Curiosities.

We've been working hard on making the store look intriguing and polished...with our constant flow of goods it can be challenging but this display is hands down my favorite ever! Customers always say that they love the store because we always have such unique and interesting things..well this is our response to that..welcome to our Curiosity Shop...

Curios galore! A beloved vintage work bench anchors our window display.

A pair of love birds and their nest forever together in a vintage bell jar.

Framed in shadow boxes, these giant insects are wonders of nature.

A vintage book press rests on bound archives of the New York Times.

A lovely vintage dress mold with cast iron base.

A vintage metal globe.

Vintage metal letters never get old!

I always wonder what letters were typed out on this antique typewriter..

Imagine all the wine that fit in these vintage wine jugs!!

Here is a close-up of the still-working clamp on the vintage work bench.

Instead of throwing out the pages of a bound NYT archive book that fell apart, we re-purposed the pages of history as wall-paper.

New Arrival - Huge Antique Books!!!

This hands down one of the best things we've had at E T C E T E R A S! These giant books are about 30 x 20!! They are bound archive volumes of the New York Times. Each volume covers half a month of newspaper and we have dates ranging from 1920s to 1950s. Their massive scale alone is impressive! We've been having so much fun imagining fabulous ways to use them...stacking about 20 of them under a piece of glass would make a stunning coffee table!!! We have about 100 books priced $95 each.

Saladino Villa

One of our favorite architechts/interior designers/visionaries, John Saladino has recently published his latest book Villa, a stunning photographic journey documenting the revival of his beloved Montecito home Villa di Lemma. The large, gorgeous book is a testament to a true passion Saladino has for the run-down 1920's stone estate, and the lovely transformation of the villa is a true labor of love. You can get the book at Amazon or Barnes&Noble.