Furniture Stores?

aric · Post by **aric** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:49 am

Hey, can anybody recommend funky, unique furniture stores? Not Nebraska Furniture Mart, Benchmark, etc. -- looking for something different.

Specifically, I was in New Orleans last weekend and saw a furniture store that specialized in imported Indonesian furniture - teak, tables made from coconut trees, etc. Is there anyplace in KC that has that kind of stuff?

Aric

Post by **staubio** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:59 am

Go to the Crossroads. There are a lot of interesting places like Black Bamboo, Aesthetica, Hudson Home, Retro Inferno, Abdiana (basically just a futon store), and another one or two I'm forgetting (cue tat2kc).

Museo on Union Hill looks interesting, but I've never been there.

Oggi on Central is home of all of the hip, urban loft-esque furniture, with ultra-prices to match.

...and there are interesting, cheap hit-or-miss items at World Market in Westport.

KCLofts · Post by **KCLofts** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 12:03 pm

staubio wrote:Go to the Crossroads. There are a lot of interesting places like Black Bamboo, Aesthetica, Hudson Home, Retro Inferno, Abdiana (basically just a futon store), and another one or two I'm forgetting (cue tat2kc).

Museo on Union Hill looks interesting, but I've never been there.

Oggi on Central is home of all of the hip, urban loft-esque furniture, with ultra-prices to match.

...and there are interesting, cheap hit-or-miss items at World Market in Westport.

Actually, Oggi is the cheapest of any of the places that you mentioned, except Abdiana perhaps. Black Bamboo specializes in Asian antiques, Aesthetica has very little furniture, Retro Inferno specializes in mid-century modern. Hudson Home and Museo are similar in that they don't carry any inventory and you order out of catalogs for the lines that they represent. Both are pretty high dollar.

I think World Market would be your best bet for imported stuff.

Post by **dangerboy** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 12:12 pm

Also, Target has a new line of imported furniture and housewares from India, Asia, and South America.

Seriously, they do.

Beermo · Post by **Beermo** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 2:00 pm

there is a place who's name i cannot remember but it's on metcalf around 91st. i think it's in the same strip as tj maxx and service merchandise. they got all sorts of stuff from asia and some from africa. i bought a small wood table and 4 chairs for my front deck from them. they're made from a teak, but got 'em half price during a fall sale. they got all sorts of furniture from outdoor to big ass wardrobes and masks and elephants.......

Brooksider · Post by **Brooksider** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:59 pm

Beermo wrote:there is a place who's name i cannot remember but it's on metcalf around 91st. i think it's in the same strip as tj maxx and service merchandise. they got all sorts of stuff from asia and some from africa. i bought a small wood table and 4 chairs for my front deck from them. they're made from a teak, but got 'em half price during a fall sale. they got all sorts of furniture from outdoor to big ass wardrobes and masks and elephants.......

It's called FOB.