Home design shops in the SoWa district

March 1, 2007

WASHINGTON STREET

Devi Home
1134 WASHINGTON ST.
617-556-0099
DEVIHOME.COM
A new shop with everything you need to bring "symbolism and special sacred energy to your home," says co-owner Sumpurn Khalsa. Imports from India and China including hand - painted furniture, duvet covers, textiles, bedding, carved stone Buddhas.

Lekker
1317 WASHINGTON ST.
617-542-6464
LEKKERHOME.COM
Specializes in European home products including German porcelain dinnerware, Belgian linens, and glassware from the Netherlands. Also furniture and lighting.

Red River Trading
1313 WASHINGTON ST.
617-542-2223
REDRIVERTRADINGCO.COM
Owner Jonathan Golnik spends three months a year traveling in Southeast Asia choosing merchandise for his store, including antiques, handcrafted reclaimed teak furniture, ceramics, textiles, and more recently, accessories and clothing.

Voilà
1315 WASHINGTON ST.
617-542-1190
VOILA-INC.COM
Heidi Thiede imports antiques and home accessories "with an edge" from the European countryside.

Michelle Willey and Vessels Gallery
1636 WASHINGTON ST.
617-424-6700
MICHELLEWILLEY.COM and VESSELSGALLERY.COM
Sharing retail space -- and even shelf space -- are Michelle Willey and her elegant home product boutique , and Bobbie Tunnard , who loves ceramics and represents the work of potters around the world.

WALTHAM STREET

Simplemente Blanco
46 WALTHAM ST.
617-734-3669
SIMPLEMENTEBLANCO.COM
The showroom (open by appointment) is devoted to original designs by Fernanda Bourlot -- textiles, lamps, china, gardening products, soaps, and more. As the name suggests, almost everything she designs is white.

Boxx Furniture
46 WALTHAM ST.
617-556-2699
BOXXFURNITURE.COM
Specializes in custom-made, minimal furniture using stainless steel, custom wood finishes, Maharam fabrics, and colored glass. (Simplemente Blanco and Boxx are teaming up to create Boxx + Simplemente Blanco, a street-level shop at 40 Waltham St. expected to be open in May. It will offer "everything you need for your home," says Bourlot. )

Garage Sale
55 WALTHAM ST.
617-482-7044
High-end consignment home goods, offering furniture, jewelry, plusoriginal paintings by dozens of artists.

Hudson
312 SHAWMUT AVE.
617-292-0900
HUDSONBOSTON.COM
Eclectic collection of home furnishings, accessories, lighting, rugs, from the very contemporary to the very vintage.

Aunt Sadie's
18 UNION PARK ST.
617-357-7117
AUNTSADIESONLINE.COM
Named after co-owner Brian Schnetzer's grandmother, this concept store is designed around different vignettes. Offerings range from decorative home accessories to candles, vases, dishtowels, and occasional random offerings such as vintage salt and pepper shakers.

Tour de France
67 THAYER ST., GARDEN LEVEL
617-426-2962
Designer Sylvian Messe de Regnier specializes in goods from France, offering "everything for the home." He carries antique furniture, high-end linens, bedding, silverware, and tabletop items, including some of his own textile and porcelain designs.

Restoration Resources
31 THAYER ST.
617-542-3033
RESTORATIONRESOURCES.COM
Sells salvaged architectural elements that have been removed from old houses and buildings, including fireplace mantels, stained glass, chandeliers, and stairway parts.

Light Power
59A WAREHAM ST.
617-423-9790
GENUINEANTIQUELIGHTING.NET
Sells antique lighting from 1840-1940.