I'll set the stage by saying that we are in Chelsea, we've just finished a window-shopping tour of the Chelsea Garage Flea Market, our feet are dazzling / blistering in new Tory Burch flats, and we've applied first aid, so we're able to hobble off to our next adventure: West Elm!
West Elm is at 112 W18th St., which sounds easy to find, since this neighborhood is neatly organized as a numerical grid. Instead I was on 19th St., and in my quest to find out what was going on, I was distracted by many wonderfully patterned pillows. Hrrm. What is this? The Habitat Shop. I sauntered in.
And here is where I show off my coding skillz, embedding a map so that you too might find The Habitat Shop. Ooo.
Fun. Anyway, inside I'm immediately greeted with this gem.
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| Don Draper, take a seat. |
I bent down to check the tag, which was sure to be thousands, oh these little boutiques.
Woah. $795? And it's about to get better. All the furniture in the store is an additional 15% off, so this little puggle is actually $695, plus free shipping, which is unheard of. I'm now at full attention; browsing has escalated into shopping.
Next I come across the glass coffee table!
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| Oh I adore you. |
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| Another glamour shot. |
What do I mean by "the glass coffee table"? Williams Sonoma Home used to make two similar versions of this table, a round one and a square one. It's a Ron staple.
Kenny used to work for House Beautiful, then started his own store because he wanted to be able to sell great design at affordable prices.
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| Almost the same coffee table. Credit: Ron Marvin - Trad Home |
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| Square version, love love. Credit: Ron Marvin - Trad Home |
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| More of the square version, more love love. Credit: Ron marvin - Lonny Mag |
I bent down to check out the tag situation. The coffee table and two matching side tables are $495 together, plus 15% off, for $420, or $140 a table. Omg.
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| Side table, just as hot! |
Just to compare this, Williams Sonoma is still selling an almost identical side table for twice the price, no free shipping.
Summary: At $140 a piece, I'm sold.
Owner Kenny and Associate Ryan rung me up, and posed for a blog picture. This was fun and not awkward :)
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| Ryan and Kenny! |
Kenny used to work for House Beautiful, then started his own store because he wanted to be able to sell great design at affordable prices.
These are a few more glamour shots of the store.
I am so glad I wandered into The Habitat Shop, which was very much worth the detour from West Elm. I'll definitely be back!
