Algabar
920 N La Cienega
Peruse treasures assembled by owner Gail Baral as you linger over a serene cup of tea.

Chez Camille
810 N La Cienega
You will find the most beautiful furnishings and accessories in this collection of reproductions from the '30s to the '70s.

Blackman Cruz
800 N La Cienega
If you only have time to make one stop, this is it. Demonstrating a refined and strong personal vision, Blackman Cruz is a feast for the eyes.

Dragonette Decorative Arts
750 N La Cienega
The major inspiration for this shop is 1940s Hollywood. Also look for exceptional vintage photography.

Marie Decor 1888
737 N La Cienega
This charming store houses shelves of antique fabrics, an extensive collection of antique drapery hardware, and rare French country kitchenware.

Downtown
719 N La Cienega
This stylish store was featured in a recent Los Angeles Times Magazine issue on home accessories.

Jenny Armit
8210 Melrose Ave.
This shop is the epitome of LA style, with handprinted fabrics from Celia Birtwell, sculptural chairs by Tom Dixon, and custom carpets by Christine VanDerHurd.

Soolip
8646 Melrose Ave.
This location is composed of a series charming of bungalows that house the Soolip shops. You'll find all manner of things for the home, from stationery to Diptyque candles.

Waterworks
8715 Melrose Ave.
For the finest and most complete bathroom fittings and furnishings, don't miss this stop.

Roche Bobois
8850 Beverly Blvd.
Stop here on Beverly Boulevard for a chic selection of European furnishings.

Diva
8801 Beverly Blvd
This airy emporium offers the latest contemporary European furniture and lighting, including the high-end Italian lines B&B Italia, Maxalto, Alessi, and FontanaArte.

Modern Living
8775 Beverly Blvd.
Roam this sleek, neatly organized store to find an extremely well-edited collection of modern furniture.

OK
8303 W Third St.
Purity of design and a sculptural quality are the defining elements of every piece in this store.

Shelter
7920 Beverly Blvd.
Shelter is an up-to-the-minute store full of accessories and furnishings that also offers an excellent collection of design books.

Empiric
7918 Beverly Blvd.
"Defined as furnishings for the home or lab" this charming, quirky store is unlike any other you've visited.

Sonrisa
7609 Beverly Blvd.
One of the first retailers to introduce vintage steel office furniture from the '40s and '50s to the home market, Sonrisa is still a leading source and still offers the broadest assortment of pieces.

The Fainting Couch
7405 Beverly Blvd.
Antique treasures tastefully mix with custom-designed furniture in this charming store.

Modernica
7366 Beverly Blvd.
Modernica is made up of two delightful stores a few doors down from each other, one housing vintage glass and reproduction mid-century furniture, and the other filled with vintage classics.

Brenda Antin
7319 Beverly Blvd.
Enter through a dense fragrant garden to find an incredible collection of English antiques.

Outside
442 North La Brea Ave.
This shop presents a selection of very stylish, mostly vintage outdoor furnishings that are sleek enough to bring indoors.

Futurama
446 North La Brea Ave.
This great store offers fun and funky furnishings from the '50s, '60s and '70s.

Plantation
144 South La Brea Ave.
A tasteful collection of East-meets-West furnishings offered here brings to mind Colonial India and Merchant-Ivory films.

Maison Midi
148 South La Brea Ave.
This store is packed with stacks of dinnerware, glassware, flatware and a great assortment of tables and chairs, all inspired by French country style.

Ren
5658 W Third St.
Ren offers refined collection of objects, from Chinese chairs to cashmere throws.

Liz's Antique Hardware
453 South LaBrea Ave.
You'll find an amazing assortment of antique hardware here. Bring an existing piece of hardware, and they'll match it exactly.

Orange
245 South Robertson
Offering furnishings and accessories scavenged from the industrial landscape, Orange has everything from storage bins to wastepaper baskets.

For a break from shopping, we suggest:

Elixr
8612 Melrose Avenue
Stop in at Elixr, where you'll find a lovely outdoor tea room overlooking a serene garden.

Urth Café
At the corner of Melrose Avenue and Westmount Drive
If coffee's what you need, stop off at the Urth Café. There's usually a line for the outdoor terrace and cell phones are de rigueur, but there's no better place to people watch.

Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90069
310-657-0800

Across the entry hall from LAMA, stop into Twentieth to see more obscure twentieth century funiture and objects. Proprietor Stefan Lawrence has a keen eye for unusual design ranging from modern Baroque Chinese chairs to a homemade Arp-inspired coffee table.

Modern One
7956 Beverly Blvd.
Just inside the door to this eclectic collection of pedigreed finds is a pair of green wood nightstands with built-in lamps by Billy Haines. For a true surprise, just ask the price.

In House
7370 Beverly Blvd.
Independent thinkers Mark Zuckerman and Monty Lawton opened In House in 1993.

Pat McGann
748 La Cienega
Tucked into a courtyard, this store is home to an eclectic mix of African artifacts and contemporary and vintage art and antiques. The modern luxurious carpets throughout the store are by Christopher Farr.

Idea Space Design
351 Robertson
Just down the street from Orange is ISD. Here, custom designed furniture mixes with cross-cultural accessories to produce a store with a warm, modern feel.

Domestic Furniture
6150 Wilshire Blvd.
Fans of Roy McMakin will delight in visiting Domestic Furniture, the showroom for McMakin's pieces. Arranged by room, the pieces awake the designer's clear, strong vision evident at every turn.

Zipper
8316 W.Third Street
This seven-year-old store offers an exuberant mix of things for the home, arranged loosely by rooms of the house, and features art that changes every two to three months.

Soolip Marie Papier
8574 Melrose Avenue
The fourth of the Soolip shops, this one features the entire line of colorful stationary items from Marie Papier in Paris.

Chestnuts and Papaya
4591 1/2 South La Brea
This store/warehouse is full of surprises—a wall full of African masks, cases of Chinese carnival lanterns, tons of furniture from Asia—and that's just the beginning. Stop on the second floor and visit Pink Oyster while you're there to check out up to the minute clothing and accessories.