Charlotte Magazine 2009 Best of the Best:Charlotte Home Winners

April 21st, 2009 categories: Charlotte Living, Real Estate News

Each year we await Charlotte magazine’s BOB (Best of the Best of Charlotte) Awards edition! Please check out all the winners in twelve categories or better yet pick up a copy at magazine outlets all over Charlotte ~ help support a great local publication / business!

Let’s take a look at a few of the winners in the Charlotte Home category

(courtesy of the Charlotte magazine website)!

We know and love these guys — say hello to Dixon for me and prepare to spend an hour plus browsing oddities, collectible & memory lane!

Furniture for a Steal
There’s no better place to shop on a shoestring than the cavernous Sleepy Poet Stuff warehouse. Among the zebra-print rugs, vintage mannequins, and eclectic bird cages are cheap high-end furnishings. A shabby-chic ivory cabinet by High Point that retails at $2,400 recently sold for $1,500. And a mint-condition mahogany chest of drawers from the 1950s went for $250. Fix-it types can find wingback chairs, colonial-inspired love seats, and dining room chairs that need either some refinishing or new upholstery, both of which cost less than buying brand new.
121 Freeland Ln., 704-529-6369

Modern home store
We couldn’t be happier that California-based chain west elm (pictured) has found a home in the Queen City. The store’s clean, sculptural furniture (like the room-divider bookcase, $599), brightly printed duvet covers, and transitional throw pillows and chunky blankets add graphic punch to any room. Earthy accessories, like a bone table lamp ($169) and raw wood vase ($39) soften the modern silhouette. Plus, the inexpensive yet sophisticated glassware — Champagne flutes, stemless wine glasses, and water glasses — allow you to buy for your home without feeling buyer’s guilt.
1100 Metropolitan Ave., 704-333-0642

Lighting
Abode owner Mary Tobias Miller has twenty-seven years of experience as an interior designer, so she’ll understand your quest for the perfect sconces, lanterns, or standing lamps. Let her lead you to a brightly colored Robert Abbey lamp ($215 and up) from abode’s showroom or a handcrafted chandelier from Louisiana-based artisan Julie Neill. Abode specializes in sconces, of which the store offers an extensive selection. This is what really sets the South End store apart from other lighting purveyors. The shop also boasts a collection of unique lamps made from architectural remnants, like salvaged wrought-iron gates.
201 W. Worthington Ave., 704-332-3731

We lost two team members in IKEA  one day – be prepared to shop and you’ll know why they a great fully loaded restaurant!

Kid Stuff
Swedish home purveyor IKEA caters to the kiddie set. Nearly 8,000 square feet are devoted to brightly colored bedding, toys, and artwork for kids. And pint-size furnishings are smartly designed, too: a blue Hermelin crib, $129, can be converted into a traditional bed as your child grows and MATA tableware ($2.95 for a set of four) is super functional — suction rings keep dinner on the table, not splayed all over the floor.
8300 Ikea Blvd., 704-549-4532

Home Accessories
This decidedly unpretentious shop pairs classic home wares, like blue-and-white colonial pottery, with the hottest trends of the season. Tennille & Co. merchandise is affordable, too-browse throw pillows in feral prints (snakeskin, giraffe, cheetah) starting at $10 or snap up delicate safari-inspired votive holders for $5. Need a last-minute hostess gift? Tennille carries monogrammed wine stoppers for just $15.
2823 Selwyn Rd., 704-369-0062

So there’s a start — remember even in these tough times whether you are sprucing up your Charlotte home for sale or recently purchased a home you’ll want to shop smart and get the best design and value for you money ~ hope these ideas help!

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