Onyx Art Deco bookends, a collection of vintage zoology plates, Brighton Pavilion side tables. Thanks to three new vendors on our local home décor scene, we have more options than ever when it comes to redesign.
Street wares
Like a lot of folks, Maria Gall started rethinking her career during the pandemic. With kids at home and an untapped passion for interior design and antiques, she launched Savannah Street (named for the street her dad grew up on), and specializes in a traditional aesthetic. Specifically, she says, “You’ll see a lot of Chinoiserie, mid-century American, and European-influenced designs. Hand-carved detailing, timeless silhouettes, and textured materials are just a few of the characteristics I look for when selecting pieces.”
Find Savannah Street on Chairish (chairish.com/shop/savannahstreet) and by appointment in the Ivy Square Shopping Center. Follow
@savannah_st_antiques for more info.
Genuine articles
Even as a kid growing up in Southern California, Andrés Hernandez was a perpetual collector. “I’d come home from family camping trips with stones and other bits of nature filling my pockets,” he says. Over time, the collections evolved and, as he puts it, one interest led to another. Influenced by his father’s upholstery business, he fell in love with homewares and design.
After moving to Virginia, he suddenly had access to a lot more—antique malls, estate sales, architectural salvage lots—and began collecting new treasures.
“My aesthetic is influenced by wabi-sabi, utilitarian, brutalist, and primitive styles,” Hernandez says. “Most of my items are sourced from all throughout central Virginia, and each piece is genuine vintage or earlier.”
Follow Worne on Instagram @_worne and in person at Heyday Antiques & Vintage.
New views
After helping her mom list a collection of vintage owls on Etsy, Otherwise Shoppe owner Marangelie Caballero noticed that the practice felt almost therapeutic. She began to fill the shop with her own finds—classical sculptures, brutalist and mid-century pieces, and artisan-made objects.
“Otherwise Shoppe is about saving forgotten pieces and giving them a chance at a new life,” Caballero says. “It’s about showing the value of objects that already exist. In the settings in which I find them—cluttered shops and musty antique stores—they are often overlooked. By presenting them in a lovely way, I hope to inspire people to view antiques differently.”
Find Otherwise Shoppe on Etsy at otherwiseshoppe.etsy.com and on Instagram @otherwiseshoppe.
