Useful Addresses

Fabric stores

Here is our selection of the best Fabrics stores in San Francisco.

A cute little neighborhood store in the Inner Sunset district, specialized in vintage style, hard-to-find cotton, and European linen.

1400 Irving street @15th av, Sunset.

Britex.

High quality, beautiful fabrics and accessories. Prime location, near Union Square, on Geary street. Expensive but worth it.

Window covering

Large furniture stores offer a good selection of blinds and curtains ready to install, and curtain rods and rails. The styles and colors are usually basic and prices reasonnable :

Pottery Barn

Florists and garden centers

You will find many florists in San Francisco. Even grocery stores (Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s…) and hardware stores (Cole Hardware) sell fresh cut flowers, flower bouquets and potted plants.

For your garden, Home Depot and Target sell garden accessories and plants for a reasonnable price.

Some off the beaten track addresses :

Flea market

Alameda Point Antiques Faire

1st Sunday of every month. East Bay. www.antiquesbybay.com. Even if you have nothing specific to buy, go there to see the amazing view of San Francisco and eat a crepe at Brittany Crêpes and Galettes.

Treasure Island Flea Market

A treasure chest with a view! 2 days event at the end of each month. Enjoy the deals and the jaw dropping view!

Antiques and vintage furniture

Three very different but nice neighborhoods for antiques and vintage furnitures:

Bedding : mattress, pillow...

San Francisco's Geary Blvd seems to be THE bedding neighborhood ! Addresses :

Sleep Train , 3100 et 4801 Geary blvd

Mancini’s Sleepworld, 2950 Geary blvd

Domestic appliances

Best Buy

1717 Harrison st et 2675 Geary bld. Shop online.

Home Depot

Stores : Daly City and Colma. Shop online.

Large Interior Decoration stores

Crate & Barrel

A large selection of furniture, accessories, and seasonal objects for every room in the house. Classic designs. Affordable.

55 Stockton Street, Downtown SF.

www.crateandbarrel.com

Kitchen and Tableware

Williams Sonoma

A chef's paradise. Cookware, cooking utensils, kitchen decor and gourmet foods.

Stores in San Francisco, and online store.

Contemporary and design furniture

Blu Dot

The Minneapolis brand (with stores in NY, LA and Sydney... and from now on in SF) opened a new location on Valencia in September 2013 in a great, wide, large and filled of light space.

The brand is renowned for its ''modu-licious'' drawers, side tables and co.

560 Valenia street

website

Design Within Reach

Modern design, from iconic mid-century works to innovative items designed today. Three« studios » in SF :