chesterfield sofas.
San Francisco
Stuff
150 Valencia St
If browsing a 17,000-square-foot vintage emporium sounds like your ideal Saturday afternoon activity, a trip to Stuff is in order. The store, which works with over 60 dealers, stocks everything retro, from midcentury furniture to art and vinyl records with an emphasis on the 1950’s through 1980’s. The quality varies, but you're sure to find a gem tucked away in one of the booths.
Photo by Lynn Friedman.
Past Perfect
6101 Geary Blvd & 854 Stanyan St
Past Perfect sells a well-curated selection of modern furniture and lighting, fine art, Asian antiquities, fashion, and jewelry. The collection spans eras; look out for antique Chinese sailor’s chests and iconic chairs by Charles and Ray Eames.
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Chicago
Brimfield
5219 North Clark St
In the Andersonville neighborhood, Julie Fernstrom poured her passion for antiques shopping into a store filled with objects at all scales: from small home decor items and found objects to centuries-old vintage furniture. The small curios are fun to browse and great for gifts.
Pavilion Antiques
2055 N Damen Ave
If you want your apartment to feel like a chic European pad, Pavilion is a good place to start. Owners Deborah Colman and Neil Kraus source the largely postwar furniture selection from frequent trips to France and Italy, and every single item on sale is truly spectacular.
Washington DC
GoodWood
1428 U St., NW
This longtime vintage shop boasts a range of eclectic wares, from 19th-century antiques and midcentury modern furniture to rugs, art, clothing, perfume, and more—all reasonably priced. Go in prepared to stumble upon the perfect gem you never knew you needed.
Modern Mobler
7313 Georgia Ave. NW
Douglas Meyers’s vast collection of midcentury modern furniture will wow any retro design lovers. There’s plenty of excellently preserved pieces from the 1950’s through 1970’s designed by American and European talents. Along with larger objects, there’s also lighting, artwork, and decor that add a funky touch to an interior.
Boston
The Barn at 17
26 Henshaw Street, Woburn, MA
This furniture and antiques emporium in Woburn sells striking furniture and accessories from all styles and eras that will appeal to people who want to branch out from a strictly contemporary look in their home. One key selling point of the store is that everything you see has been brought back to mint-condition by in-house restorers.
Machine Age
121 Boston Street
Machine Age claims to have New England’s largest collection of 20th-century furnishings, lighting, and objects d’art. But while the selection may be extensive, it’s also highly curated, featuring exceptional pieces from the 1930’s to 1980’s sourced from the U.S. and Europe.
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