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Mod style
Starburst clocks, Eero Saarinen-style chairs, rotary-dial telephones the Modern aesthetic of the 1960s is back, and several swank local boutiques offer it in both well-preserved originals and flawless reproductions.
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Area 51
(Capitol Hill)
Indulge in metal tables, Barcelona chairs or just a roll of wrapping paper with a mod pattern.
Chartreuse International
(Belltown)
Brimming with eye-popping colors and textures, this is a great place for plastic chairs, crazy thermoses, groovy swinger bars and vintage dishes.
City Home Store
(Capitol Hill)
The folks behind the Pacific Interiors furniture showroom in Greenwood opened City Home Store on Capitol Hill, with merchandise geared toward small living spaces.
Deluxe Junk
(Fremont)
The name is a bit of a misnomer there's not much junk here; it's more like a retro treasure hunt for those seeking fabulousness.
Design Within Reach
(Downtown)
Everything here has the look of functionality and conscious design from barstools to modern shelving.
IKEA
(Renton)
You can say what you will about IKEA's style, aesthetics and meatball-slinging cafeteria -- but the fact is, this warehouse-sized operation is a great place to get modern furnishings, houseware and decor on a modest budget.
Space Oddity Vintage Furniture
(Ballard/Crown Hill)
Space Oddity offers something that's increasingly elusive in vintage/mid-century modern furniture: affordability. While you're not likely to find a pristine Charles Eames chair, you will find many fine and funky pieces from the '50s onward, with a focus on the industrial and institutional.
Velocity Art and Design
(Eastlake/Lake Union)
Velocity Art and Design features an artfully curated collection of postmodern home furnishings.
The new shop, which opened in October across from REI, is brightened b |
